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Delving into our archives, we thought we'd share a very special celebration with you, a wonderful gathering in a fabulous setting to mark a friend's thirtieth birthday.

This was a rare event for us as it combined creating the canapes and enjoying them as guests (without the pressure of creating dinner as well). After we dished up the tasty morsels below, we simply enjoyed the party and the fireworks! Lucky us.

Hot smoked salmon mousse, lemon zest, homemade buttery oat biscuits.

Stilton gougeres.

The beautiful dining room.

And the "unbelievable" fireworks (almost enough to send me into labour!)

Sparkling sparklers (still as much fun as you remember).

Finally, plenty of bacon for breakfast (apologies for the blurry i phone shot) and a short walk in the fresh country air (to the pub for rugby watching). Happy days.