Love on a Plate,..Valentine's Day/Romantic Meal Ideas

hmmmmmmmmm, should i put a big flag on this thread so the boy might spot it?


i love using frozen phyllo dough for all kinds of things - fruit fillings, fruit and cheese fillings, veggies, veggies and cheese, fish, meat - people are always impressed, especially if you create a few funky 'seasonally appropriate' shapes.

i got a heart shaped egg form by mistake - meant to buy a star, but the heart will work for v-day. eggs or pancakes will work in it.

Well, first off, it is far better to cook for two at home than it is trying to have a romantic dinner out on one of the busiest days of the year for restaurants.

I like to keep the meal light, with lots of Champagne and wine, so you are a bit more, ahem, 'inclined' towards activity afterwards...last V.D. (lol, V.D.) menu I did (when not working) was a small appetizer of grilled sea scallops on marinated cucumbers with salmon caviar, asparagus consomme, steamed sea bass with baby veg and finger potatoes, and a lobster stock reduction, and port-poached mission figs with port reduction and a creme fraiche drizzle. We enjoyed at least 2 bottles of vintage Bollinger, and a little port. It was a fine evening indeed...

Hi cavfanciar,

Agree with you completely about keeping it light. Wouldn't want to be bouncing around with a full belly.
And I do like the idea of romantic meals at home, and for special occasions it would be nice to hire someone to come in and do the cooking.

I was thinking, some of my favorite Japanese dishes are those that you prep ahead of time, and then cook at the table. Like Sukiyaki and Shabu-Shabu,..or even the Korean Yakiniku.
They are on the lighter side, you can get most of the dirty-work done an hour or so ahead of time. and how romantic would it be to cook at the table and feed each other. And the only special equipment involved would be one of those table-top butane stoves (around 20 dollars).

ok, it's almost that time of year again.....