Valentine's day dinner

[attgig]

For hitched folks here...

what's for dinner this saturday?


With a new-found determination to save money, I'm going to cook for her this Saturday night. I'm planning on doing short ribs, a la minimalist recipe (http://video.nytimes.com/video/2008/02/12/dining/1194817094889/braised-short-ribs.html), but going with a slow cooker.

What are you doing? eating out? cooking?

[baggio248]

We'll probably eat out at one of our favorite restaurants, but save the fancy dinner for my wife's B-day in 6 days after that.

[LPMiller]

we really don't ever do anything for V day.

[GraingerGuy]

We're eating out at one of our favorite restaurants. :)

[chrissy]

We really haven't talked about it. I will probably make steak sandwiches - got a good recipe from another board that is VERY yummy. So that unless something else happens.

[Daedalus]

Good question. The missus really likes my chicken piccata, so maybe I'll force myself to serve up a batch.

[Jeffbx]

we really don't ever do anything for V day.


:stupid:

[Yossarian]

chicken parm. i haven't decided if i'm making my sauce or using her moms(which she canned)

[attgig]

I'm going to be adding squash soup to the recipe, following alton brown's recipe (http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/squash-soup-recipe/index.html). I hope it tunrs out good.

[Nija]

we really don't ever do anything for V day.
:stupid:

I might decide to make her something from one of my new bacon cookbooks though.

[brainsmile]

eh... I bought her a new car. Forget dinner

[eSDee]

Taking her here. Trow some wine and grub down her troat:

http://www.burgundywinegrill.com/

/dice clay

[guiseppewv]

I am taking the gf out to dinner. I already bought her some Godiva's chocolate; I got a sweet (no pun intended) deal on the Godiva's.




I might decide to make her something from one of my new bacon cookbooks though.

Which bacon cookbook do you have? I have gotten some tasty recipes out of the book, Seduced by Bacon: Recipes & Lore about America's Favorite Indulgence, I have. I just picked up a pound of Amish bacon earlier today. :lick:

[LPMiller]

bacon...cookbooks? Quickly, he runs to Amazon....

[Nija]

Which bacon cookbook do you have? I have gotten some tasty recipes out of the book, Seduced by Bacon: Recipes & Lore about America's Favorite Indulgence, I have. I just picked up a pound of Amish bacon earlier today. :lick:

I bought that one and The Bacon Cookbook: More than 150 Recipes from Around the World for Everyone's Favorite Food from amazon.

My biggest problem is finding a meat market that sells the different styles of bacon. My local Ralphs and Pavilions are not helping =\

[guiseppewv]

Dude, there is an Amish market and they have the best bar-none bang for your buck bacon. It is $4.50/lb. They carry three kinds: Hickory Smoked, Maple, and Peppercorn. I have had better bacon than they sell but it was way more expensive and not better enough to justify the price.

What kind of bacon are you looking for?

I am going to have order that bacon book you have. :lick:

[Nija]

Some of the receipes call for bacon with a rind on it (sorry I don't have the book in front of me) and those sounded really good. I figured when I bought it, there was only one kind of bacon (gogo Farmer John's!), when I got this book there was almost a page and a half of different kinds of bacon. It was a little overwhelming and to be honest a little intimidating.

[guiseppewv]

The Amish sell bacon with the rind on it. I can send you some. :)

[Yossarian]

nija, jsut ask the butchers there, they'll probably have it for you.


ended up cooking a chicken and rice dish tonight. got $50 of new dry spices today and needed somethnig to test them out on

[renovation]

wife is working tonight and i worked today she also worked 12 midnights last night. we spoke on the cell phomes this morning as i was on the road before she got home .and she left to her job before i got home tonight. as i said before she works 12 hour shifts.and makes it home about 8 am in the morning. i just went up to the local store and ordered a sandwish take out tonight. i be out of the house before she gets home tomorrow morning to.but she has the night off and i told her i try and call it a short day if all gos ok .today it sure didn't do. right from the get i know it was going to be bad. I left 1/2 my equipment (work tools) in my car and i also knew it was a bad day when i went to turn on my wipers and only the driver side was working and the roads were still covered with snow about 2 inchs or better of snow and still falling lightly. fun fun fun was all i could say .