Jeweled gazpacho - this very typical Spanish dish is sexed up by tiny little frozen pieces of cucumber, red pepper, radish and tomato that sit like a heap of treasure on the top of the silky cold mixture. Served in shot glasses this cold soup has a hot kick to it that will confuse your taste buds.

Fennel and Apple Salad with Dill and Pomegranate Seeds – Fennel now that’s a vegetable that I just can’t get my head round but this dish has converted many a diner. This light, delicate, refreshing salad looks pretty and tastes different. This one will definitely split the table.

Catalan chick pea salad – this delicious warm salad relies on just a handful of ingredients, chorizo, chickpeas, bay leaf (grown in my parents back garden), tomato, red onion and roasted pine nuts – you will be fighting over the empty plate to soak up the leftover juices.

Avocado and tahini dip - a sexed up Middle Eastern guacamole

Now for the hot stuff ... the food Not Alan !!!

Grilled Chicken Wings with Tahini - This is a Darwen version of a Lebanese dish, a good one to do on the BBQ but given that we haven't had a summer yet I'll just shove it in the oven to be on the safe side.

Cauliflower with saffron, pinenuts and raisins – I love cauliflower and it is always a challenge to find a recipe that puts a bit of glamour in to what can be a dull, white vegetable. The Saffron not only gives this dish a bit of pizzazz but turns the cauliflower golden yellow.

Seared Sirloin dressed with a harissa rub -you will probably smell this dish long before you see it - fingers crossed I don't set the fire alarm off!

Roast butternut squash with a spicy tahini dressing - A secret mixture of lemon, garlic, chilli, tahini and parsley is drizzled over warm butternut squash and garnished with toasted walnuts and pine nuts, guaranteed to disappear as soon as it hits the table.

and relax ......

Summer Fruit Pavlova – strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and any other berries I can get my hands on sit on a homemade crunchy meringue base, covered in softly whipped cream and drizzled with a passion fruit and lime coulis

If anyone can find the space there is some cheese available, some hard, some soft so soft they are practically gooey served with grapes, figs, walnuts and a selection of biscuits. Just let me know if you would like some.

Freshly ground Brazilian coffee served with a variety of after dinner mints.
Our variety of liqueur coffees knows no bounds. We have whiskey, both Irish and Scottish, Brandy, Tia Maria, Baileys, Tequila, Rum, Amaretto; you name it we’ve got it!!!
There is also Yorkshire tea, mint tea, green tea, liquorice tea, pomegranate and apple tea and decaf coffee if anyone wants one.