My birthday

We usually go out for a feast during birthdays. But over the years, eating out has somewhat lost its glamour. Most of the time, I feel that I am paying a great deal of money for some mediocre food. So, for this year, I decided to celebrate my birthday with a home-cooked dinner instead.

The menu for the day...

For starters, we had escargots. This is the first time we tried escargots. We got some frozen ones from the supermarket and just grilled them according to what the box said. Well, they tasted like shellfish; not as juicy as fresh mussels. Perhaps the fresh ones might be juicier. They would a little salty and oily (from the butter).

For salad, we had fresh mozzarella cheese with garden greens sprinkled with some balsamic vinegar. Fresh mozzi on tomato was so heavenly...

The main course was veal. The meat was bought from Swiss butchery. They were wrapped with bacon for the extra flavour. The instructions were to first pan-fry them to seal in the juices and then braised them till they were soft. They were then served with noodles romanoff.

The meat was superb! So soft and juicy inside while the outer skin tasted char-grilled. The bacon gave the meat a smoky flavour and slight saltiness. I would say it is better than many of the restaurants here.

The wine for the evening was the Italian Chianti. This is our favourite red wine now! Slightly dry and extremely palatable. I found it went very well with the meat.

Finally, the birthday cake was a Oreo cheesecake from a kiosk at the basement of Plaza Singapura. Pretty good cake but nothing to shout about.

Nevertheless, this was one of my most unforgettable dinners...