Penne Bolognese (By Biggs)

This weekend we find ourselves in Atherton for a family friend's wedding. Dining options in Atherton initially seemed limited but we did have an excellent steak burger at the pub for lunch so our hopes were buoyed.

After a day of putting up temporary fences, collecting groomsman suits, unpacking and repacking cars, de-petaling roses, painting signs, cross-checking spread sheets and printing programmes everyone was ready for a hearty dinner and magically a hearty dinner was served.

Impressively the bride's brother's partner didn't bat an eyelid when she was asked to make dinner for over ten people and served up a penne Bolognese with a spinach salad. The highlight for me was the sourdough bread with homemade garlic butter.

Dessert was left over bits and pieces of the gluten free desserts that had been prepared for the wedding. The little lemon muffin things were delicious and it's worth noting that the cheesecake that was made has previously won second prize at the Alice Springs Show. Splendid.

The little lemon muffin things were served with a mascarpone cheese that was later tested as a cleaning product to try to lift fresh black grease stains out of the groom's white carpet but that's a wedding disaster story for another time. Thanks for dinner Kirsten and Geoff!