Life is good when there is sunshine, good food and a reason to celebrate! Andrew, my husband of just 18 months has just turned forty . . . Perfect conditions for a celebration

So, with our very modern blended family (that includes a pug called Watson & a western highland terrier called Winston),  we held a long lunch on our deck one Sunday in May.

The menu ;

• Indonesian style BBQ pork spare ribs
• Vietnamese style BBQ chicken wings
• Deboned oven roasted chickens stuffed with rice, shallot, ginger,water chestnuts & black sesame
• Vietnamese noodle salad
• Fresh king prawns
• Steamed rice
• And for dessert – chocolate coffee mousse with ginger snaps, fresh fruit salad,
• And the cake – strawberry & rose shortcake with mascarpone icing

The pictures can tell the rest . . .