Another lovely warm summer evening. It was great to be back with my friends after an adventure, and feeling comforted by their ample bosoms…..

Starters

Tzatziki – Justine

This was from Jamie Oliver One. Jus halved the amount of garlic suggested – probably a good thing!

Houmous – Karen

From BBC good food traditional recipe with tahini and lemon.

Mains

Moussaka – Janet

This was a triumph. From Taverna by Georgina Hayden, it used pork and beef mince instead of lamb. The veg was roasted in the oven. It was really tasty, but took most of the day to make.

Spanakopita – Tracey

There are lots of versions of this, but Tracey used an online version with frozen spinach, parsley, onion, garlic, eggs and dill. It could be made ahead, but Tracey did it fresh at Janet’s.

Sides

Potato salad – Debrah

Wow, this was lovely. It was from Under the Olive tree, using kalamata olives, gherkins, capers and dill. Really sharp and not claggy. Definitely one to repeat.

Watermelon and feta salad – Sue

This was very refreshing and tasty, though it was very fiddly to remove the seeds from the watermelon and the cucumber.

Puddings

Portakalopita (orange cake) – Julie

This is a filo pastry cake that Julie watched on YouTube. An orange that’s been boiled for an hour was whizzed up with filo pastry that’s been soaked in eggs etc. Then sugar syrup was poured on the top. It was quite solid but very tasty.

Baklava from Waitrose – Jane

Well done to Mr Waitrose for this tasty offering – good in that they were small portions that didn’t overwhelm given they’re very sweet.