Happy Valentines Day all of you. Romance is in the air. Wine glasses are clinking, and chocolates and red roses are being gifted to the sweetest in our lives. Not so much in my house. I had decided earlier in the week to ramp up my frugality, but no skimping on the extra touches for this little holiday. A little lie down once home after carting kids to the other side of the metro, turned into an all out snooze. I needed it after a restless toss and turn kind of night.
DH came home, knowing I had purchased the ingredients for a delicious home cooked, not our standard fare, dinner. At 5:30, there wasn't so much as the oven turned on , let alone food ready to be popped in. I managed to shake the cob webs, and put the potato's and green bean dish together. Fortunately, I had done a dry marinade for the steaks, left to tenderize before we left at 7:30. I didn't bother with the spinach salad, mainly because I should have made the dressing hours ago to ensure the sugar, vinegar, and mayonnaise blended and chilled together. The chocolate lava cakes gave way for good old fashion vanilla ice cream with microwave heated hot fudge sauce. I tried to doll up the table, but in the end, we served ourselves from the kitchen, and settled with our plates to watch a movie on tv.
The food was delicious, and DH did not miss the salad, as he had more room for the cheesy potato's and green beans. He had picked me up a simple tulip bouquet, larger than any vases I have, so I ended up getting two arrangements out of the bunch, one to perk up each the dining room, and the living room. After 30 Valentines together, he knows I am a tulip rather than roses kind of gal. I won't be getting any repins on Pinterest should I dare to upload these photos, but he's a happy and satisfied man. Now, after my well needed nap, I'll actually be able to watch the whole movie with him without falling sleep. I have a nice red table wine for sipping, and a candle lit. Ahh, l'amore.
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| Both are a family, and Minnesota favorite. I don't make often because they are quite calorie rich. |
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Though not a great picture, the broiler on my over did the job on the
petite steaks. I would have liked to thrown on the grill
outside, but as we had a high temperature of 5 with negative
windchills, this was just fine. In the end the fish stayed in the
freezer for another day.
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