The Greek Salad to start complement the Turkish Shepherd's Pie. Assemble it one hour before and dress it just before serving. It is worth the 2 minutes it takes to dress it at the last minute as it looses its freshness if dressed in advance. You should make a bigger one as it will be left on the table as a side dish for the Shepherd's Pie.

The Turkish Shepherd's Pie is full of spices, herbs and wine. If you want to make ahead and freeze it, don't bake it, only bake it just before serving it. It takes about 1 hour to make it fresh.

The Microwave Cake is one of the great discoveries of the last few years. Try it and enjoy it. The time saving is in the baking, mix all the ingredient in advance and place the mugs in the microwave just before serving.

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A very casual dinner, with very little effort. The time for baking the cake in the microwave is max. 90 seconds. No one will notice that you took 90 seconds longer to fetch the cake from the kitchen.