Valentine's Day Dinner

[blue_dolphin]

Nopalito has a recipe for yogurt-based crema that's become my go-to since I usually have yogurt on hand. 

Start with:

1 cup whole-milk Greek yogurt

3 teaspoons lime juice

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

adjust lime and salt to taste

 

[Shelby]

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.

[Kim Shook]

5 hours ago, Shelby said:

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!  

[pastameshugana]

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).

 

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...

 

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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[pastameshugana]

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

 

 

All the noodles cut and ready to go:

 

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:

 

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...

 

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:

 

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

[gfweb]

3 minutes ago, pastameshugana said:

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

 

 

All the noodles cut and ready to go:

 

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:

 

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...

 

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:

 

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!

[Shelby]

Started with the leftover Super Bowl shrimp

 

 

Then broccoli salad

 

 

Twice baked potatoes

 

 

 

Prime rib

 

 

Those wonderful strawberries for dessert

[rotuts]

@Shelby

 

my kind of RB !

 

and with those TBP !

 

im guessing the broccoli addition

 

was wise.

 

probably saved you life.