Meal Idea For Valantines Day

[honeydip]

We dont have an oven at the moment. We have 2 young childeren and my wife is pregnant. Also out in France the recipees are limited.

Bearing all this in mind what can I cook for valentines day? Any ideas?

[rockyracoon]

Cook what your wife will like

Personally, I'd like a nice juice steak (beef of course), garlic mushrooms, sautéed potatoes and a bit rocket.

[honeydip]

Hi rocky yes actually she would like it too however I don't eat meat and making it would make me vomm.

[237SJ]

Are you vegetarian or do you just not eat red meat? I would have thought anything you can saute in a pan or start off in the microwave then saute in some sort of sauce in a pan would do it. Fish sauteed in lemon butter or chicken in some sort of creamy mushroom (etc) sauce.

[honeydip]

I could do chicken but I am veggy. How do I make the sauce please?

[237SJ]

I`d probably just make a white sauce from a roux, add a bit of cream, dash of brandy and chuck in some sliced mushrooms. Or you could cheat and do one from just a chicken or vegetable stock cube, then the cream etc.

[237SJ]

If you`re veggie, you could do an Indian veg meal (veg curry, pilau rice, tadka dal etc). That`s all done on the stove-top.

[jd_1984]

A big rustic hotpot cooked on the stove (assuming you have one).
Some fresh french crusty bread.
Nice bottle of red wine and fresh flowers on the table

[honeydip]

What is a roux please?

Also have you any ingredients for a veg hot pot. Ps I can put meat in it I just won't eat it ;$

[jd_1984]

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/search.do?keywords=hotpot

Some good ideas on this link

[jd_1984]

scroll down to the "diet" section and select vegetarian(4)

[diddlydo]

As you say you're in France, what better than a ginormous plateau de fruits de mer with extra oysters. Then you don't even have to cook anything!

[mikey4444]

Not sure if I have missed something but why are recipes limited in France ?

If you are on hols in France, then you may not have had pancakes yesterday. on Shrove Tuesday. If you haven't, then lots of different pancakes sounds wonderful !

[honeydip]

It's just that some ingredients are hard to come by really.

[honeydip]

Hi also they don't sell pancakes here I did have a look but could only find crepes which I don't really like

[society]

Honeydip, I apologise for my remark on one of your earlier threads.

[EcclesCake]

A starter of chicory, blue cheese, pear and walnuts with a vinaigrette dressing.

Followed by parmigiana melanzane and a green salad.

To finish blood oranges with a spiced caramel sauce and creme fraiche

[diddlydo]

Honeydip - are you sure you're in the same France as the one I know and love? Fantastic ingredients for anything you care to mention. And as for not being able to buy pancakes - what's wrong with making them from flour, milk and eggs?

[honeydip]

Hi maybe I just cant find the ingredients because they are written in French. I like the idea of blue cheese thats safe for pregnant women right?. What is chicory and parmigiana melanzane?

[EcclesCake]

Chicory is a salad leaf also known as endive.

Parmigiana melanzane is layers of griddled aubergine (and roasted peppers and/or courgette if you wish) with mozzarella and tomato sauce. You can almost certainly buy the aubergine and roasted peppers. Tom sauce is a basic fried onion with garlic, tinned toms and herbs sauce.