Love is in the air
| Valentines Day 2008 Scroll down for "Recipes" |
| It may seem a little cliche, but I do enjoy getting roses on Valentines Day. After 20 Valentines together, he still surprises me. We celebrate our love and friendship every day, but it can't hurt to show it especially on this day set aside for love and fun. |
It was a Happy Valentines Day for everyone!
Look at those heavy lids! classic!
Look at those heavy lids! classic!
Spread the Love
| This is my Blackberry Syrup. I mascerated a package of blackberries with sugar and balsamic vinegar. Press through a fine mesh strainer and you are left with a gorgeous syrup. Pour a little syrup into the bottom of your glass and top with champagne. "cheers!" |
Shan’s Monday Night Salad a ‘la The Palm. I named mine the Valentine Salad.
Shan’s Valentine RED Salad – crunchy and light, refreshing and surprising this salad will
delight!
Serves 2 as part of a meal or one as a “Big Salad”
Chop everything up really small, like a chop salad
Use RED leaf lettuce or RED Radichio if possible, I used one heart of romaine
2 RED Radishes
¼ RED onion
½ RED ripe tomato
1 ear of grilled corn on the cob, removed from cob
2 mushrooms
4 anchovy filets chopped and smashed. DO IT! They are good! Full of protein and NOT fishy! At
least try it, you can get a small can for a few bucks and it will be worth it.
Toss everything together in a large bowl with salt and pepper and an extra v. olive oil & lemon
vinegrette. Lightly dress the salad, the flavors of the ingredients should shine through. This is a
simple salad. The anchovies will add salt flavor too, so just a sprinkle of sea salt will do. Lots of
pepper!
Shan’s Valentine RED Salad – crunchy and light, refreshing and surprising this salad will
delight!
Serves 2 as part of a meal or one as a “Big Salad”
Chop everything up really small, like a chop salad
Use RED leaf lettuce or RED Radichio if possible, I used one heart of romaine
2 RED Radishes
¼ RED onion
½ RED ripe tomato
1 ear of grilled corn on the cob, removed from cob
2 mushrooms
4 anchovy filets chopped and smashed. DO IT! They are good! Full of protein and NOT fishy! At
least try it, you can get a small can for a few bucks and it will be worth it.
Toss everything together in a large bowl with salt and pepper and an extra v. olive oil & lemon
vinegrette. Lightly dress the salad, the flavors of the ingredients should shine through. This is a
simple salad. The anchovies will add salt flavor too, so just a sprinkle of sea salt will do. Lots of
pepper!
Gav's Valentines dinner
plate: Grilled Chicken, Black
Beans, Grilled corn with roasted
red potatoes, grilled peppers,
fresh sliced tomato and
romaine lettuce with baby white
corn tortillas. He was stoked! It
was special without anything
"special".
We bbq'd last night, so we
had a ton of chicken, which was
awesome! It turned out like El
Pollo Loco style but better. We
also grilled whole baby sweet
bell peppers and skewers of
tomato, mushroom, zuchini,
garlic and red pepper. So good! I
love grilled mushrooms! A
Valentines feast!
plate: Grilled Chicken, Black
Beans, Grilled corn with roasted
red potatoes, grilled peppers,
fresh sliced tomato and
romaine lettuce with baby white
corn tortillas. He was stoked! It
was special without anything
"special".
We bbq'd last night, so we
had a ton of chicken, which was
awesome! It turned out like El
Pollo Loco style but better. We
also grilled whole baby sweet
bell peppers and skewers of
tomato, mushroom, zuchini,
garlic and red pepper. So good! I
love grilled mushrooms! A
Valentines feast!
