I am back and thought I would share our Valentine's Day with you. It was a relaxing but tiring day, as we lazed around for the morning and went crazy with renos at night! We had decided to make dinner at home and I tried to figure out a fun way to do this. So I chose to make appetizers and dessert and Mike took the main course. We searched through different cookbooks and found International Cuisine for all of the courses. Now keep in mind we were going to "share" the dinner making...well, Mike ended up getting on a role with painting in the basement and I ended up making it all. Now if you know me, I don't cook a lot or let's say I don't enjoy cooking a lot. This was a big deal for me as the prep and cooking for a salad, appetizer and main course took about 3 hours. We ended up eating a truly European Meal as we didn't start until 11:00 at night! So here's the menu:
We started with cocktails, first with Caipirinha (no pic sorry) and then with this wonderfully bright and festive Kir (Aligote and Creme de Cassis)We drank the Kir with a Fig and Goat Cheese pastry, which I did not take a pic of because I cheated and bought them...! They were a great pairing with the Kir though (hint, you can buy them in the frozen section at Superstore!)
Next was a Sweet Potato, Argula and Spiced Walnut Curry Salad. Wow, it was an amazing salad however prep time is a little excessive. I was full after eating this though! If you want the receipe, drop me a comment or an email
Ta Da!! The main course: Italian Stuffed Crepes! So originally I was only supposed to help with the making the crepe part of this dish, however because Mike continued to paint, I actually ended up making the whole thing. Which is okay because Mike is worth it! It was an amazing dish, however by the time we got to eat I could only eat a half of one crepe! Hahaha...
You are probably wondering where dessert is? Well, I was too exhausted to make it, however it was going to be a Brazilian Chocolate Coffee Pie. Would have been sooo good, but we settled for a square of dark chocolate and a glass of wine...just as good and a lot less work! And besides we had to put the second coat of paint on the boutique walls and if we had dessert we would have been done for the night!
I hope you all enjoyed your Valentine's Day, ours was an amazing day, I wouldn't have changed it for the world.
Keep this idea in mind for the next V-day or any day where you want to have a nice dinner. Go way outside the box and pick dishes from all over the world to make, don't worry about pairing the tastes, if it was made with love, it's all good.
Beijos, Tricia
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