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Valentine's Day Dinner

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Shelby

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Once again, it's Valentine's Day.  I re-read this whole thread.  Boy was I so much more on the ball years ago than I am now.  Who was that person back then???? LOL

 

I made so much food yesterday for Super Bowl and I really didn't think further out than that.  I'm sure Ronnie won't turn down prime rib or steaks.  Probably will SV if he picks steaks because it's supposed to pour rain tomorrow.  I have some foie frozen so that might come out.  The star will be the strawberries from my cleaning angel last summer that I hoarded and froze.  Just simple over angel food cake with some fresh whipped cream.

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Once again, it's Valentine's Day.  I re-read this whole thread.  Boy was I so much more on the ball years ago than I am now.  Who was that person back then???? LOL

 

You and me both, girl.  I'm sitting here at my computer with ALL of my Valentines piled up next to me.  They should have been in the mail to family member last week.  I figured we'd have Super Bowl leftovers, but Mr. Kim feels that is not in keeping with the spirit of the day.  So, while he was at a vestry meeting at church tonight, I hied myself to Wegman's for filet mignon, shrimp, baking potatoes, and a dessert.  No luck with either the shrimp or the steak.  The only shrimp they had was SE Asian, which I don't buy, and the "tenderloins" looked like scrag ends.  So, I'll have to go out again tomorrow and search at another store.  Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!  

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We're doing Valentine's Day in two parts. Monday night we went to a nice little restaurant, a classic 'old school' fine-dining kind of place called Level Four. (The kids who still live with us had frozen pizza while we were out).

 

Mrs. M had a mushroom risotto that was very nice. Several different mushroom varieties and all done well. The plating was 'creative' - it looked a bit like something out of a Dr. Seuss book (which isn't really a bad thing, for sure).

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I had a Sous Vide pork belly, with chili bacon toping, a smoky teriyaki sauce underneath, with Brussels sprouts and bok-choy. Very nice as well. The dish included chicharron, but the humidity killed the crispiness and it was meh...

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We didn't get a picture of the dessert, which was a chocolate Malva pudding. 

 

Tonight (Tuesday) the kids and I are cooking: Hand made pasta for fettuccine alfredo, with a caprese salad, and my daughter will make dessert of some sort. Hopefully I'll get pics to post.

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My pasta dough before resting (it's been a few years, I'm very pleased this actually worked!):

 

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All the noodles cut and ready to go:

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Plated pasta (plating is a bit messy, no excuses just bad execution). The alfredo turned out perfect, and I was able to teach the two youngest how to make a roux at the same time:

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The "caprese" salad - in quotes because I used basil and rocket - which is delicious but maybe not exactly authentic. Olive oil, salt, pepper, and a sun dried chili mango balsamic reduction that was delightful. The bread is just ready made from Woolies...

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And dessert! Daughter #2 (12yo) made sugar cookies and pound cake. She intended to make chocolate covered strawberries as well, but the chocolate didn't work, so I made a reduction of the strawberries with lemon and simple syrup for topping:

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We forced Mrs. Meshugana to wait upstairs the last hour while we got everything finished and decorated, it was a great night!

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3 minutes ago, pastameshugana said:

My pasta dough before resting (it's been a few years, I'm very pleased this actually worked!):

 

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All the noodles cut and ready to go:

image.thumb.jpeg.278e83b626c94b1334f94e5d08e59efa.jpeg

 

Plated pasta (plating is a bit messy, no excuses just bad execution). The alfredo turned out perfect, and I was able to teach the two youngest how to make a roux at the same time:

image.thumb.jpeg.5420b9645702cbcee1b84fd4f45db139.jpeg

 

The "caprese" salad - in quotes because I used basil and rocket - which is delicious but maybe not exactly authentic. Olive oil, salt, pepper, and a sun dried chili mango balsamic reduction that was delightful. The bread is just ready made from Woolies...

image.thumb.jpeg.d44952faceb75705eed2dd11a01c6fae.jpeg

 

And dessert! Daughter #2 (12yo) made sugar cookies and pound cake. She intended to make chocolate covered strawberries as well, but the chocolate didn't work, so I made a reduction of the strawberries with lemon and simple syrup for topping:

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We forced Mrs. Meshugana to wait upstairs the last hour while we got everything finished and decorated, it was a great night!

 

Well-done, P. Meshugana!

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Lamb shanks (local, certified organic), osso buco-style

Risotto alla Milanese (local marrow and stock)

2004 Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino

Locally made peppermint patties (dark chocolate-covered peppermint fondant, sprinkled with crystallized mint)

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We went out for our celebratory dinner on Saturday, I have a long day of work on Wednesday. Perhaps take-out pizza and chocolate!

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2 hours ago, Okanagancook said:

Ribeye, baked potato with all the fix’ns and fennel braised in Sambuca and toasted fennel seeds.

We rarely have sweets.

 

Sounds delish. So, I now have Sambuca on my shopping list. Can you say more about the braised fennel? Will you do it in the CSO? And how much Sambuca?

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I forget the origin of the recipe and it is a bit more elaborate than what I do now.  For 1/2 a fennel:  Basically I toast some fennel seeds then crush them, about 1/2 teaspoon.  I layer thickly sliced fennel on a buttered dish that holds the fennel in one layer.  I sprinkle on the fennel, salt, and pepper.  Then pour on about 1/4 cup Sambucca and about 1/2 cup chicken stock.  Dot with butter and put in a 375 oven or CSO.  Bake until tender.  Then I crank the temp to make sure the fennel is browned a bit and the liquid is reduced.  That’s a rough guide.  Just check it while roasting and adjust as necessary.

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Well, my husband is in Mexico and I am not. When I was meal planning for this week, I totally forgot about Valentine's Day. I had planned on making pulled pork quesadillas for my nephew and I - maybe I will make them heart shaped!

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2 hours ago, TdeV said:

@Okanagancook, to WHICH Mozza Cookbook are you referring? (On Thriftbooks, I find 8 ! )

Eat Your Books is your friend:  it shows only one book by the name that @Okanagancook mentioned, The Mozza Cookbook and it does indeed list the recipe you've been discussing: Pan-roasted pork chops with olives and Sambuca-braised fennel. Not only that, but the recipe is available online.  The EYB link is broken but I was able to get it via the wayback machine.  

Give it a while to load, it's rather slow: https://web.archive.org/web/20150315094608/http://cookstr.com/recipes/pan-roasted-pork-chops-with-olives-and-sambuca-braised-fennel

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I try not to get too fancy for Valentine's Day dinner, lest my Significant Eater start to expect fancy all the time!

 

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So I made some Spanish "soupy" rice, with a hint of chorizo and a few shitake mushrooms I had in the fridge.

 

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I also "just happened to have" some beautiful Hokkaido scallops, and wild Gulf shrimp, which both received the treatment in the pan.

 

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Shrimp and Hokkaido scallops plated atop the Spanish rice.  Served with Frenched green beans, cooked in my usual way (i.e.: with butter, olive oil, and a little stock).

 

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I’m not the only one who breaks out a clay pot on Valentine’s Day?

 

Here’s clay pot braised mushrooms and tofu with a side of pork tenderloin. If my beloved hadn’t have broken her elbow (surgery is today) it would have been a little more festive, but she appreciated it all the same!

 

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