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Home-cooked Valentine' meal
Posted on 2/13/14 at 11:32 am
Posted on 2/13/14 at 11:32 am
The last couple of years I've done the Maxwells Market deal where you buy fillets, lobster, etc. and I cook it at home. The plan is still to cook at home, but I would like to change up the menu. Wife is pregnant, so drinks aren't an issue.
Any suggestions for a nice meal? Any meat or fish is fine, I'd just like to do something besides the surf and turf deal.
Any suggestions for a nice meal? Any meat or fish is fine, I'd just like to do something besides the surf and turf deal.
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Posted on 2/13/14 at 11:34 am to Tiger at Law
I am doing the same thing this year. I am going to do a cedar plank salmon with mashed red potatoes and asparagus. Never done the cedar plank before and I am looking forward to it. Just an idea.
Posted on 2/13/14 at 11:35 am to stevengtiger
do a fish topped with crabmeat and a sauce on top of that
Posted on 2/13/14 at 11:36 am to LSUvegasbombed
women are pretty paranoid about eating fish while pregnant these days
Posted on 2/13/14 at 11:37 am to Tiger at Law
I know you want to get away from surf and turf. But if you buy a thick cut ribeye and butterfly it, it looks like a heart.
Kinda romantic right?
Kinda romantic right?
Posted on 2/13/14 at 11:40 am to Rouge
quote:
women are pretty paranoid about eating fish while pregnant
You cant eat fish when your pregnant? That sucks!
can you eat red meat?
Posted on 2/13/14 at 11:41 am to bbrou33
Extremely romantic 
I'm not dead-set on avoiding steak, so a different presentation and sides could work out.
About preggos and fish (and steak...and everything), yeah the wife wants it cooked way more than I would like cooking it. Cedar plank fish sounds like a good idea
I'm not dead-set on avoiding steak, so a different presentation and sides could work out. About preggos and fish (and steak...and everything), yeah the wife wants it cooked way more than I would like cooking it. Cedar plank fish sounds like a good idea
Posted on 2/13/14 at 11:44 am to Tiger at Law
I'd eat it
ETA: And I love roasted garlic potatoes. LINK
You could also deglaze your pan (assuming you are using the stove/oven method) with some red wine, garlic, and mushrooms. Use that as a sauce
This post was edited on 2/13/14 at 11:47 am
Posted on 2/13/14 at 11:47 am to Tiger at Law
Braise some short ribs in wine, tomato paste and stock. Make mashed potatoes with loads of butter, you can even toss in some lobster.
Make it tonight (the braise). Will only improve overnight.
Profit.
Make it tonight (the braise). Will only improve overnight.
Profit.
Posted on 2/13/14 at 11:48 am to bbrou33
What is her favorite thing to eat? Cook that. She will appreciate the thought and effort, esp if you tweak her favorite a bit to give it an upgrade (like a lobster mac n cheese, for example)
Posted on 2/13/14 at 11:52 am to BlackenedOut
Boom goes the dynamite.
Posted on 2/13/14 at 11:52 am to hungryone
quote:
like a lobster mac n cheese
why did you have to put that in my head!
Posted on 2/13/14 at 11:55 am to Tiger at Law
Braising is the best option with a pregnant wife and being able to eat meat. Plus the red wine in the sauce is super healthy. Batali's recipe is a good one to follow.
Posted on 2/13/14 at 11:56 am to Tiger at Law
One year, I got my then GF (now wife) a heart shaped pizza from Papa Murphy's and made a heart shaped angel food cake for dessert, complete with pink food coloring and pink colored Cool Whip. She enjoyed that.
Posted on 2/13/14 at 11:58 am to LNCHBOX
Posted on 2/13/14 at 12:00 pm to Neauxla
Not my proudest moment, but we did enjoy a nice night in. The cake came out better than I thought it would, so that was nice.
ETA: Had to go hunt for a picture of it. I put too much batter in the pan, so the shape of the top of the cake wasn't very heart like, but the bottom was.
And yes, I just had them on paper plates. Hooray college.
ETA: Had to go hunt for a picture of it. I put too much batter in the pan, so the shape of the top of the cake wasn't very heart like, but the bottom was.
And yes, I just had them on paper plates. Hooray college.
This post was edited on 2/13/14 at 12:06 pm
Posted on 2/13/14 at 12:04 pm to Tiger at Law
Ravioli with a red sauce, arugula salad, garluc bread, bottle of red. Strawberries
Posted on 2/13/14 at 12:04 pm to Neauxla
I got a heart shaped pizza for may SO once and she ate it up
Posted on 2/13/14 at 12:06 pm to hungryone
Where do yall get the lobster to put int he mac n cheese or mashed potatoes?
I've never bought or cooked lobster
I've never bought or cooked lobster
Posted on 2/13/14 at 12:22 pm to Tiger at Law
I like those short ribs over grits. A good salad and some French bread or Commander's crack garlic bread is a tasty meal. I'd make a light dressing for the salad with some strawberries or other fruit mixed in. This would go well.
2 T balsamic vinegar
1/4 c olive oil
1/4 c canola
4 T sugar or less (I use Splenda)
2 T white wine vinegar
2 t pepper
1 t salt
5 dashes Tabasco
Shake to dissolve sugar. Keeps in the fridge. I double and triple it all the time.
Good with mixed lettuces like romaine and butter lettuce or spring salad mix, sliced strawberries or mandarin oranges, toasted almonds or pecans or praline pecans, crumbled feta (or goat cheese) and red onions. There’s a brand of pecan pie pecans by Diamond or something like that in a green bag that most stores sell in the nut section that works perfectly with this salad mixture.
2 T balsamic vinegar
1/4 c olive oil
1/4 c canola
4 T sugar or less (I use Splenda)
2 T white wine vinegar
2 t pepper
1 t salt
5 dashes Tabasco
Shake to dissolve sugar. Keeps in the fridge. I double and triple it all the time.
Good with mixed lettuces like romaine and butter lettuce or spring salad mix, sliced strawberries or mandarin oranges, toasted almonds or pecans or praline pecans, crumbled feta (or goat cheese) and red onions. There’s a brand of pecan pie pecans by Diamond or something like that in a green bag that most stores sell in the nut section that works perfectly with this salad mixture.
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