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Thursday, February 14, 2008

Valentines Day

On Valentines day my boyfriend and I take turns cooking each other a Valentines meal.

He started incredibly well some years ago cooking chicken stuffed with garlic mushrooms wrapped in bacon. Mmmm.

I followed this up the next year with roast pork with vegetables including tacky roasted red peppers cut into heart shapes.

The following years blur a little (sorry but it's true). I remember eating out at a posh restaurant serving incredible food which I was unable to taste due to a serious cold. Last year I used juniper berries he had got me as a present with some wine to make a nice sauce. I can't remember anything else about it though.

THIS year it's his turn again. Yesterday he told me the plan. Chinese food. Crispy seaweed (on its own)for starter followed by stir-fry.

I was pretty happy with this - it sounded interesting. However I did laugh at the idea of eating seaweed as a starter (although I know it's served in restaurants and from the takeaway shop).

It seems he took the laughter to heart - so he came home today with ingredients to make prawn spring rolls from scratch!

We have made them and they were SO much fun. I love this joint effort idea - one of us bringing something new and the other helping work out how to cook it.

Better still - I am now watching American Idol 2008 with a glass of sparkling wine while he cooks me a stir-fry. FAB!

Happy Valentines Day to you, my blogging friends x x x

9 comments:

Middle Ditch said...

Crispy seaweed eh ... Mmmm ... That is sooo yummy ... My friend, a Tai girl, makes the yummiest spring rolls ... You have never tasted anything like it

:-)

Akelamalu said...

Sounds like your Valentines Day was scrumptious!

MWM makes prawn spring rolls, in fact he just made a huge batch which are idling in the freezer until we next have a stir fry.

Vinny "Bond" Marini said...

I have used juniper berries for a reduction sauce with a beef tenderloin...yum o

happy valentine's day!

ANNA-LYS said...

Happy Valentine!

in response 2 Your comment:


TopChamp
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Can You please develop Your thought about anonymity from that interesting perspective You put forward by saying;
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Middle Ditch said...

Today of all days my friend, the Tai girl, had made twelve spring rolls for me and I ate them all.

Thanks for visiting and leaving such a lovely comment.

TopChamp said...

middle ditch & AK - I am envious of your access to decent spring rolls!

Much as I appreciated my boyfriend's efforts I will admit I have tasted better spring rolls in my time.

Bond - sounds delicious. I used them up making venison casseroles over the past year (and by spilling a LOT of them).

Annalys - mm... it interested me as a topic.

TopChamp said...

mimi - nice to see you!

His Girl Friday said...

hey, this is a great idea...maybe I should suggest this to him inside....hmmm, why do I think his response will be 'take out' ;)
(he actually makes a great Louisiana style Creole Blackened Fish...I get to enjoy it once about every four years! ;D)
...thanks for posting on my blog...I love rugby as well!...did ya see the photie on the side bar??) ;) 'viva la diferonce!'... ;)
(hopefully not too much...wouldn't want to offend :))

Mother of Invention said...

Great idea! I'd be happy just to go OUT for some Canadian Chinese Food!