Yesterday was my daughter’s 11th birthday. Happy Birthday Sweet Heart.
Her birthday arrived in the middle of a very hectic and scary week…with bushfires raging across the nation and one burning only 20km’s away from us.
We wanted to celebrate her special day and try to relax and have some laughter and fun.
So I decided to make a special birthday dinner and a yummy cake.
Chocolate cake with white chocolate ganache. This cake is usually delicious when I make it, but this one was a bit dry and hard. Have you read the book “Like Water for Chocolate?” The girl cries into the cake mixture as she makes it and then when all the guests eat it they are really overcome with sadness. I think a bit of tension and worry ended up in this birthday cake!
I made Southern Fried Chicken, which I have never made before but have always wanted to. It was very tasty but I just cant seem to get the frying bit right. They seem to brown quickly on the outside while still raw in the middle. I ended up finishing them off in the oven. I made Spicy Potato Wedges too with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce and of course, corn on the cob. My birthday girl loved her dinner, so that was good. Her and her little brother loved the pink Spiders I made too. So easy and delicious, just pink lemonade and ice cream in a tall glass.
We pushed the couch aside and danced to 11yr olds music 
Rhianna, Fergie, Christina et al.
I’m not sure why my 3yr old son thinks that what passes for dancing nowadays is to just sit on your bum and spin around a lot..Um..maybe that is dancing?
A beautiful birthday with lots of smiles and laughter.
