Kitchen Playdates provides the road map you need for hosting easy, don't-miss house parties for kids and adults alike, that can be as simple or as involved as you like. A Midnight Supper/Slumber Party has everyone in their pyjamas at 6 o'clock with a breakfast for dinner twist. A Cloud Playdate demystifies meringues and has everyone drawing in their dream notebooks. Plus there's a guide to the ultimate Birthday Bashes. The playdates make it easy for everyone to enjoy grown-up fare like Parmesan Shortbread, Mint Tea Lamb or the ultimate Chocolate Cherry Chunk Cake.
The recipes are flexible and include basic ingredients that can be found at almost any supermarket. The starters are simple yet modern, and many can be assembled the day before. Main courses are often one-pot wonders; big, easy roasts with bright salsas; slow braises; decadent baked pasta. The side dishes offer timesaving, inventive twists to perk up store-bought roast chickens, and the desserts have stylish presentations without the fuss.
