Deserters

A couple of weeks ago I was at a my company's summer party held in (I'm reliably informed) a fashionable club in a fashionable part of town; as I'm several steps behind the fashionable people I wouldn't know. We had a large part of the upper floor reserved with our own (free) bar and what seemed like a continuous stream of finger food. I have no problem with free bars, I'm a big fan actually, but the same thing seems to happen at these events. At about 11pm it suddenly dawns on me that I'm no longer sober, why that surprises me I don't know but it's quick as if someone flicked a switch.

Anyway; much, much later I was in conversation with a couple of friends from my office and we agreed to have dinner in their house a few weeks later and I volunteered to bring desert. The next day I had a vague recollection of agreeing to something; what and what for I couldn't quite make out. The next working day revealed all when an email with a date for dinner and the question: would I be bringing desert and a starter or just desert?

I searched the web for easy, cheap and yummy deserts; sounds like the ideal date! After a few phone calls and I decided to make one of my favourite deserts: Banoffee Pie. It turns out to be pretty easy to make:

• Crumbled digestive biscuits and butter for the base, chilled for at least an hour.
• Caramel, bananas and fresh whipped cream for the filling.
• A sprinkling of chocolate flakes to top it off.

The result was fantastic, and it was such a thrill to see everyone enjoy it!