Valentine's day

Before the month of love leaves us I just want to share our first Valentine's day as a family. Since our wedding anniversary falls just a couple days before Feb. 14, Valentine's usually ends up being a more low-key affair for us. This year we just decided to stay at home and cook. We planned on making the meal the day before Valentine's but on Saturday which was when we bought supplies for the meal, we got home to find that what we were planning to make for dinner that night was still pretty frozen. So Pre-Valentine's day dinner became a Pre-pre-Valentine's day dinner. We still pulled out all the stops with wine, candles and lots of food. Who say's having a little one has to cramp your Valentine's day?

This is one of the rare occasions when I actually remembered to take photos of food so here they are:

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bacon-stuffed mushrooms

thyme roasted carrots

baked brie mac and cheese

here's a plate :) I didn't take a picture of the main course which was a boneless chicken roast. We bought it ready to bake at a poultry store at North Market. They already brine and flavor it and all you have to do is throw it in the oven. So yummy and so little work!

And somebody had a great time sitting in his high chair for the first time!

Hope you all had a love-ly Valentine's day this year!