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A Romantic Menu for Two
Valentine's Day is a wonderful time to serve a special home cooked meal to that special person. This special menu should start with a lovely salad or appetizers, and include a special main dish like a steak or a Cornish game hen.
This special romantic menu consists of a shrimp cocktail, fruit salad, Cornish game hen, grain pilaf, steamed broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots. For dessert, a chocolate mousse finishes things up.
First, the cocktail sauce for the shrimp cocktails is stirred up and allowed to chill. The ingredients in the sauce are equal parts of chili sauce and catsup, with a little horseradish added. Add a dash of lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce for a splash of flavor. This sauce can be chilling while the rest of the food is prepared. Purchased cooked and peeled shrimp can be chilling, also, for dipping in the cocktail sauce.
Fruit salad is easy to make with whatever fruit is available. Combine chunks of apple, banana, and canned pineapple with fresh grapes. Combine plain yogurt with a little honey for a dressing. Add the fruit, mix well and chill.
The Cornish game hens can be rubbed with a little salt. Place in a baking dish and brush it with melted butter. Place in the oven and bake for 45 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 180 degrees when placed into the thickest part of the meat.
The grain pilaf can be made with any favorite whole grains. Barley is delicious as is bulgar wheat or millet. Grains can be mixed as well. Most grains take about 2 or 3 cups of water to cook one cup of grain, and the time varies from 15 minutes for bulgar to as much as an hour for brown rice. A suggested recipe for this meal is to start with a tablespoon of olive oil in a heavy saucepan. Saute ¼ cup each of finely chopped onion, celery, and carrot until soft. Add 2 cups of chicken broth and bring to a boil. Add 2/3 cup of pearled barley and return to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 25 minutes or until tender.
Steamed vegetables are easiest to make with a steamer insert for a saucepan. Clean and cut up fresh broccoli and cauliflower. Peel and cut up carrots in bite sized pieces. Place all vegetables in the steamer insert and place in a saucepan with one inch of water in the bottom. Bring the water to a boil, reduce heat, and put a lid on the pan. Let the vegetables cook in steam for 10 minutes or until tender. Serve with salt, pepper, and butter.
An easy chocolate mousse can be made from a small box of chocolate pudding, one and a half cups of cold milk or half and half. Combine and mix for 2 minutes. Finally, stir in a 16 ounce carton of thawed whipped topping.
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