Valentine's Day meals

16 years ago

Good morning, folks!

Hard to believe that it's February and, of course, that means that Valentine's Day is almost here. Our food producer is looking for some feedback on the following questions:

-What was your most romantic meal ever?

-What would you cook to impress a date?

-What was your biggest ValentineÂs Day food-related disaster?

If you'd like to share your stories, we'd love to hear them.

Thanks,

Tamara

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annie1992
16 years ago
Oh wow, my most romantic meal ever wasn't anywhere close to Valentine's Day, it was actually on a Labor Day weekend a couple of years ago.

Elery took me to Traverse City for a "surprise". The surprise was that he had arranged to take me out onto Grand Traverse Bay on a restored sailing schooner. He had also arranged for the captain to let me "drive" the boat and while I was at the wheel he got down onto one knee and proposed.

We ended that particular day by sitting on the deck of that schooner, out in the middle of the bay. Our meal was on that schooner, a picnic type meal of salmon salad on croissants and a bottle of the local Black Star Farms wine. It wasn't the food, it was definitely the ambience,

What would I cook to impress a date? Elery was very impressed by the fact that I made venison and black bean chili and it didn't taste like venison, LOL, although how you could tell with all that chipotle powder, the ancho chili powder, the oregano, onion, garlic, tomatoes, cocoa, etc., I'm sure I don't know.

My most impressive meal would probably be homemade bread, that apple cider brined and herb crusted pork loin, some roasted root vegetables, garlic smashed red skins and either apple pie with homemade ice cream or molten lava cakes with homemade ice cream. I might start with Sharon's roasted red pepper soup too, nicely red and Valentine's Day color-ish.

It's funny, I have all that beef and steak seems so "ordinary". My favorite dessert is Grandma's blueberry crisp, and it seems kind of "every day" too. I'd love seafood but many people don't, so I'd probably stick with the pork...

Valentine's Day food disaster? Hmmm. I usually only cooked for the girls on Valentine's Day, so there weren't any disasters I can think of. Other than that I've mostly avoided/ignored Valentine's Day through the years, until now, when I actually have a "Valentine".

Annie
Solsthumper
16 years ago
My Valentine and I have had quite a few romantic dinners in the past. Most of which, do not belong on this G-rated forum (oh, yes she did!).

But, I can tell you about the sweetest V-day dinner we once had. This memorable meal took place in a maternity ward.
Crazy, no?
I mean, how often have you found the words: "Fine Dining and Maternity Ward" in the same sentence?

I was a crazy quilt of emotions on this day. Exhausted, in pain, and elated, all at the same time. Having just given birth (via Caesarean section) to a 10 lb. precious little girl, with a full head of hair and the longest eyelashes anyone had ever seen. My heart melteth.

In any case, to celebrate our baby's debut into the world, on our last day at the hospital, the staff provided us with a private room, and treated us to the most wonderfully-decadent Lobster and Champagne dinner we have ever had. While our baby cooed and gurgled to the nurses' delight in the next room.

My daughter is now a beautiful adult, and yet, my mind wanders back to that wonderfully-romantic night in a most unlikely place.

Sol
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Solsthumper
16 years ago
Correction: said dinner did not fall on Valentine's Day, but it certainly qualifies as one of the most romantic dinners J and I have had.

Sol
annie1992
16 years ago
Sol, I think every darned thing you cook is probably impressive, but that would have to be right up there with the "most romantic" dinner I've heard.

Our hospital here made sure they drove us out early with their food...

Annie

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