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tandem
cooking: mood food
a valentine's day menu
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time-saving tips
If you think you won’t be getting home till late on Valentine’s Day
and are worried about finding yourself short on time, make the flan the
night before. Everything else on this menu is pretty quick to prepare,
although you can certainly make the salad dressing ahead of time as well
if you're so inclined.
It's also a good idea to do most of the shopping the night before.
The
scallops and bread, of course, are best purchased fresh -- ideally,
you'll want to stop by a market on your way home from work -- but if
that's just not possible, wrap the scallops in waxed paper (they'll
likely already be packaged like this by your fishmonger), toss them in a
covered container and refrigerate. Bread should be placed in a paper
bag, then sealed in a plastic bag.
shopping list
1 baguette
4 shiitake mushrooms (I like to keep the kitchen stocked with
dried ones, since I use these flavorful mushrooms often and the dried
ones keep forever; if you don’t think you’ll use them much, you can
buy fresh shiitakes)
3 oz. fresh basil
1 bag mixed greens
1 bartlett or anjou pear
1/2 lb. large fresh scallops
walnuts
pine nuts (optional for pesto)
saffron, powder or threads
small carton heavy whipping cream
1 small wedge brie
1 small wedge gorgonzola
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beverage
suggestions
If you're a red fan, stick with something light, like a pinot
noir.
For white wine drinkers,
a chardonnay or sauvignon blanc would be good
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things you should have
in your pantry And if you don't,
add them to your shopping list...
garlic
onion
olive oil
cider vinegar
honey
thyme, dried
salt
pepper
parmesan cheese
stock (chicken or veggie)
short-grained rice
eggs
milk
vanilla extract
this
way for the tandem cooking
instructions!
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