🍽️ A Busy Evening, But a Good One

I had guests coming over for dinner tonight,
so as soon as I got home from work,
I turned on the oven straight away.

I put in the beef (oyster blade) and porchetta (rolled pork belly).
Since they take different times to cook,
I started with the pork first for about 30 minutes,
then added the beef later.

I also threw in some vegetables.
To be honest, the oven is a bit small,
so I was a little worried if everything would cook in time.

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🥗 Getting Everything Ready

While the meat was in the oven,
I quickly worked on the salads.

A German-style potato salad
with potatoes, eggs, bacon, pickles, mustard, mayo, sour cream, and spring onions.

And a simple Greek salad
with cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, capsicum, olives, and fetta.

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🍰 Desserts in a Rush

With whatever time I had left,
I prepared the desserts.

A three-cheese platter with crispy baguette,
quince paste, pecan nut, grapes, and strawberries.

And a fruit salad with rockmelon, honeydew, strawberries, blueberries,
ruby red kiwi, and grapes.

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🥩 Turned Out Pretty Well

The meat came out really well.

I didn’t have enough time to let it rest properly,
so I sliced a bit first and served it,
then cut the rest later.

Still, it turned out just how I wanted.

I didn’t get a photo of the porchetta,
which is a shame because that one was actually even better.

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🙂 Worth the Effort

In the end,
I had a really nice time with our guests.

Busy, a bit rushed,
but definitely worth it.

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