COINCIDENCE ... I think not.
These babies were
waiting to be picked up.
I had not been to our local
' fresh pasta ' shop in quite a while.
(Montreal and Laval locations: Pastificio.ca)
' fresh pasta ' shop in quite a while.
(Montreal and Laval locations: Pastificio.ca)
Imagine...
I would have missed out on this inspiration for our
Valentine's Day meal.
Me and 'Mi Amore'...were in for a real treat.
Even though, I did have a slightly imaginative meal up my sleeve...
admittedly this far surpassed my creative capabilities in such short time.
Something so simple, yet so showy.
Cheese filled, tomato flavoured
PASTA shaped HEARTS.
Can it be more adorable than this?
My mind was back on the race track.
My whole menu had just changed in a flash.
What sauce was going to properly complement these beauties?
All kinds of ideas went through my mind.
I decided...that before I could make concrete decisions...
I needed to visit the market first.
I left the stores exhilarated.
My mind was made up...I knew exactly which
type of sauce I was going to marry these raviolis with.
This was definitely a winner...even before it hit the table...
or should I say...before the raviolis would meet our palette?
I had some mild Blue cheese and some heavy cream left in the fridge.
A large spanish onion, a few zucchini and peppers to sweeten the pot.
I bought some firm cafe mushrooms to add the extra jolt needed.
To then have it all reduced in a little spirited ' Porto '.
My mind was made up...I knew exactly which
type of sauce I was going to marry these raviolis with.
This was definitely a winner...even before it hit the table...
or should I say...before the raviolis would meet our palette?
I had some mild Blue cheese and some heavy cream left in the fridge.
A large spanish onion, a few zucchini and peppers to sweeten the pot.
I bought some firm cafe mushrooms to add the extra jolt needed.
To then have it all reduced in a little spirited ' Porto '.
Mmmmm...I was smelling the aromas already.
Honey...it's ready.
Buon Appetito.
***
Hold on...didn't we also buy strawberries and...
have spare chocolate waiting to be turned into fondue?
have spare chocolate waiting to be turned into fondue?
I thought Hubby had forgotten about it...fat chance there.
Alright, I confess...I had been having it on my mind all along too ;0)
Well, without much hesitation...
out came the ingredients to my
no heater needed, creamy yogurt
Hope your Valentine's Day meal
was as memorable as ours was.
What did you make for this special event?
Flavourful wishes,
Foodessa
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2 comments:
Your Valentine's site was so refreshing....from the Pasta meal to the chocolate mousse and the cute stories surrounding the whole scenario. Especially appreciate your presentation, you make it look so pleasant and easy that I really got into the mood to prepare something special for my better half. Will look forward to your recipe sauce you put over the pasta. Easy and simple recipe!....please bring more on.(would love to know where we could find a pasta shaped heart).
Nini
It was a real pleasure putting this whole story together.
As far as the Valentine shaped hearts -- they made them especially for this time period only.
Maybe, if you have a fresh pasta store nearby--you can ask them if they too make special shapes for different holidays.
The recipe for the Chocolate fondue will hopefully come together soon.
Thanks for commenting,
Foodessa
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