Anniversary tonight. What to cook for dinner?!
Go to the deli and get some smoked salmon and good bread. Mix up a mixed salad. Pick up a few bottles of white wine.
Answers: Keep things simple:
Go to the deli and get some smoked salmon and good bread. Mix up a mixed salad. Pick up a few bottles of white wine.
Filets Oscar, yeast rolls, chocolate decadence dessert.
it would be cool for you to recreate what you ate for your first meal together, at home! now i feel a little guilty as i forgot what mine and my bf's 'first meal' was :( haha
if you want something romantic, break out the fondue pots....
traditional swiss fondue for appetizer....
fondue bourginonne for main course
and chocolate fondue for dinner...you can always play with this one...add marshmallow fluff, different liquors, dark choc, white choc, peanut butter chips
be creative, i know for me it's always let to other *ahem*...... places ...
Salmon filet's poached in White wine, steamed asparagus, Risotto with bacon and chives and something sinfully chocolaty for dessert. Oh..and Champagne of course.
a nice chicken marsala..with a nice buttered pasta on the side and a nice creamed spinach
Filet Oscar
Ingredients:
Ingredients for dish:
Filet Mignon - 2 for each person.
Bacon - 2 pieces thick maple smoked for each steak.
Asparagus spears - 4 - 5 per steak.
Shrimp (or King Crab) - enough to top each steak. Biarnaise Sauce - 1 recipe per person.
Ingredients for Biarnaise Sauce:
Vinegar - 1 TBLS. EGG - 1 egg or 2 yolks. Butter - 2 TBLS. Shallots - 1 Thin sliced. Tarragon - 1 Bottle.
Directions:
Directions for Bernaise sauce:
Put 1 bottle of tarragon vinegar, shallot, and Tarragon into small sauce pan and reduce to =
For each person put 1 TBLS reduced vinegar and one egg (or better 2 yolks) into small metal pan. Whisk mixture and never stop whisking until it is cooked and cooled.
Place pan over boiling water (double boiler) Add butter 1 TBLS at a time. As the butter melts add more until 2 TBLS per recipe are added. Continue to whish and heat until color changes and sauce starts to thicken. Remove from heat and continue to whisk until it cools a bit (1 or 2 minutes)
Directions for preparation:
Broil filets wrapped in bacon to desired doneness. Top with asparagus spears, shrimp or king crab and sauce.
Don't cook anything. Go out for a nice romantic dinner and drink a bottle of wine
roast beef
roasted potatoes
mixed veggies
cheese cake
fresh rolls
wine
tea,coffee
Boxed foods
I would probably make my significant others favorite meal and just have a candlelight dinner at home. Play some soft music in the background and just stare into each others eyes all night long.
Since it is not known what type of food you like, it is very difficult to suggest a meal.
Today is a vegetarian day for us.
A tomato soup. And potato chips as starters.
We had some cottage cheese cooked in a sauce of tomatoes and spices.
A mixed vegetable: cooked with a paste of Melon seeds, poppy seeds, cashew nuts and a felw almonds. Added raisins to it.
A rice pudding with brown sugar.
And rice pulao.
Maybe you could do the same.
Happy Anniversary!
Filet Mignon, a warm Pasta Salad, Chocolate Decadent Cake w/ sauce, or Red Velvet, (You can buy these cakes @ the store with the wine. LOL) Wine, Candles, etc...
Stay Simple get finger foods and wine>>I like simple
FILET MIGNON WITH COGNAC CREAM SAUCE
1/2 stick unsalted butter
1 tsp. grated lemon rind
1 tsp. grated orange rind
1/4 c. sweet paprika
1/4 c. olive oil
Bay leaves
4 (2 inch) filet mignon
3 tbsp. cognac
1/2 c. finely chopped onion
1/4 c. dark beer (optional)
1 tbsp. ketchup
1 tsp. Worcestershire
1/4 c. fresh minced parsley
1/4 c. heavy cream
Salt and pepper
Blend butter, lemon rind, orange rind, paprika, salt and pepper. In a skillet, heat oil with bay leaf on high heat, discard bay leaf and saute the filets for 12-15 minutes, turning. Take out and keep warm.
Pour off oil and deglaze the skillet with cognac. Add butter mixture, onion and cook low until onion cooked. Stir in beer, ketchup, Worcestershire, parsley. Bring to a boil. Stir in cream. Season with salt and pepper and serve over filet mignon with rice. Serves 4.
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WARM HAM AND PASTA SALAD
4 oz. cooked ham, cut in thin strips
1/2 c. broken pecans or walnuts
1/2 c. crumbled blue cheese
1/3 c. snipped fresh parsley
1/3 c. oil
2 tbsp. snipped fresh rosemary
1/2 tsp. snipped fresh thyme
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
8 oz. bow-tie pasta
1 c. frozen or fresh peas
Fresh parmesan cheese
Combine ham, nuts, blue cheese, parsley, oil, rosemary, thyme, pepper and garlic. Cover and let sit 30 minutes. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions. Thaw frozen or cook fresh peas. Drain pasta. Mix with peas and ham mixture and serve immediately while still warm. Pass parmesan.
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RED VELVET CAKE
2 oz. red food coloring
2 tbsp. cocoa
1/2 c. shortening, Crisco
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 c. buttermilk
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. vinegar
1 tsp. baking soda
Mix food coloring with cocoa to make paste. Let stand. Cream shortening with sugar. Add eggs and color paste and beat well. Add buttermilk, cake flour, salt and vanilla and beat well. Remove mixer and add vinegar and baking soda. Mix by hand. Pour into 8 to 9 inch layer pans (2 pans). Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. Cool and frost with this unusual frosting.
Frosting (For the Red Velvet Cake) :
4 tbsp. flour
1 c. milk
1 c. sugar
1 c. butter
1/2 c. shortening
2 tbsp. vanilla
Cook flour and milk until thickened, stirring constantly. Cool. Cream sugar, butter and shortening together and add flour mixture and vanilla. Beat 12 minutes to spreading consistency. Spread on 2 layer Red Velvet Cake.
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DECADENT CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH SAUCE
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour or cake flour
4 eggs, separated
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tbs. butter
2 tbs. corn syrup
Heat oven to 325°F.
Grease a spring form pan, 8x2 1/2 inches, or round pan 9x1 inches. Heat 1 cup of chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of butter in a 2-quart heavy saucepan over medium heat until chocolate chips are melted; cool 5 minutes. Stir in flour until smooth.
Stir in egg yolks until well blended. Beat egg whites in a large bowl on high speed until foamy. Beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until soft peaks form. Fold chocolate mixture into egg whites. Spread in pan.
Bake spring form 35 to 40 minutes, or round cake pans for 30 to 35 minutes (top will appear dry and cracked) or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean; cool 10 minutes.
Run knife along side of cake to loosen; remove bottom of spring-form pan and cool cake completely. Place on serving plate.
Heat 1/2 cup chocolate chips, 2 tablespoons butter, and the corn syrup over medium heat until chocolate chips are melted.
Spread over top of cake, allowing some to drizzle down the side.
Makes 12 servings.
How does this sound?
Baked Italian Chicken
2 chicken breasts
smothered in italian salad dressing
garlic powder
italian seasoning
salt
pepper
oregano
this should marrinate for about 4 to 5 hours (all day is best)
Garlic Bread
Salad
Green Beans, Snow peas, or cooked baby carrots
New York Style Cheese Cake for dessert
and a glass of
White Zifandale Wine