Family feast

So my family had a gathering on the 8th Jan, and I volunteered to cook. For 9 people.
My menu was this:

Snacks:
 - 2 large sourdough bread loaves
 - chicken liver parfait
 - roasted chestnuts

Mains:
 - goat's cheese twice-baked souffles
 - balsmic caramelised red onion and goat's cheese tartlets
 - roasted lamb shoulder (with garlic, rosemary)
 - roasted butternut squash
 - winter coleslaw (fennel, celeriac, radish, carrot, cabbage, yoghurt, mint, parsley, dill, lemon)
 - hot potato salad (olive oil, lemon zest/juice and red wine vinegar)

Pudding:
 - Sticky toffee pudding
 - Lemon and passionfruit cake
 - Chocolate macaroons

My aunt has an aga, so everything was cooked on that - with some outstanding results, and some no-shows.
The meat was the tastiest I've ever roasted. The type of heat from the aga had a spectacular effect on the meat - it was tender, with no effects of being overcooked in some areas, nor any hint of hot spots. Astonishingly evenly cooked. And the texture was incredible.

The butternut squash couldn't get hot enough to caramelise properly, so it was starchy. And the souffles didn't 'pop' - which could have been a whole host of things ;)

Overall - I just wanted everyone to have things they liked, for vegetarians to not feel like second class citizens, and for it to look bright and exciting on the plate as well as zingy, deep, creamy, savoury in taste. I was very pleased with the results.

There was 2 solid days (and nights) cooking. Was interesting to work out where the time gets eaten up, and what its like to cook for 9 people, from a distance, have to transport everything (kit, food) and work on a very unfamiliar oven.

I think everyone liked it!! :)