Another Year – Another Birthday

Well, at least it’s good to have another birthday! What’s the alternative?? After our blow out meal at the Shed, we planned a quieter, DIY tapas meal for Sunday . . .Viv had made a gorgeous fruit cake and was set to coat it in marzipan and then ice it!!

Steven does like his marzipan!

OK, it was shop bought fondant icing but it did have to rolled out properly . . .

And the big surprise – artistic bits glued on . . .

Shooting stars and planets . . .

And candles!!

Still in his jimjams, bless, the ol geezer gets his whisky, pants, after-shave, DVDs and lots of chilli sauces . . .

this simple idea kind of grew a bit . . .patatas riojana, roast chicken in garlic & chilli, migas (Spanish breadcrumbs with chorizo), langoustines in garlic, pigs in blankets, devils on horseback, olives, cheese and a token salad!

And Viv’s magnificent cake . . .which we had to eat quite a bit later after that lot – Thanks Viv