To Dessert or not to Dessert.........that is the question!

16 years ago

I am planning dinner for Valentine's tomorrow for DH & I.

So far, the menu includes:

Prime Rib

Bacon Broiled Sea Scallops

Egg Fettuccine With Butter, Gruyere and Toasted Walnuts

Roasted Brussel Sprouts

The question is, we won't be eating until about 6 or 6:30 pm and we usually go to bed around 9:30.

After a big meal, would you bother with dessert? We eat VERY casually, sometimes have dessert, sometimes not. It's usually just whatever is around (i.e. cookies, popcorn, sweet bread, etc.).

Any "knock your socks off" (or maybe other articles of clothing???) ideas/recipes that won't be heavy?

I am just brain dead.........

Deanna

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deborah_ps
16 years ago
That's a hard one Deanna, your meal sounds deeevine!
It would have to be something extra light...
Take warmed chocolate syrup into the bedroom?
Slip a hersey's kiss in your belly button? LOL
Make a heart shaped "coupon" for dessert at a later date and serve that on a dessert plate?
arley_gw
16 years ago
Here's a very casual and intimate dessert. What's nice is that if you decide not to make it, the ingredients can be used later for some other application. If you have a fondue pot around the house, use it; but it works just fine in a double boiler as well.

In the top of a double boiler melt a few Toblerone bars. You know, the ones in the triangular yellow box. Add enough half and half to make a nice slurry. Dip banana slices in this goo. Consume lasciviously.

And of course, the most famous lusty eating scene in cinema is at this link:

Here is a link that might be useful: eating scene
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If those are the two you want to serve, I'd go with an Orange Butter Cookie, as orange is delightful with chocolate, yet pairs well with the lime as it is in the ''citrus'' category. Here is a recipe I haven't tried myself, but saved. If you decide to go this route, I hope you'll let me know how it turned out. Oranges aren't easy to find here right now, but maybe you can find them where you live. I don't know the source of this recipe, but for some reason think it was in the New York Times. Orange Butter Cookies 1 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1 2/3 cups cake flour or more all-purpose flour (cake flour gives a finer texture) 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar 1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter 2 packed teaspoons freshly grated orange zest 1 large egg plus 2 large egg yolks, at room temperature FOR THE ICING 1 orange 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar 2 to 4 tablespoons whole milk 2 drops almond or vanilla extract Pinch - fine salt Position two oven racks in top and bottom third of oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. In a bowl, whisk flours, baking soda and salt together. In a mixer, cream together the sugar, butter and orange zest at medium speed until light and smooth, about 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of bowl frequently. Add egg and mix. Add one egg yolk and mix. Add remaining egg yolk and mix. Stir in dry ingredients just until combined. Scoop tablespoons of dough onto parchment, leaving more than 1 inch between cookies. Press each one down lightly with 2 fingers to flatten to a thickness of 1/2 inch. Leave any ridges and valleys on top of cookie intact, but smooth the edges. Bake about 15 minutes, rotating cookie sheets halfway through. Cookies should be pale but baked all the way through. Cool on sheets 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack and cool before storing in airtight containers up to 1 week. When ready to serve, make icing. Zest the orange; sift confectionersÃ¢ÂÂ sugar into a bowl. Whisk in 2 tablespoons milk. Whisk in more milk if needed to make mixture thin enough to spread. Add extract, salt and zest, and whisk to combine. Place cookies on a rack and drizzle icing over each one. Icing will settle into cookie crevices; let harden. Yield: About 4 dozen cookies. Note: Instead of icing, cookies can be sprinkled with coarse crystal sugar before baking.
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dgkritch
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16 years ago
I like the way you think deborah!! LOL
I would love it if strawberries were in season and I could dip just a 'couple' in chocolate, but they suck this time of year.

Maybe a coupon for "dessert" later...........served on a dessert plate. hee hee.
chase_gw
16 years ago
I would not do dessert with that wonderful menu...who wants to be too full for... real dessert ;) !

.... but a lovely glass of Grand Marnier maybe a few strawberries or some wonderful port and a few slices of pear all has in bed....just before you nod off!

Enjoy it all, life and love is good.
Bumblebeez SC Zone 7
16 years ago
I had some delicious strawberries lately; highly fragrant, deep red and flavorful.
I decide several years ago, that I would eat strawberries whenever I wanted them (which is all the time), not just on sale. And, most of the time they're good all winter.
Terri_PacNW
16 years ago
Oh I vote SharonCB's Aunt Doe's Shortbread dipped in dark chocolate...

You could just make a few and put the rest of the dough in the freezer for later...
jimster
16 years ago
A simple fruit dessert would go well. Pears poached in wine comes to mind, but pears usally need a few days of ripening after they are purchased. It's a little late for that. Cherries Jubilee would be nice, although not really light. Some sort of dessert crepes might be the answer. They can be made ahead and quickly assembled before serving. Or maybe Bananas Foster. Or just some very good fresh fruit, artfully presented with a couple of good vanilla cookies.

Brilliant of you to post that link to the Tom Jones film, Arley. I had not seen it since it was in the theaters in 1963. It certainly was the rage back then, if only for that one scene. Now, if that could be recreated at home for Valentine's day...
dgkritch
Original Author
16 years ago
Yeah, well, THAT ain't gonna happen here!! LOL
20-year old daughter will be home from work at 8:00.

I'm still going to be too full by then........... hee hee.

Maybe snuggle on the couch.......and watch the news....
Now ain't THAT romantic!! :+)

Hey, just the dinner is more than we normally do!

I am thinking about those Kahlua brownies.....just a small one.......I've got white plates and a little brownie with some chocolate syrup drizzled over/around the plate (in a heart shape) might be eye appeal and not too much. I've got homemade Kahlua...

Deanna (thinking we'll probably be occupying both bathrooms with all this rich food)
Terrapots
16 years ago
Prime rib, sea scallops, fettucini? I wouldn't even think of adding dessert. I have to make dessert as the main meal to ever get to eat it. But you could make the Kahlua the dessert, maybe under a small dish of ice cream, lots of Kahlua! You are definitely going to make someone feel very special; happy rewards!!!!
sally2_gw
16 years ago
Yeah, well, maybe the daughter will have plans of her own somewhere else for that night.

I like the brownie idea. Maybe buy some good ice cream to go with the brownies that you could serve if you want, or it can keep for another time.

Sally
lackboys3
16 years ago
Deanna, that's a really delicious sounding menu, one that will no doubt please your DH:-) What about a coffee drink, like maybe some coffee and Bailey's Irish Cream, to end the meal? You could fancy it up with whipped cream and chocolate shavings. Make the brownies anyway, and if you're too full to eat them, I bet they would freeze beautifully, and you can enjoy them another evening. Brownies seem to hold up really well when you freeze them. Enjoy your special dinner!
DONNA

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