Recipe for a happy Sunday: part 2

Happy Sunday guaranteed. Here's how to make it work:

children happily sleep-overed and now taking dog on a long hot walk (intention is to exhaust dog and possibly 7 year olds too)

Caprese salad. This is a bit of Italian heaven taught to me by my sister who is lucky enough to live in beautiful Tuscany - the small, the taste, the colours are all quintessentially Italian. You need good ripe tomatoes, mozarella, best olive oil, drizzle of balsamic vinegar, salt and lots of basil. Slice, tear, douse and arrange as you like on a serving dish - preferably an hour or so in advance, to allow the flavours to ooze and mingle. Buon apetito!

Sun - and lots of it. It's going to be a scorcher - those attending Wimbledon best remember their hats.

Strawberry pavlova (can't give you the recipe for this as that would be plagiarism - look at recent Delia, Waitrose: the combination of mascarpone and fromage frais in the filling is an inspired deliciousness). I drizzle a sticky reduction of summer fruits, sugar and Cointreau over the finished pud - adds a bit of contrasting colour and extra yumminess).

Sleepy, contented adults who have all shared the same hectic past few days - in need of rest, recuperation, the odd glass or two of something chilled and possibly a bit of tennis

And - most essentially - invite friend who is brilliant with all things meaty for the BBQ ... again.

Hope you have a good Sunday too.

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