Eat out at a good restaurant, see a show or a film, then home for the cake and candles.
In days gone past, add champagne to drink when home for the cake and candles.

This made me laugh! Thay never sung me a happy birthday at a restaurant thankfully! But actually, I think it's kinda nice...when I think about it I mean.
I have never had it sung to me on my birthday, but have seen and head it done to other customers at the restaurant I was eating at.

At my 21st birthday celebration at a meat in an Italian restaurant, during the course of the meal we had two bottles of wine, and when it came to paying the bill, there was only one wine bottle listed, it was the restaurant's way of saying happy birthday to me.

How do you prepare the manicotti?  :)


I use lean beef, various cheeses and a good, thick tomato sauce.

While I'm cooking the pasta(manicotti), I make the beef. I add olive oil, onion and cook them together. I add condiments like salt, garlic, parsley, oregano. Add them to the beef and onion, and then set it aside. By then the manicotti is done cooking so I take them out of the boiling water and set them aside. Then I prepare the cheeses. When the beef has cooled a bit, I add some cheeses to the beef: ricotta, parmesan, romano. Mix them into the beef and onion. Then it's time to stuff the manicotti. Spread some good tomato sauce on the bottom of the cooking tray first. And then stuff each of the manicotti with the beef and cheese. As you stuff them you place them neatly on the cooking tray. After you place them all, you pour the tomato sauce over the manicotti. And finish by spreading some mozzerella cheese over them. Then you put the tray in the oven at 350 and allow the cheese to get warm, and the manicotti also. And then that's it! You eat it.




When I was growing up, My Mother used to do that to me.


Well when your a kid it's fine.



I have never had it sung to me on my birthday, but have seen and head it done to other customers at the restaurant I was eating at.

At my 21st birthday celebration at a meat in an Italian restaurant, during the course of the meal we had two bottles of wine, and when it came to paying the bill, there was only one wine bottle listed, it was the restaurant's way of saying happy birthday to me.


Oh no  ;D Did you pay for both of the wine bottles?

Oh no  ;D Did you pay for both of the wine bottles?
Only one bottle was paid for, we inquired and happy birthday was said...

btw, the restaurant has been long closed now.

In days gone past, add champagne to drink when home for the cake and candles.



We drink either milk or coffee.

We drink either milk or coffee.
Those drinks would be after the celebrations.

Thay never sung me a happy birthday at a restaurant thankfully! But actually, I think it's kinda nice...when I think about it I mean.

I have never had it sung to me on my birthday, but have seen and head it done to other customers at the restaurant I was eating at.

I have witnessed several instances of that too. When I have gone to a restaurant for my birthday, sometimes the waiters will sing it to me, but in a special way (sometimes with a different melody, sometimes in a different language such as Italian).


At my 21st birthday celebration at a meat in an Italian restaurant, during the course of the meal we had two bottles of wine, and when it came to paying the bill, there was only one wine bottle listed, it was the restaurant's way of saying happy birthday to me.

Only one bottle was paid for, we inquired and happy birthday was said...

btw, the restaurant has been long closed now.

So that's good; no one had to pay for it. :)

I have witnessed several instances of that too. When I have gone to a restaurant for my birthday, sometimes the waiters will sing it to me, but in a special way (sometimes with a different melody, sometimes in a different language such as Italian).

So that's good; no one had to pay for it. :)


As I gotten older When it came to my birthday I decided not to have anyone sing me a "Happy Birthday".

For my actual birthday which falls on Labor Day this year I'm just going to make barbecued chicken wings with my own homemade barbecue sauce made with ketchup, brown sugar, dijon mustard, Worcester sauce and one nice fat garlic clove crushed in a garlic press.  And for dessert I'm just going to have leftover lightening cake and fresh berries maserated real Italian sweet marsalla wine if I can find it and a little bit of sugar.


As I gotten older When it came to my birthday I decided not to have anyone sing me a "Happy Birthday".


Why is that Howard?

For my actual birthday which falls on Labor Day this year I'm just going to make barbecued chicken wings with my own homemade barbecue sauce made with ketchup, brown sugar, dijon mustard, Worcester sauce and one nice fat garlic clove crushed in a garlic press.  And for dessert I'm just going to have leftover lightening cake and fresh berries maserated real Italian sweet marsalla wine if I can find it and a little bit of sugar.

Why is that Howard?


I just want a simple birthday but without people singing me a song in front of me, that's just how I feel.

I just want a simple birthday but without people singing me a song in front of me, that's just how I feel.
Can "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow" suffice?

I just want a simple birthday but without people singing me a song in front of me, that's just how I feel.


Hail, hail the gang's all here
what the hell do we know?
WHAT THE HELL DO WE KNOW?

I just want a simple birthday but without people singing me a song in front of me, that's just how I feel.
I still want my birthday cake!

I still want my birthday cake!


For my birthday cake I chose cheesecake.

For my birthday cake I chose cheesecake.
Both cakes are delicious.

Can "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow" suffice?


I guess.

I still want my birthday cake!


ice cream or buttercream?

ice cream or buttercream?
Just Birthday Cake

LOBSTA!!!!


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If I'm lucky, there will be clams with it.


Cat

Can you still buy Vienetta ice cream? This was something we would have for dessert on our birthday.

Can you still buy Vienetta ice cream? This was something we would have for dessert on our birthday.
Yes indeed, Asda, Iceland, and Tesco.

Can you still buy Vienetta ice cream? This was something we would have for dessert on our birthday.
I remembered seeing Vienetta in Iceland before lockdown and shielding started, and my info was done by checking the supermarkets online.

I've been trying to find whole chicken wings for less than $12 a package.  I love chicken wings but the best part about eating chicken wings is saucing them up and then getting the sauce around your mouth and in between your fingers.  I see no sense in taking a knife and fork to a chicken wing when you worked so hard to put barbecue sauce that you made from scratch.
I've been learning how to save money by buying whole chicken wings and splitting them up myself.  That way you don't waste money buying wings that are already split up.  Why pay on average $12 for chicken wings that are already split up when you can buy them cheaply and split them up yourself?