Blank Doll smiles.

Spoke to Jo yesterday and she mentioned something very funny: Don't go out with people who are broke because then you can't eat at nice places. SO TRUE.

Anyway, I cooked up this menu while I was jogging a while ago, just goes to show how hungry I am. Well, firstly, start with a nice salad. Toss in your romaine, your rocket, your little baby greens bursting with fresh juices and then shower them with a dressing of lemon juice, a good press of mint leaves and a few droplets of butter. Croutons if you wish, baste them in a olive oil instead of butter.

Next comes the entree. Tis' a pity that lobsters have been priced out of the common kitchen but it'd still be nice to have it. Lobster mousse. The flesh of a whole lobster, folded into a cream mixture of homemade mayo the way the French do with a little mustard for taste, fluffed with egg white and enriched with a clarified butter. Remember to fold in the green matter of the lobster in the cream mixture as well as add lobster roe. Mould into little ramekins the way you would with potted lobster and serve chilled with a little creme fraiche on top with a dollop of caviar, beluga. This goes with a nice glass of bubbly or if you want something more fun, a sparkling rose.

Dessert. Strawberry souffle. Oh yes, bursting with strawberries and tasting not at all like jam. Serve with a smidgeon of strawberry sorbet on the side if you please. This should rightly be the piece de resistance so it'd be really nice to serve it in a handsome china ramekin set. Wedgewood would be nice, save the antique Sevres for the guests.

Tea, served with pralines of raspberry ganache enrobed in dark chocolate.

This is really a light lunch and can be made for a lunch gathering of about six people. Really easy especially if you have a maid who's handy with the souffles. :D

Now tell me you'd rather have a plate of chicken rice, you hypocrite.

C'est tout.