Theme Recipes for Valentine's Day - Salad / Main / Dessert

Theme Recipes for Valentine's Day - Salad / Main / Dessert

Here's an plan for a special Valentine's Day meal that you can prepare at home for that special someone. This is the first of 4-part series of ideas. This combo uses lobster as salad, chicken for main dish, chocolate mousse for dessert, and a special Valentine shake. indulge in!

Lobster Salad

Ingredients:

* 1 cup cooked lobster meat

* 3 cups cooked rice

* 1/4 cup sliced celery

* 1/4 cup sliced pimento-stuffed olives

* 1/4 cup chopped bell pepper

* 1/4 cup chopped pimento

* 1/4 cup minced onion

* 1/2 teaspoon salt

* 1/4 teaspoon pepper

* 3 tablespoons mayonnaise

* 2 tomatoes, gash into wedges

* 1 lemon, lop into wedges

* crisp lettuce

Directions:

Combine lobster, rice, celery, olives, bell pepper, pimento and onion in immense bowl; hide and chill. honest before serving, travel together salt, pepper and mayonnaise; toss with lobster mixture. Spoon onto lettuce; garnish with tomato wedges. help with lemon wedges.

Romantic Dinner Chicken

* 4 skinned and boned chicken breasts

* 1 package (4 oz.) chopped beef

* 1 pint (limited) sour cream

* 1 can undiluted mushroom soup

* 3/4 cup butter

* 45 crushed Ritz Crackers

veil bottom of 8 x 12 dish with broken pieces of beef. Arrange chicken breasts on beef. Mix soup and sour cream and pour over chicken. Melt 3/4 cup butter and mix with 45 crushed Ritz crackers. set aside on top of chicken. Refrigerate. When ready, bake at 275 degrees for 4 hours uncovered. If too brown the last hour, conceal with foil.

Lover`s Chocolate Mousse

Ingredients:

* 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

* 2 tremendous eggs

* 2 teaspoons brandy

* 3/4 cup 2% lowfat milk -- heated to unbiased below boiling point (microwave about 45 secs on high)

Directions:

set the chocolate chips, eggs and brandy in blende. Blend 30 seconds at high run. With blender running, add hot milk, continue blending for another 30 seconds. (If you really want to, fold in 1/2 cup whipping cream, whipped - but it really isn't considerable) . Pour into dessert dishes, refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight. Or pour into lightly sprayed like tart tins and freeze, let stand at room temperature about 30 minutes before serving.

consume a blender for this. You can replace the brandy with 1 tsp vanilla if you wish, or substitute 2 tsp of a coffee, orange or mint liqueur to subtly enhance the chocolate flavour.

Valentine Shake

Ingredients:

* 3 cups milk

* 1 cup strawberries

* 3 ice cubes

Directions:

establish all ingredients in blender. Mix. Pour into glasses.

If you like these ideas, inspect out for the next meal combo for your special Valentine dinner.