Saturday, February 13, 2010

VALENTINES DAY DINNER



A dinner you can make for your friends or lover

Red Red Wine Lamb
Ingredients
2 lamb shoulders
2 cups of dry red wine
1 tsp.  of rosemary powder
1 tsp. thyme
1/4 cup of melted butter
1 crushed garlic clove
S + P

Serves 2 persons

Set the oven to 375 F. Rub all the ingredients all over both lamb shoulders. Put the lamb in the oven and leave it to cook for 50 minutes. The last 20 minutes turn the heat to 400 F. Once its done it should be a bit red in the middle.

Yum Yum Yams
Ingredients
4 yams
1 small stick of butter
2 cup of low fat milk
2 tbsp. brown sugar
1 nutmeg grated (a pinch)

Serves 4 persons

Peel and cut the yams into fours. Boil the yams in water until they become soft. Drain the water out and keep the yams in the pot. Add you ingredients and mash it all up!

Tomato Love Soup
Ingredients
1 small onion (diced
2 garlic clove (chopped)
1 small can tomato paste
1 big can diced tomato, including juice
1 bay leaf
1 tsp. thyme
1 tsp. sugar
S + P
1/4 cup low fat milk
1 cup thick yogurt (Greek or Lebanese yogurt)

Serves 4 persons

Cook onion and garlic in a pan with olive oil until soft. Add tomato paste, sugar, thyme, bay leaf, diced tomatoes with juice and 2 cups of water. Put the stove to medium heat and let it simmer for 20 minutes. After remove it from the stove and let it cool for 10 minutes. Put it in the blender to puree and add your milk (you may need to do it in batches if there is not enough room in the blender). Add S + P. Serve it in a bowl and put a spoonful of yogurt right in the middle.

Beet Goat Cheese Salad
Ingredients
1 can of sliced beets
Mixed greens
Goat cheese
Balsamic vinegar
Olive Oil
1 tsp. sugar
1 crushed garlic clove
S + P

Serves 2 persons

Mix the sliced beets, mixed greens and goat cheese all together. Add the dressing (balsamic vinegar, olive oil, sugar, and garlic).

- shivz & beets  *HAPPY VALENTINES DAY*

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