I just had a very nice birthday dinner: ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
cattitude roasted a leg of lamb, with potatoes and sweet potato pieces in the roasting pan, as I had asked. adrian_turtle showed up with a very nice birthday cake--rather fancier than I was expecting from our earlier conversation about her making either cake or an apple crisp. Chocolate cake, frosted with chocolate ganache over a thin layer of orange marmalade.
Cattitude got fresh rosemary to use with the lamb, instead of dried. The sweet potato was also somewhat experimental--not the roasting, but putting it next to a roast rather than at the higher temperature we generally use for roasting root vegetables.
Since we are only three people, Cattitude and I also have at least enough lamb for another meal.
The main difference between this and how we celebrate in normal years is that we were at home, rather than in a restaurant--but dinner with the two of them is how I usually celebrate.
cattitude roasted a leg of lamb, with potatoes and sweet potato pieces in the roasting pan, as I had asked. adrian_turtle showed up with a very nice birthday cake--rather fancier than I was expecting from our earlier conversation about her making either cake or an apple crisp. Chocolate cake, frosted with chocolate ganache over a thin layer of orange marmalade.Cattitude got fresh rosemary to use with the lamb, instead of dried. The sweet potato was also somewhat experimental--not the roasting, but putting it next to a roast rather than at the higher temperature we generally use for roasting root vegetables.
Since we are only three people, Cattitude and I also have at least enough lamb for another meal.
The main difference between this and how we celebrate in normal years is that we were at home, rather than in a restaurant--but dinner with the two of them is how I usually celebrate.