work christmas party

Ok let's ignore the fact that I promised to keep updating my blog... and jump straight into the first official gathering John and I had at our place. It was a Christmas party for my staff- unlike all other year we decided this year we would do a bbq at our place (it sounded like a good idea at the time but we didn't take into the consideration the amount of cleaning and baby proofing we had to do...). It was nothing fancy, family, girlfriends/boyfriends and kids were welcome.

There was just 1 condition, the guys from the kitchen were in charge of the bar and the guys from the floor were in charge of the food. Bar was lead by head chef Adam and the food was headed by Nathan and Keiran. Sounds interesting huh? Well considering Nathan is a chef by trade (with 10 years experience!!) we all knew the food would be great at least! But in the defence of the guys looking after the bar, the cocktails were amazing!!! It explains how some of the photos are a little out of focus... and blurry (oops).

Marinated Prawns and Squid

The BAR....

Entree: Falafel and Samosa with home-made Babaganoush

Everyone just chillaxing in our backyard... as the sun is setting


The Buffet Table (with full Christmas theme)

Smoke Salmon Salad

Herbed Chicken

Good old Aussie Steak on the Barbie

Roast Pumpkin Salad
(with feta, pine nuts and baby spinach leaf)

Garden Salad

Marinated Salad (this was my favorite!!!)

The Vegetarian Table

(cous cous filled capsicum, veg lasagne, roast vegetables)

The Gang

Dessert

Apple Crumble

Italian Rice pudding (left)

White Chocolate and Raspberry Mousse (right)

Flourless Chocolate Cake with Raspberry

(as a very very close second favorite)

Baklava

Just like sitting by a camp fire...

John and I stuck doing the cleaning (thanks guys!!!!)