Which ones went first?

Today Eric and Kay came for lunch and to celebrate my imminent birthday. 

They brought beautiful white tulips for me and a box of macaroons for Mum. This is something she can eat easily and she likes them. We both had one during the afternoon. You have to guess the flavour!

I had made a new soup for lunch. It was carrot with ginger and cannelloni beans. I also added turmeric because there  were quite a few comments that said it was weak on flavour. We all loved it.

Now that I pick up recipes online, I find I can't always go back to the ones I've used and liked. Recipe books were easier in some ways. The same thing happened later when I wanted to cook a carrot cake (aka birthday cake). I'm sure it's not the recipe I used last time because there was too much mixture for my two tins.

I put the excess into cake papers and they have turned out very well. 

The cake was made later in the day. In the meantime, we had a lovely afternoon with Eric and Kay. They are brilliant company and always make us feel cheerful.

See tomorrow for the next instalment in the birthday saga!