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Wendy I shall adapt that for my chicken!

kilowatt, if you can't remember then it seems to me to have worked out perfectly!

Well that's me sorted for my main course and cake. Ideas for a starter would be greatly appreciated. Wendy and sallyw, have you thought about your own recipe books?x

Sallyw you really had me going for a minute! I started reading and said to my husband we've got tequila haven't we, thinking this could be a good recipe to try for a different cake to my usual - maybe I still will!

Maisie - sorry, total wind-up, although it is very tempting to test it out!

Barrycat - still working on the starter, but have a lovely little bit of advice on how to tell if you are a bad cook - enjoy!
The Top 10 Signs You're A Lousy Cook:

10. Your family automatically heads for the table every time they
hear a fire siren
9. Your kids know what "peas porridge in a pot nine days old"
tastes like.
8. Your son goes outside to make mud pies, the rest of the family
grabs forks and follows him.
7. Your kids favorite drink is Alka-Seltzer.
6. You have to buy 25 pounds of dog food twice a week for your toy
poodle.
5. Your kids got even with the neighborhood bully by inviting him
over for dinner.
4. Your kids got suspended from school for trying to smuggle toxic
waste in their lunch bags.
3. Your husband refers to the smoke detector as the oven timer.
2. No matter what you do to it, the gravy still turns bright purple.
... and the Number 1 Sign You're A Lousy Cook:
1. You burned the house down trying to make jelly.

Have you been in my kitchen sallyw?
My husband bought me a sign for the kitchen that says, Dinner Is Ready When You Hear The Smoke Alarm.
Poor husband,I never said I can't cook, I only said I don't cook.
He fell for it, bless him.x

sounds good fun apart from the poor cat and straining your nuts!

I use the very same method for timing when food is ready barrycat! Hello MrsG glad you like, although I rather agree about the cat. Not worried about the nuts though, not having any myself!

On hearing the smoke alarm my sons used to yell "Dinner Time" in unison wherever they were in the house.
Not wanting to spend 3 days banged up with a dead turkey, I usually eat just a starter and pudding. The starter is usually smoked salmon, cut very artfully into small pieces to fit exactly the blinis which I've made earlier. This naturally results in rather a lot of trimmings which I wouldn't insult my guests by serving them.
Pudding is the usual, plus a large bowl of orange slices well marinated in Grand Marnier.
I do all the quality control, of course. Pudding (home made), brandy butter, marinade. Phew!