The Better It Looks, The Better It Tastes.

All food and dips bought from Tesco.

I love having dinner parties and enjoy to cook but sometimes trying to cater for a large group of people with only one cooker can be a nightmare! Especially if the food all needs to be kept warm. Also the hot flustered look isn't always that attractive! All I can say is thank goodness for platters and dips.

So my idea for this was an antipasto board and the fact I've been craving salami all week, however I've never been one to stick to the exact rules of what foods go together.. I just love flavour! Plus you have to supply a variety of foods to meet everybody's tastes. For this meal the only thing I had to do was slice some cheese and put some bread/tortillas and the camembert in the oven, easy peasy. Oh I also made an olive oil dip which everyone loved except me.

So here's what I bought to create this delicious meal for 6:
- 1 Pack of the Italian Salami Selection - 1 Pack of Spanish Smoked Paprika and Garlic Chorizo - 1/4 Large Block of Extra Mature Cheddar - 1 Smoked Cheese - 1 Small Block of Cheese with Chives - 1 Pack of Full Fat Cheeses (Italian Flavours) - Camembert (cooked) - 3 Baguettes - 2 Ciabattas - 1 Tomato & Garlic Flat Bread -1 Bag of Nachos - Onion Chutney - Salsa - Selection of Cream Dips - 6 Mini Tortilla Wraps (grilled).

And the Olive Oil Dip - 2 Parts Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 1 Part Balsamic Vinegar & a Small Sprinkle of Chilli Flakes.

We all really enjoyed this dinner and were able to talk and take our time without the food going cold. Plus we were all sharing different food combinations for one another to try, here are some of our favourites:

Tomato flatbread with a chunk of the cheese and chive - baguette slice with Camembert and onion chutney - grilled tortilla with salami, smoked cheese and choice of cream dip - cheddar wrapped in chorizo - smoked cheese and onion chutney wrapped in salami.

What are your favourite food combinations?