What would be a good meal to cook for a loved one on Valentines Day?

Also, is alcohol essential or can the beer goggles stay off for one night?



Ta. xWhat would be a good meal to cook for a loved one on Valentines Day?Starter:

Pan fried Scallops in butter, braised shallots and pernod served on a bed of pureed celeriac with a pea and mint coulis.



Wine: A good crisp New Zealand sauvignon blanc like Oyster Bay. If you really want to push the boat out then Cloudy Bay Sauv. Blanc or Cloudy Bay Pelorus sparkling wine.



Main course:

Herb crusted rack of lamb served pink with maple syrup glazed baby carrots, beetroot slices and cubed parsnips accompanied by garlic infused baked potato slices and served with a port reduction.



Wine: I never drink anything other than a Pinot Noir with lamb and although i hate to say it the Kiwis are producing some fantastic pinot noirs in the Marlborough district. You could try a German Dornfelder which is quite warm and slightly sweet on the palate and suits lamb.



Dessert:

Strawberries served whole with a pot of melted mint bitz chocolate and a dipping fork - this is one plate between two people and ONE fork.



Wine: Croix Milhas or Chateau Jolys. Both beautiful very sweet dessert wines so only served in small libations!



I wouldn't bother with a cheese course but just serve large glasses of Soberano (spanish) brandy as a nightcap!



Sweet dreams!





Edit: Link - how do you think i've managed to keep him all of these years? He's too pickled to care about dolly birds! No, actually, we've known each other for 36 years and been married for 29 of them - not bad going by todays numbers and yes, i do cook good food and serve really good wines. I was taught by a lovely german lady who came to live in England just after the war, married to our local Doctor who had been stationed in Berlin. She brought a breath of fresh air to the food in our village despite initial prejudice. My husband's hobby is wine and we have travelled around the world tasting and enjoying it!What would be a good meal to cook for a loved one on Valentines Day?
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What would be a good meal to cook for a loved one on Valentines Day?Chish and Fips....and a bottle of Lambrini, of course.
a giant heart shaped lasagnaWhat would be a good meal to cook for a loved one on Valentines Day?Italian food always goes down well for V Day.



I make my man Lady and the Tramp style spaghetti and meatballs or a nice home-made lasagne or some lovely roasted vegetables and tagliatelle.



All washed down with a lovely merlot too! Mmmmmm.What would be a good meal to cook for a loved one on Valentines Day?
sheeps head soup and a bottle of brown ale
Cook??

I'd order a takeaway me..lolWhat would be a good meal to cook for a loved one on Valentines Day?
Pasta with a light salad, it's easy and cheesily romantic.



On the subject of beer goggles it depends whether he'd pass a Scottish sobriety test

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Edit: O.o Helen has a lucky man, she even knows her wine.
Oh so I've been unblocked now.



And to answer your question a hearty portion of Haggis meat usually means there's not a dry seat in the house that night.
Bangers and Mash
Oh, we can't interest you in some fine California wines or a little California brandy in your coffee or a little six-pack of California Champagne? The California economy could use your help, so please do your part on Valentine's Day.



Well, you could have some delicious flavored water, such as blackberry or cherry-flavored spring water or you could have hot apple juice or cold sparkling apple juice served in wine glasses or even cranberry-flavored sparkling apple juice. I prefer non-caffeinated herbal tea, such as peppermint tea, especially before bedtime, or ginger tea to aid digestion. Those colored waters in wine glasses are fun, though, for special occasions. So, that's the beverage. Forget the beer goggles %26amp; have whatever you like %26amp; don't be glued to somebody else's image of a romantic dinner. Isn't that what love's all about?



As for food, again, fix whatever the 2 of you like. I'm vegetarian %26amp; would either fix something like peas or spinach in white sauce over pasta or over toast or would make rice %26amp; veggies and cooked apples %26amp; dates, flavored like chutney (10 minute job). I might figure out some way to work asparagus %26amp; sweet potatoes %26amp; beets %26amp; sliced avocado into the menu because those are in season as winter veggies. Or maybe I'd get some cooked pasta %26amp; polenta from the deli or get some big take-out containers from my favorite Nepalese restaurant.



If I still ate meat or fish, I'd get a recipe for cooking fresh salmon. A favorite that I had in a restaurant once was steamed salmon %26amp; veggies. I believe they combine the salmon with a little bit of butter in a baking pan. Then they bake it in the oven on the top or middle rack with a long pan of water on the bottom rack below it, but not on the oven floor. I suppose the way to do that is to put the empty long pan on the rack %26amp; then fill it with a teapot or bottle of water. Otherwise, you'd never get the pan full of water to the over without spilling it. How you do it in reverse to empty the pan full of water is beyond me, but I'm sure you'll want to let it cool first %26amp; then figure it out somehow the next day. I believe they make a white sauce in a pan on one of the burners %26amp; then add steamed veggies, such as peas %26amp; carrots, to it. That's just a guess. Of course you could add asparagus, too, and you could have baked or boiled baby potatoes on the plate, too. Anyway, to me that's the most tender way to serve fresh salmon, %26amp; isn't this supposed to be a tender meal?



The alternative to fresh or frozen salmon would be to make a white sauce with veggies like frozen peas or fresh asparagus %26amp; add canned salmon to it. Tarragon is a great herb for seasoning such things.



In the end, I might be looking for a no-work meal. In that case, I'd make a green salad and maybe bake a sweet potato wrapped in foil for the 2 of us to split, then I'd boil a couple of artichokes, which we could eat by first dipping each leaf sinfully in ghee or in melted butter. Who cares about anything else? Or I might fix a bean salad in advance %26amp; then make a couple of avocado sandwiches served on toast because California avocados are in their prime now, too. I might serve the avocado on a burrito that I've warmed in a frying pan. No recipe needed, but I sure like tarragon on things. Yum, yum. That's if I'm not burnt out on avocadoes by then..



For dessert: Well, I could make my apple cake from the California Cuisine cookbook. I like it dusted with powdered sugar %26amp; served with whipped cream. The recipe comes from the Cafe Beaujolais in Mendocino. In fact, each recipe in the cookbook comes from a chef at a famous California restaurant, and I happened to see it on a cart at the library, quickly scanned the cookbook, %26amp; photocopied that recipe, which I've now made so many times that at work %26amp; in an org I'm in, I'm almost famous for my apple cake, which in fact isn't mine but from Margaret somebody. I mention all of this because you might want to get the cookbook, especially if you eat meat %26amp; fish %26amp; can cook more than the apple cake from the cookbook. I don't use many recipes other than for baked foods like cakes %26amp; cookies, %26amp; I never met a recipe I didn't change. I usually replace sugar with sucanat %26amp; always add cardamom to desserts. With grains %26amp; white sauce %26amp; such things, I just wing it, %26amp; it usually turns out fine with practice.



If I didn't want the work of the apple cake, then vanilla ice cream or chocolate pudding served with homemade cookies would be fine for dessert. I do like Safeway's lovely cherry %26amp; almond pastry rings or their tarts or their oatmeal cookies or whatever, so if you prefer to pick up something fast, go for it.



Well, whatever you do, enjoy your dinner. And most of all, happy romance to you. You can also put a dash of love into your cooking, which is supposed to improve the food immensely %26amp; give it a special quality that nourishes body %26amp; soul.
Stuffed Hearts.

Wine is nice on valentines day.
now having to wear beer goggles to look at Shambo is just not right, you can cook beef, I heard that Shambo is a cannibal, and just loves to eat meat, hope this helps you out