Food Feast

Last weekend Ballarat’s weather lived up to its reputation with slapping winds and rain.

Unbeknown to the weather Gods our gorgeous son had planned on hosting 10 of his Uni friends from Melbourne for a long weekend. Love the young people who said, “Besides the weather, they had a good time”. They checked out the Aura Sound and Light Show, Yacht Club, Daylesford, and dining in Ballarat.

Hubby and I decided we would invite the group to the farm for a long slow rustic lunch on Sunday. Unlike the young ones, we consulted with the weather Gods and had a contingency plan. Indoor dining, or an enclosed patio dining or dining on rustic tables and benches beside the ? empty dam, bracing the elements with a flimsy gazebo and an ineffective wood fire pit. Of course, they choose to brace the elements.

I love cooking and having a table full of people, food and drinks. I have shared some recipes and hopefully some non-identifiable photos from the day and another party we hosted in our tiny courtyard. The boys did perfectly BBQ some eye fillet steaks on the outdoor BBQ. Since it was a large group I have not included quantities of ingredients in the recipes.