Delicious food and tantalising aromas make the mouth water. Menu serves up the perfect recipes for gatherings with family and friends – from movie night treats to Sunday best and weekday dinners. Joint gatherings banish loneliness and nurture one another.

With the recipes in the book, you will dish out simple, quality food in any situation, while cooking up a warm and juicy ambience at the same time. The best dinners are made from scratch in the home kitchen, but cutting corners is okay, too, if that’s where the mood takes you. Get the whole bunch around the same table or surprise your nearest and dearest with a special breakfast. The ingredients in the recipes create special moments to be shared with loved ones.

Specialising in desserts, Johanna Nelson is a passionate chef with a background in some of the world’s finest restaurants. You will find her in the kitchen even on her days off. Johan-na’s dishes are always meant to be shared – after all, food plays a starring role in our lives together. All of the recipes in the book have been rigorously tested by the most critical pan-el of judges, otherwise known as immediate family. So welcome, please, take a seat – Nelson’s table is set!