No-one likes to go out and be social in the cold weather. So the girls and I decided a cooked meal, wine and some good ol’ girly goss would be the perfect event for a winter girls get-together! Of course, because he’s my fave, I decided on a JamieO themed meal. I use the term “themed” loosely, there were no British accents (sadly) and I didn’t throw the ingredients around the kitchen. It was more that the items we ate were based on JamieO. We started the night off with some nibbles; you know the usual… crackers, hummus and copious amounts of wine.

For dinner we had JamieO’s seafood risotto, one of my all time favourites. Dessert was a new recipe for me, JamieO’s chocolate (love) cake, with cherries (I used boysenberries) and booze (I poured a generous dollop of brandy), so delicious it was orgasmic.

It was great to have a proper catch up, not one of those mad dash mid-week do’s where you’re all conscious of work the next day. We caught up stories from one of the girls’ Europe trip, one of the girls’ work trips to the South Island and how they live down there… haha (sorry South Islanders! but y’all are a bit nuts!) and of course the update of men in everyone’s lives.

We finished the night off with wine, dessert and a couple saucy sex scenes from The Tudors. Delicious.