What is your favorite Valentine's Day Dinner for 2?

[jonjaktez]

I'm looking for some new idea for Valentine's Day dinners.

[PrincessCoupon]

Reservations.

[stacyloucks]

Collosal crab legs.

[Cynthiabutterfly]

We always have shrimp cocktail or 7 seas (like shrimp cocktail, but with other seafood too- oysters, crab, scallops, etc) , steak and a chocolate cake. Those are the 3 things we love to eat the most, and DH knows how to make them AWESOME.

And we've done our Valentines' and Anniversaries at home for years because it's more intimate, (and cheap!) and we can do it after the little ones are in bed. We pick our own music, and yes, we dress up too.

[Hotmama111]

LOL reservations.

How about fondue?! You can do it at home if you don't want to fight the crowds. You need cheese and bread, and of course chocolate and strawberries!!!!

[taylordvd]

Last year I went all out. I made Salmon Wellingtons with Crab and Asparagus and a Lemon Veloute Sauce, Raspberry Spinach Salad, Corn Bisque Soup with Heart Shaped Crostini, Individual Molten Chocolate Cakes. DH said it was the best meal I had EVER made. This year crab cakes w/ the same corn bisque, some veges - maybe asparagus, and possibly a redo of the salad! My valentines menu was for four, so you could just half it or make the double batch and freeze the other half and have two great meals.

[chitownmelli]

We like Valentines day at home, and I really don't like crowds - so I usually make something that would cost a fortune to eat at a restaurant lol!!!

This year, I will be making rib eye steak from our butcher that has THE BEST meat, with snow crab and baked potatoes. I have not decided on dessert yet, maybe DH would like to make something for us - I think I will ask him :)

[puakinikini]

I made this recipe last year and my DH thought he had died and gone to heaven. This sauce rocks - it seems too heavy for the salmon, but trust me if you like salmon you will not be disappointed. I served it with couscous with pinenuts. Delicious!

Javanese Roasted Salmon and Wilted Spinach Bon Appétit | September 2002
Saucebox, Portland, OR


"Although I'm not usually a big fan of fish, I love the roasted salmon at the Saucebox here in Portland," writes Irin Haruchai of Portland, Oregon. "The sauce served with it is out of this world." Spicy sauces with sweet-and-sour flavors are popular in Javanese food and, in this case, pair deliciously with salmon.
Yield: Makes 8 servings

1/2 cup (1 stick) plus 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
1 large garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 teaspoons cornstarch dissolved in 2 teaspoons water

8 7-ounce salmon fillets

2 6-ounce bags baby spinach

Preheat oven to 400°F. Melt 1/2 cup butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add crushed red pepper and garlic and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add sugar; whisk until mixture is melted and smooth and begins to bubble, about 4 minutes. Whisk in lime juice and soy sauce. Increase heat and boil until reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 2 minutes. Add cornstarch mixture and boil until thick, about 3 minutes. Set sauce aside.
Melt 1 tablespoon butter in heavy large skillet over high heat. Working in batches, cook salmon until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to baking sheet. Spoon 1 tablespoon sauce over each fillet. Roast until fish is opaque in center, about 5 minutes.
Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in large pot over medium-high heat. Add spinach and toss until wilted but still bright green, about 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Using tongs, divide spinach among 8 plates. Top each with salmon fillet; drizzle with remaining sauce and serve.




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[foggierbard9]

My favorite special dinner is tri-tip....but alas that is a CA thing and I cant even get that cut of meat in MD....so I am at a loss right now what to do for Valentine's day.

[leqet]

One year I made home-made ravioli and cut them out with a heart-shaped cookie cutter. That's the most labor intensive I've ever gone.