John had a fairly laid back 50th birthday. He didn’t want any big production. We just did whatever he wanted for the day. I took him out for dinner at a new place called Downtown Social, which is a place that combines a restaurant, deli, bourbon room and music stage all in one.
We started with a bread and spread plate:
There was tapenade, hummus, herb butter, roasted veggie and a fruit jam. Plus beverages:
John’s entree was the vegetarian risotto:
He liked the flavor, but he said there were too many unidentified vegetables in it 😀
My meal was a maple ham with brie sandwich:
The German potato salad on the side was served in a red cabbage cup – cute! This was a tasty sandwich and I saved half of it. It was bigger than this picture looks.
We watched The Maltese Falcon:
We both really enjoy film noir and I love Humphrey Bogart. This is such a great movie.
Sunday we had people over for “cake”. John’s request was a caramel apple cheesecake. He wanted this recipe from Bobby Flay.
I haven’t made an official cheesecake before, so I was a little nervous, but it came out looking good:
The recipe has a lot of steps including making caramel and an apple topping to go on top. A lot of work, but it was worth it!
Noms! Everyone seemed to enjoy it.
My hubby!
Welcome to the 50s and to your best decade yet!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
First, that cheesecake looks AMAZING! Well done! I’ve tried cheesecake a few times and for some reason never got very good at it. The center wouldn’t be cooked enough. 🙁
That sounds like a cool venue for a birthday!
I wasn’t sure about the cheesecake, but this recipe really made it easy. Give it a try!
You did a great job on that cheesecake. They really aren’t too hard to make and the great thing is if the top cracks you’re usually covering it with some sort of delicious topping anyway!
Happy Birthday to John – the fifties are a great decade.
Sounds like it was a really nice birthday for John – way to ring in a new decade!
Wow, the cheesecake looks amazing Lori!
Happy birthday John! 50 isn’t that bad.
I think it’s funny that you and John both turned 50 this year. It’s the same with us, I’m 50 already and R. will be in November.
I just changed my blog sidebar to show that I’m 50. I forgot to do that in June LOL.
It looks like the birthday plans all worked out yummily. Good job on that cake, and Happy Birthday to your hubs.