’tis the season to sparkle!
Setting the table
Pull out all the stops for your table. Light as many candles as you can safely have on your table, and invest in battery-operated Christmas lights which are great entwined with foliage you can pick from the garden.
You can use tinned or frozen mangoes for this trifle, if you like. Peaches or apricots also work well.
ASPARAGUS WITH QUAIL EGGS & GOAT’S CHEESE
SERVES 6 TO 8 PREP + COOK TIME: 25 min
• 300g mini asparagus, trimmed• 150g fine green beans• juice of ½-1 orange•/3 cup olive oil• zest of 1 orange (strips, not grated; place in ice water to make it curl)• 100g goat’s cheese, sliced• sea salt and black pepper• 6quail eggs, soft-boiled and
