Special occasion menus? (Valentine's)

annacole94
annacole94 Posts: 994 Member
edited November 15 in Food and Nutrition
I usually cook at home for Valentine's, as the crowdedness, prices, and getting a babysitter don't really appeal. So far, this is my plan, but I'd love to hear your favorite "special occasion" meal. Bonus points if it's not calorie suicide.

Roasted broccoli with garlic and lemon
Easy scallop scampi: http://www.aspicyperspective.com/easy-scallop-scampi/2/
Wild mushroom risotto: https://thisoldgal.com/pressure-cooker-best-wild-mushroom-risotto/

And I haven't settled on a dessert yet, but chocolate lava cakes are likely. They're very rich, but also make just the two servings, no leftovers. http://www.dessertfortwo.com/molten-chocolate-cakes-video/

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  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    We do steak. I love a good bone in rib eye.
  • jmarie1025
    jmarie1025 Posts: 114 Member
    Ribeye steak, shrimp and roasted Brussels sprouts.
  • cross2bear
    cross2bear Posts: 1,106 Member
    Yeah, we will probably do the steak thing too, because its really easy to calculate the calorie count!! Hubbie is a pie guy, whereas I will spend my extra calories on wine!
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    We get take-out or go at lunch (less people). Sometimes it's just eating chocolate.
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    edited February 2017
    Cooking at home - steak, and I'll spring for a nicer cut, and/or steamed clams.
  • goblue8426
    goblue8426 Posts: 41 Member
    My husband usually cooks dinner that night. Typically we have steak but this year I think we're having lobster tail, which excites me!
  • Emily3907
    Emily3907 Posts: 1,461 Member
    edited February 2017
    We keep valentine's day simple. Our wedding anniversary is only 3 weeks after, so we splurge more for our anniversary and it is less crowded.

    We usually cook at home and have filets, homemade onion strings, asparagus, homemade bread and some kind of dessert from dessertfortwo.com (LOVE that website!). I think this year we are doing chocolate cobbler with vanilla ice cream.

    In the past I have also made chicken parmigiana with my homemade marinara, but it takes all day to cook and I hate making it, but it is my husband's fave. So that is for SUPER special occasions. :)

    Oh and wine. :)
  • annacole94
    annacole94 Posts: 994 Member
    There will be wine.

    Unless there's beer. Cutting back the beer has been the hardest part of this whole journey.

    We do often do steak, but the other half only really considers it a special occasion if he smokes the meat, and the weather is challenging for that right now (-25C or so).
  • rugratz2015
    rugratz2015 Posts: 593 Member
    We always do dinner at home. Either prawns or scallops to start, steak with mushrooms, onions, potatoes and salad then some type of dessert, and wine
  • jessieleah
    jessieleah Posts: 204 Member
    We're going to try our hand at making our own sushi! Also wine, probably. Or chammpagne. And fancy chocolate. Maybe chocolate covered strawberries.
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