La vie est belle

We celebrated my brother’s birthday at my place. Each of us brought a dish. I prepared a chicken pie topped with mashed potato. It was my first time trying this chicken pie dish — I got the recipe from Nigella Lawson’s Feast Book but I modified her version a little bit. Her turkey and ham were replaced with chicken and instead of the usual fattening pie crust, I opted for mashed potato. The end result was simply mouth watering.

I also baked a Pavlova cake but dang, it didn’t turn out good. Another failed attempt!! My first attempt failed because I didn’t follow the instructions. And this time around, I also didn’t follow the instructions completely! I didn’t add in the white wine vinegar! The acidity of the vinegar is important. Anyway I shall try again next time.

Dinner was good. Great to spend time with my siblings, chat at the table and sing a few karaoke songs after dinner. Here are some photos of the night. Happy Birthday bro!

My chicken pie topped with mashed potato

Tags: dinner, family

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