Roastalicious! Leg of Lamb with roast potatoes and garlic beans.

There is a Sufi proverb that says that food eaten in anger turns to poison.  So surely that means that food eaten in a state of happiness turns to love! :-) There is nothing better than inviting good friends to your home for a catch up over a meal cooked with lots of love. That's why I'm a big fan of roasts - they are simple and easy to prepare, you just bung it in the oven and leave it until it's done. It's a meal that allows you to go out and talk to guests instead of having to constantly run in to check the stove. 

If you're not preparing a starter - I am a huge fan of the appi plate. Just stick a large pretty plate on the coffee table with a selection of olives, bread, cherry tomatoes, and a prepared appi for people to enjoy while waiting for the fat lady to sing. 

This time I prepared ham, a mini mozzarella ball, basil leaf and a cherry tomato :-)

I woke up at 9.30am, made myself a cuppa, and started on my dessert, a classic Victoria Sponge from my current cookbook read, Cook with Jamie. It's a super easy recipe, and very hard to get wrong. I know this for a fact because I don't bake a lot, it's the first time I've made a sponge and it was easy as pie, so to speak.