b'day dinner @ home

Dad does the cooking at home. There was a time when he first started cooking and the food was barely edible but it's been quite awhile since I've complained about my dad's food (yes, I do critique dad's cooking at home and well, we've developed a bit of a relationship where everytime he cooks something new, he actually asks me what I think). His cooking has just gone better and better, and more than often, I actually prefer eating at home rather than going out.

For my b'day this year, mum asked if it was ok if we celebrated at home - she said dad wanted to cook. Without mum needing to ask, my answer was yes. Here's a snap of what I had for my b'day dinner:

Soy sauce chicken, Sweet & sour pork, Abalone & cabbage, Prawns with egg. Yummo!

My bro came home after work with cake. How cute! I get this feeling that my bro thinks I'm not growing up. I asked him 'Is there a bear cake for a boy?' He just looked at me incredulously and replied 'Just take the pink flowers off' (at which point everyone started to laugh). Hmm... how awesome would it be to have a cake in the shape of a panda?!

Here's the inside of the cake. It's more or less a black forest cake. It wasn't too heavy and was just right for having after dinner.

Can't believe it's already another year and I'm another year older! This year has creeped up really quickly and it makes me think how quickly I'm gonna go from being in my 20s to going into the 30s *shudder*.

Thanks dad for the awesome dinner! Bro - I loved the cake!