What you cooking on Valentine's day?

Rotty

Rotty

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so all those that are too tight to take the missus out what are you cooking?


nothing too original in mine, I let her choose, most of it I have done before

Devilled eggs benedict

Scallops with black pudding, caramelised apple and a cider reduction

Sous Vide Chateaubriand (from Donald Russell) , béarnaise sauce, potato gratin, clementine glazed carrots

Choc soufflé with whipped amaretto nougat
 
Going out for dinner on Sunday as we always eat out the day before or the day after :p

However recently found that a local butcher near us sells USDA Prime ribeye steaks so may well pick up a couple of decent 10-12oz jobbies and cook em up with some sauteed spinach & asparagus. Dessert is easy - affogato! :D
 
Ham hock & pigs trotter terrine (betroot chutney, cress salad, bread ect)
Sous vide fillet, carmelised shallots, carrot pure n Mash
Chocolate & Cherry Souffle w mint ice cream (shop bought ice cream as my maker has packed in.


Also Thermadoring this little bugger (Mrs Lego has named him George)
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nice and straight forward, most things can be done ahead (or already are)
 
Got nice big king prawns to start, cooked in a white wine based sauce. For main, I bought some fillet and bone-in sirloin steak from Tuner & George, and that will be cooked on the BBQ. Sides of bearnaise and sweet potato chips. Something chocolatey for dessert.
To drink, we have a bottle of rose Bollinger, and a bottle of rose Billecart Salmon champagne :).
 
-Smoked trout with watercress, lemon and wholemeal bread. -1/2 bottle veurve cliquot
-Gog Magog burger sous vide with straw fries (+All the toppings) -William Randell Barossa Shiraz 2010
-Chocolate tart with Jersey double cream - Cambells Rutherglen Muscat
-Vacherin or Tunworth with Peter's yard crispbread and Muscat grapes. - As above.
 
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molinari said:
Got nice big king prawns to start, cooked in a white wine based sauce. For main, I bought some fillet and bone-in sirloin steak from Tuner & George, and that will be cooked on the BBQ. Sides of bearnaise
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which bernaise recipe are you using?
 
Just making a chocolate orange ganache tart at the moment. Not sure about what'll come before. Will nip to the supermarket soon and pick something up. Hopefully there's a couple of steaks in the reduced price section! :D
 
Cheated on the starter as we had a M&S coquilles st jacques in the freezer.

Fillet steak with red wine, cranberry and ginger sauce. Dauphinoise potatoes and asparagus.

Homemade cookies and cream ice cream with strawberries.

Just made the ice cream custard and the steak sauce. Now about to semi cook the potatoes.

Oh and mojito's.
 
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Freefaller said:
Her favourite dish - chicken and mushrooms in a creamy white wine sauce, wrapped in crepes and baked in the oven.
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That sounds nice, might try that on Tuesday for pancake day :D


As for tonight, she wasn't that bothered on anything too fancy. We've both got colds so some comfort food is in order!
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HazardO said:
-Smoked trout with watercress, lemon and wholemeal bread. -1/2 bottle veurve cliquot
-Gog Magog buger sous vide with straw fries (+All the toppings) -William Randell Barrosa Shiraz 2010
-Chocolate tart with Jersey double cream - Cambells Rutherglen Muscat
-Vacherin or Tunworth with Peter's yard crispbread and Muscat grapes. - As above.
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Sounds very nice, although I would always put the sweet course at the end.

Rotty said:
which bernaise recipe are you using?
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We usually use a Brian Turner one that's quite nice. Do you have a good recipe?
 
Curried roast lamb with basmati rice and naans followed by a chocolate parfait.

The lamb is currently cooking in the oven and smells delicious.
 
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