VALENTINE'S DAY BROUGHT A WEEKEND OF GOOD EATING

I made Barb and me a seafood feast Friday night.

Shrimp sautéed in butter, garlic and parsley, lobster tails broiled, asparagus, mushrooms cooked in olive oil with garlic, rapini, baked potato with sour cream and of course some fresh Italian bread. Barb topped her meal off with a glass of her favourite white wine.

Goodies for the family. Nut free cookies from Longos, Smarties and some heart chocolates. A little purple teddy bear for the youngest granddaughter.
A get together at a daughter's house with all the family.
Gnocchi with a meat sauce, salad, chicken and stuffed red peppers.

Since sweets are the reason for the day.

A big cookie with a heart.
And the romantic in me did buy my wife roses for the day.

Maybe it is a created Hallmark Day but a much needed break to the winter months.

A LITTLE ITALIAN/A LITTLE CHINESE ON A TUESDAY NIGHT

Cooking the same old thing every week is tiring. So on my early morning awakening, I decided to make some Italian stuffed red peppers. Going to the Chinese market I bought some Chinese noodles and bean sprouts to use in my pork stir fry.
The meal turned out quite tasty.

I prepared the peppers in the morning making 4 lovely ground beef stuffed red peppers that I baked in the oven later in the day just before dinner.

The stir fry was started early with the pork needing to be sautéed longer.

The carrots, onions and green pepper were cooked earlier too. Just before dinner, putting it all in the pan and adding the fresh bean sprouts. Cooking it enough but not to let the bean sprouts become mushy while the water boiled for the Chinese noodles.

Not a bad meal with lots of vitamins and minerals along with good taste. Needed some soya sauce to round off the taste. With a couple of peppers left over, Barb could bring one to work tomorrow. As long as I don't eat it for a midnight snack! So a little Italian and a little Chinese on a cold Canadian winter night!