Believe it or not I am very careful about healthy eating, and certain treats are only ever eaten in moderation…. except once a year on my birthday! A month or two ago I wrote about our favourite local restaurant Tio Benito (Uncle Benito’s) where not only is the food great value for money, but the desserts are truly to die for. My favourite of all is the oven baked cheesecake – simply delicious!

A week or so ago was it was my birthday (that co-incidentally falls on a national holiday in Spain, unfortunately not in recognition of my special day). Late that morning Angela suddenly appeared in her running gear and announced that she was going out for a jog. A bit unusual, but not completely unheard of – I thought nothing of it. About 40 minutes later she re-appeared carrying a most unexpected birthday treat; a whole, freshly-baked cheesecake, still warm from the oven. She had arranged with the restaurant to make on extra for me. (By the way, Angela went by car and did not run the 15km to the restaurant!)

I rushed to find a bottle of Champagne in the cellar and quickly jammed it into the freezer (actually not a bad way to chill Champagne). I have no idea where this particular bottle came from, it was certainly not a Marque that I would normally buy, but to be honest the star of the show on this occasion was the cheesecake anyway.

Believe it or not I am very careful about healthy eating, and certain treats are only ever eaten in moderation…. except once a year on my birthday! A month or two ago I wrote about our favourite local restaurant Tio Benito (Uncle Benito’s) where not only is the food great value for money, but the desserts are truly to die for. My favourite of all is the oven baked cheesecake – simply delicious!

A week or so ago was it was my birthday (that co-incidentally falls on a national holiday in Spain, unfortunately not in recognition of my special day). Late that morning Angela suddenly appeared in her running gear and announced that she was going out for a jog. A bit unusual, but not completely unheard of – I thought nothing of it. About 40 minutes later she re-appeared carrying a most unexpected birthday treat; a whole, freshly-baked cheesecake, still warm from the oven. She had arranged with the restaurant to make on extra for me. (By the way, Angela went by car and did not run the 15km to the restaurant!)

I rushed to find a bottle of Champagne in the cellar and quickly jammed it into the freezer (actually not a bad way to chill Champagne). I have no idea where this particular bottle came from, it was certainly not a Marque that I would normally buy, but to be honest the star of the show on this occasion was the cheesecake anyway.