Moxie Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 What are your plans?? I need a yummy romantic dinner idea. And a gift idea. I'm stumped this year. If you think VD is stupid or you have no desire to celebrate, fine, but not the response I'm looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Yell Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 BabyBaby's robotics team will be at a state championship tournament Feb. 13-14. SweetChild is baking them heart-shaped cookies and decorating them in team colors. :coolgleamA: (probably still not the kind of answer you were looking for. :laugh: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Yell Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 OK- romantic dinner idea: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Quick-Coq-au-Vin-361231 Serve with salad or green veggies, really good bread. Mashed potatoes are a favorite here. And FWIW, I know they call them "STD"s now, but I still can't abbreviate Valentines Day by its initials. :huh: And this is what I got DH for Valentine's Day. http://shop.jacklinks.com/product/detail/50840.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 What are your plans?? I need a yummy romantic dinner idea. And a gift idea. I'm stumped this year. If you think VD is stupid or you have no desire to celebrate, fine, but not the response I'm looking for. How about Steak Diane? And hasselback potatoes? Gifts...hmmm...my DH loves it when I super clean his car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 A few years ago there was a big snow storm and I couldn't get out. I made dh chocolate truffles, which were amazingly easy to make and had like three ingredients that I happened to have in the house (cream, semi sweet chocolate and cocoa powder). dh liked them! I detailed dh's car once and he liked that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 We usually go out for dinner :) No cooking for me or DH, and no clean up after! I'm always stumped for gifts. Generally for VD we just exchange cards and chocolates, sometimes DH buys me pajamas. Our serious gift giving holidays are more birthday, anniversary, Christmas, mother's day/father's day. On VD we just concentrate on getting some one-on-one time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merry gardens Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Red meat. We'll prepare a small roast that's served pink in the middle. Red potatoes. Probably with parley and butter, but maybe mashed with the skins. Salad--mixed leaves that include some red leaves, topped with pieces of red apple, bits of dried cherries and a fruity vinaigrette dressing. Buns. Last year I tried making buns shaped like hearts, but instead they looked like the other type of buns, (and thus deserving of an R rating for nudity.) Red wine. Probably cabernet--my husband will pick it. A dark chocolate cake, served with red raspberries & raspberry sauce for dessert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 And FWIW, I know they call them "STD"s now, but I still can't abbreviate Valentines Day by its initials. :huh: My first job was at a bakery. We took a zillion orders and were taught to abbreviate when possible. HB was Happy birthday but near Valentine's Day we were so busy they didn't want any cakes to have the wrong inscription so to distinguish between Birthday cakes and Valentine cakes we had to write Happy VD on the order form. In 1980, we'd never heard of them being called STDs so yeah, we turned into twelve year olds laughing at that. Dh's birthday is the 13th so we usually have leftover birthday cake. When the kids were little we made heart shaped pizzas. Come to think of that, dh would really enjoy that this year.g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 The way to my dh's heart is... Steak!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Urban Outfitters has a "geek" mug that says I LOVE YOU MORE THAN WI-FI. I thought that was kind of cute. We love having fondue and salad on special days -- and the vegan orange chicken from Whole Foods. But everything is so far in our new state that. . . it all sounds tiring. Great wife, huh? Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loowit Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 DS's birthday party will be that afternoon. DH and I will probably have a late dinner after the kids are in bed. Likely steak and potatoes or maybe lasagne. I also plan to make a strawberry cheesecake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Many times, we make fondue for St. Valentine's Day. We start with cheese fondue, dipping in bread and cauliflower and broccoli (raw). Then we clean the pot and heat peanut oil, and cook steak and chicken. We have little glass bowls with bbq, steak sauce, ranch and teriyaki sauch and we dip after cooking. Then we clean the pot again, and have chocolate fondue for dinner, dipping strawberries, bananas and pieces of pound cake. All is accompanied by wine, good conversation, and privacy (kids go elsewhere or to bed). It's lovely. This year, Ds gave me an electric fondue pot. We have a regular one, so it'll be nice to not have to clean out the cheese one until the next day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Geek Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 We are planning to go the Miami Sailboat show. I am finding out that hotels are through the roof even for Friday night. Dh's birthday is next weekend too. We really want to go to the boat show though and it is far enough that we can't reasonably drive and come home in the same day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I think we are going to dinner with 3 other couples. We are going to dinner at 4pm to hopefully beat the crowds. We normally don't go out, so this will be a new one for us. If that doesn't work out, we will probably just bring dinner in for the whole family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 This was a helpful fondue thread from last year. http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/503873-cheese-or-chocolate-fondue-recipes/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Ok! Fondue sounds fun! Electric pot? Other? Do tell!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caclcoca Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 We also do fondue for Valentine's Day. We have an electric pot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Our actual wedding anniversary is on 2/13. We shifted money earmarked for an overnight getaway for the two of us into whale watching in May for the whole family. I will probably make a really nice dinner and see if I can set up sleepovers for the kids on the night of the 13th. On the 14th, I am planning to do breakfast for dinner and I have PEZ dispensers and valentines for the kiddos. For dinner on 2/13, maybe I will make my husband's favorite Indian foods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Darinski Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 We will be celebrating our 17th wedding anniversary on Valentine's Day, that is, if we come up with something fun and cheap to do that doesn't involve me cooking. Other than that, no plans yet. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Shrimp or steak. Or both. And a chocolate dessert. Well, that's how we used to celebrate Valentine's Day. But then a 9 lb. 10 oz. boy barreled his way into our lives, ten years ago next week. He was due the 5th of February. I told him he was absolutely not to come on Valentine's Day, because I didn't want him to have to share the day. He took his time coming out but obliged me by showing up twelve hours before Valentine's Day started. So now we celebrate with leftover cake. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Ha - I came on here thinking I was going to learn about St. Valentine and how to integrate that info into kid festivities. I didn't even consider the romance aspect of celebrating. What is romantic or nice as a gift varies so much from person to person. Somehow finding a way to be alone (the two of you, without kids) or having the kids serve you a fancy dinner could be nice. Gift - think of what he does on Sunday afternoons and find something for that. GL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 My mom's taking the kids and I bought him tickets to someplace nice!!! So exciting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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