Entertaining in the summer months is the season for picky bits. When designing a menu for a crowd, particularly in the summer months, I tend to lean heavily on the idea of half-homemade. So, I'll buy a good quality hummus and add a swirl of extra virgin olive oil and some salt flakes to it just before serving. During the summer months, I stuff it with lemon, a halved bulb of garlic and whatever herbs I have hanging around. To accompany my chicken, I'll boil up some baby new potatoes until tender, drain and then tumble them onto an oven tray before squishing them until almost flat with a potato masher.

Source: Irish Examiner August 04, 2022 21:42 UTC