Appetizer of steamed lobster tail accompanied by Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow Label. Filet au poivre, double-baked potatoes with mushrooms and cheese, and steamed asparagus served with Stag's Leap 2004 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Dessert was of the single malt variety - Aberlour.
This was our Valentine's Day menu, served fireside chez nous. It's been our tradition for the last couple of years to stay in, spending what money we'd throw away to babysitters and 3-star restaurants on great ingredients and good wine. We finally realized that the worst time to go out for a nice meal is when EVERYBODY else in the city (and the bridge and tunnel crowd) is jockeying for that same bar seat, cozy window table or seared scallop special. (New Years Eve is also a bad time to dine out -- unless you like over-priced, sub-par food prepared by disgruntled kitchen staff.)
So, here's to another low-key but thoroughly enjoyable Valentine's Day...and to remembering that I'm a wife, not just a mother.
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