yummy

I haven't had all that much to blog about lately, but I have been eating quite nicely lately. Being taken out for your birthday will do that!

On my actual birthday, the manager bought me a pink cupcake. A very sweet gesture using a sickeningly sweet confection. I'm pretty sure I know where it came from, but seeing as I don't know for certain I will refrain from saying, but the cake itself seemed a little dry. The icing and sprinkles and gesture were lovely :)

For dinner that night, one of the big bosses took me out to the local Services Club. I'm guessing she was feeling adventurous seeing as she ordered the spinach and ricotta cannelloni. I, on the other hand, ordered a chicken parmigiana. For a bistro meal, it wasn't too bad. The chicken was a little dry, and the green beans were slightly overcooked, but the meal was still quite tasty. I think the cannelloni was a hit. So all in all, a meal well worth it, but not really something to call home about.

Last night was the opening of Melz at the local bowling club, and my aunt invited me out to dinner there as a late birthday treat (I should mention at this point that she's the manager at the bowlo, so I think her real motive was to gauge my reaction to the new caterer). It was roast night. Now according to my aunt, Wednesdays are going to be themed nights, eg. last night was roast night, next Wednesday will be pasta night - Wednesdays being the busy night due to members draw. Anyway, I digress. I decided to have roast chicken, my aunt went for the lamb. The food was amazing. It smelt great, and tasted even better. One of the patrons told us he loved the roast pork, it absolutely melted in his mouth. And of course, my aunt insisted on desert, a pavlova stack for her and a sponge stack for me. Mine looked almost too cute to eat, with the sponge cake cut into stars. Almost. I think I inhaled the cake, cream and strawberries!

My favourite meal from this week, however, was tonight's meal. A classic really. Spag bol and a glass of red. The real surprise is that I cooked it! I am the world's suckiest cook, but I nailed this one. Mmm, garlic.

If you've managed to read this whole thing, I'm sure you've figured out that it was all just an excuse to brag :P