The original plan was to make him an Italian feast of a dinner (not really - just spaghetti, salad and bread, since I'm not a chef). Plans changed so the celebration actually started this afternoon when he got to go somewhere we've only been probably twice or so in our lifetime.
Red Lobster.
He's a huge seafood fan and we rarely go out for seafood. We rarely cook it at home, either. (Again, I'm not a chef.)
He did get part of his Italian feast, but not at Red Lobster. He got a spaghetti and meatballs cake, homemade by me. Based somewhat on the recipe from Food Network Magazine.
A real cake that just looks like spaghetti and meatballs. Made with:
- a boxed chocolate cake mix
- frosted with homemade buttercream frosting
- buttercream frosting tinted with buttercup yellow food coloring, piped on to resemble noodles
- chocolate cake balls - crumbled chocolate cake with enough frosting to hold it together - for the meatballs
- strawberry jam with a bit of red food coloring for the pasta sauce, and
- finely shredded white chocolate pieces for the Parmesan cheese
I may not be a chef, but maybe I could be a pastry chef?
