Valentine's Day dinner in NYC.

Coq au vin with asparagus and mashed potatoes. Chardonnay.

Chocolates for dessert.

from next door. Dessert is a peanut butter and chocolated pie that is out of this world.
Thanks Cher as always and happy V day.

and sprinkle of bacon bits and shrimp.

Chunky chipotle mashed potatoes, iceberg salad with lots of fresh veggies. Fresh homemade banana bread.

... made the pasta from scratch.

fajita quesadillas tonight, followed by sopapillas for dessert.

using a Panini press.

with the last of the leftover pork roast. The recipe I'm using calls for a lot more meat than I have, so there will be leftover tomato/onion/pepper mix.

Keeping with the theme, we're also having Moros y Cristanos (spiced black beans and rice), and if I'm really ambitious fried plantains.

And vegan Indian Meethi mithai for dessert!


I am very fond of green peppercorns..we have a peppercorn tree and I love adding sautéed green peppercorns to everything!