Ladies Night

My friend Tahnee and I threw a dinner party in her lovely S. London home a couple of weeks ago. It was one of the few summery weekends we've managed this summer, so the night's menu was fresh and seasonal. We started our morning at Deptford and Lewisham markets for ingredients, and even had time to lay in the sunshine before cracking on with the food. It was a lovely, laid back evening with a group of wonderful women. Take a look -

Wood fired pizza truck at Deptford Market

Amazeballs pizza

A little R&R in the sun

Watermelon and fennel salad

Fig and pistachio encrusted lamb

Tomato, goats cheese and caramelised shallot tartlets

Simple starter of roasted aubergine with greek yogurt and pomegranate 

The ladies!

The main spread: tartlet, watermelon salad, lamb, and herb salad

Dessert of stewed cherries with dark chocolate over vanilla ice cream

In summary

Our dinner coincided with the men's final of Olympic diving, so of course dessert took place on the couch, with mojitos watching incredibly fit men in very little clothing.