Love is in the air...what's cooking in the Kitchen?

Valentine's & 10th Anniversary Roses
It is Valentine's Day and tomorrow (our 10th Anniversary) is forecast to be one of the coldest days of the season. We intended to do a roast on the rotisserie on Sunday, but with temperature forecast at nearly -40 °C (with the windchill) we adjusted the weekend menu plans. Originally planned as our anniversary dinner our Saturday night menu included:
In Shawn's words...."Rusty, you out did yourself!"

P.S. Don't ask why I report ambient temperature in celsius and cooking temperature in fahrenheit!
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Comeback Meal!

After our debacle two weeks ago, we needed a tried and tested dinner for our COMEBACK MEAL!

On the menu:
It tasted way better than it looks, but that is part of this blog...to improve my photos.
Ribeye lookin' a bit charred, but it was delish
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Happy Birthday to Me!

I can't take any credit for the dinner presented herein...

However, I can say that it was delicious and prepared by my husband's family for my birthday.  No recipes (because I was on a Birthday break), but here are some snapshots of the delicious dinner.

On the menu:
  • Greek Salad
  • Cheese and Spinach Ravioli
  • Vegan Taco Potato Crisps
  • Chicken Wings
  • Vegan Pizza
  • Mini Regular Pizza
  • Chocolate Birthday Cake

Happy Birthday to Me!
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Homemade Caesar Salad

It is Saturday night...what's for dinner?  Pizza and homemade caesar salad....

We had pizza a couple of weeks ago, so I won't go into that again.  However, we had some friends over, so we could just serve them pizza.  So, I thought I would try a healthy caesar salad to offset the pizza.

So on the menu was:

Homemade Caesar Salad

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Mac and Cheese Anyone?

It was a dreary weekend and we needed some good old mac and cheese.


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