Cards? Blech. Box o’ Chocolates? Eh. If there’s one tradition Deb and I will keep for Valentine’s Day, it’s eating a good meal. Sometimes we’ll cook something together, maybe one of our favorites or something that’s new and sounds amazing. For the third year in a row, though, we’re ordering out from a local catering company, Pepper’s.
Pepper’s is no typical take-out, though. Usually they only do catering services for parties, making an exception on Valentine’s Day for people to order ahead and pick up that night. Their menu selections are amazing, as you can see from this year’s menu (huge image, but it’s better than a PDF).
So, from this menu I’m having (vegetarians and vegans turn away now):
- Heart-Shaped Ravioli (don’t laugh) – 3 cheese, pink peppercorn ravioli with roasted tomato cream sauce, long-stemmed marinated artichoke heart, and micro green garnish.
- Locally Raised Char grilled Lamb T-Bone Chops – With black cherry black pepper balsamic demi-glace (100% Hormone free, antibiotic free locally raised).
- Lemon-Rosemary Roasted Red bliss Potato.
- Vegetable Herb Cous Cous.
- Cheesecake Wedge – Creamy cheesecake with cranberry and cranberry coulis.
Deb’s having:
- Mediterranean Salad – Arugula, watercress, crispy pancetta, fresh mint, scallions, pomegranate seeds, shaved parmesan cheese, and pomegranate vinaigrette.
- Pan Seared Breast of Duck – With braised Swiss chard, pomegranate seeds and pomegranate gastrique.
- Roasted Parsnips/Carrots.
- Sautéed Haricot Vertes with roasted red pepper and garlic butter.
- Fire Crackers – Red and white striped chocolate tubes filled with chocolate cake, white chocolate mousse and traditional German chocolate (coconut and pecan) fillings served with caramel sauce.
We’ll most definitely have wine with this, which will likely be one of our favorite bottles of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. So good.
So, come on now, don’t be shy: what are you having?
Photo Credit: Pepper’s Catering
Cards? Blech. Box o’ Chocolates? Eh. If there’s one tradition Deb and I will keep for Valentine’s Day, it’s eating a good meal. Sometimes we’ll cook something together, maybe one of our favorites or something that’s new and sounds amazing. For the third year in a row, though, we’re ordering out from a local catering company, Pepper’s.
Well, due to monetary restraints we are cooking ourselves this year. No Peppers for us! But we are having Fillet Mignon with a berry/balsamic reduction, roasted garlic mashed and glazed carrots. Also on the menu are Mexican Sundaes which consist of butter and sugar baked tortillas, crumbled on ice cream, drizzled with a caramel cayenne sauce. Yumm!!
Oh my!!!! If I’m still single in ten years, will you make this meal for me out of pity?