valentine's.day

I know this is a little late, but I wanted to document our fabulous Valentine's dinner. Last year, we decided to eat in (after the kids went to bed) instead of eating out. We figured that we would make exactly the food we wanted (for WAY less $$$), not have to pay a sitter, and already be home at the end of the evening.

So this is what we made this year: A little asparagus.

Some tasty salads (lettuce, craisins, artisan blend cheese, Girards "Champagne" salad dressing...YUM...and....)

...some candied almonds for the top. Yum. Yum. Yum. These totally *made* the salad.

All for this awesome candle-lit dinner. Grand total: $25 (at the most...estimated).

We would have spent more than that just on a babysitter!

***Update to this post:  I just realized while reading this in my Google Reader, that I didn't even say the we had Lamb Chops and New York Strip Steak for dinner!  That was the best part!!!  (Obviously, I loved the salad a lot too!)  We also had fried rice.  It was soooooo good.