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Littlechef · 02-14-2012, 06:13 AM

Good morning everyone and Happy Valentine's Day

Hate going out to dinner on VD. I prefer to cook a nice meal for the one's I love. So dinner tonight will be shrimp scampi over linguine, garlic bread, and steamed green beans tossed with butter. For dessert we'll have chocolate lava cakes.

Andy M. · 02-14-2012, 09:15 AM

M'Lady has requested stuffed flank steak, baked potato with sour cream and asparagus.

rozz · 02-14-2012, 09:15 AM

Vegetarian pho.

LPBeier · 02-14-2012, 10:44 AM

If the rain stops we will be going for a day trip and having dinner in a quaint little family restaurant in the Fraser Valley area (2 hours away). I will pack a gourmet picnic lunch as well to have by our favourite lake.

If it keeps raining I have an albacore tuna loin (sashimi grade) in the freezer and will have fun with that!

We will have our picnic here at home!

**FrankZ** · 02-14-2012, 11:08 AM

I have duck breasts to do up. I will add potatoes au gratin and a salad.

I have chewy brownies for dessert.

buckytom · 02-14-2012, 01:04 PM

we were supposed to either make lobsters at home, or go out to eat.
but dw just changed her mind and just wants take out. i was really looking forward to lobsters, but oh well.

now i'm hoping for thai.

i have to go pick up an edible arrangement thing first for dw since she said she doesn't want flowers or chocolate. and i have to stop by the pet store for a gift for our cat. it's his 3rd birthday today. happy birthday, mush.

**Janet H** · 02-14-2012, 01:12 PM

I have plans to make Couquilles St Jacques with a nice salad and some bread. I moved heaven and earth to get the scallops (tough in a small town), laid in the cream, scallions and white wine, but now have a schedule conflict and may not have time to get it cooked in time for a reasonable dinner hour. Fingers crossed....

Ranchwifeg · 02-14-2012, 01:57 PM

The kids really like stroganoff, so that's what's for dinner tonight. My husband and I went out on Saturday, so this is about the kids. I fixed the fancy Valentine's dinner on Sunday - chicken breasts stuffed with tarragon/lemon cream cheese and served with a bacon and tarragon cream sauce.

LPBeier · 02-14-2012, 02:53 PM

Happy Birthday to Bucky T's Cat!!!!!

We kind of missed the time window for going out to the Valley so now it is a "picnic lunch" at home, and dinner out.....somewhere!

buckytom · 02-14-2012, 02:56 PM

thanks lp. i will pass it along.

i picked up the edible arrangement and it was completely wrong. since dw didn't want chocolate, i ordered a large basket of all fruit, none dipped, and then added a half dozen dipped apple slices.
they gave me a small basket with almost everything dipped in chocolate, explaining that they ran out of the non-dipped fruit, so they subbed more expensive dipped strawberries in a smaller basket.

when i complained, the manager gave me 12 more chocolate dipped strawberries to make up for it.

i don't think he listened TO A FREAKIN' WORD I SAID. NO CHOCOLATE EXCEPT THE APPLES.

well, i won't be a customer if theirs anymore.

so i raced out and got dw a silver keychain locket, a single rose, and a pair of silver and pewter earrings.

i guess i'll be eating a lot of chocolate covered stuff, and have to give up something else for lent. edible arrangements will be getting a nasty email tomorrow.