Sunday Scran

SUNDAY SCRAN SUPPER CLUB

This month's edition: A Family Dinner

To kick off our monthly Sunday Scran Supper Club, we're bringing things back to where it all began: the family dinner.

Growing up, Sunday dinner was that one time each week when we'd all come together, sit down and share a proper hot meal. After a long week of school, work or whatever else we'd been getting up to, I always knew that Sunday meant one thing: time to catch up, have a chat and eat together.

It was never a particularly formal affair. It was a shared meal, with everyone picking at the bits they liked best, fighting over the last roast potato and making sure there was at least one form of gravy on the table. There'd be a special treat of cordial or fizzy water to drink, and, of course, some sort of pudding absolutely smothered in custard.

I've taken those memories and turned them into this month's Sunday Scran Supper Club menu, with a few twists, a bit of nostalgia and plenty of good scran.

FIRST UP: DON'T RUIN YOUR APPETITE

Smoked butter, grilled olives and warm bread.

Sunday dinner was rarely on the table on time, and I was always one for nibbling away at the bread and butter long before the table was even set. So, naturally, we're starting as we mean to go on. A little something to keep you going while you settle in.

THEN: THE FAMILY DINNER

This month's main event is a completely vegetarian Sunday dinner.

Taking inspiration from the Sunday dinners we grew up with, the dishes we'd throw together for student suppers and those legendary potluck birthday gatherings, I've put together a feast of flavours, textures and familiar favourites with a little twist on the traditional.

Think of it as a Sunday roast with a bit of a different story to tell. Made for sharing, passing around the table and going back for seconds.

SOMETHING SWEET: SAVE ROOM FOR PUDDING

Nothing says family dinner quite like crumble and custard.

For this Sunday Scran, we're serving up warm crumbed cake with big boats of custard for you to pour over as much or as little as you like. No judgement here. In fact, we'd encourage it.

ONE FOR THE ROAD: THE FINAL BITE

And because no good family dinner should end without one last little treat, once you've let your dinner settle, we'll send you on your way with a final bite.

Sweet or savoury, it's a little something to leave your mouth happy as you brave the outside world and make your way home.

So come hungry, pull up a chair, pass the plates and get stuck in. Just like Sunday dinner should be.

BYOB