Valentine's Menu Game Plan

So, you've decided you're going to make this meal. Hooray! I am so honored that you trust me with your special evening. I am going to try to make this easy for you. So, I have mapped out a game plan for you. This menu is designed for an 8:00 dinner. Adjust accordingly!

Make anytime in the day:

Blanch asparagus
Hard-boil and chop egg
Slice and cut beets
Chop shallots
Cut graham crackers
Make chocolate ganache and coat graham crackers
Mash raspberries with liqueur, sugar, and vanilla

7:00

-Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
-Put shallots, wine, orange rind, and orange juice in a saucepan on the stove (no heat yet)
-Slice bread if you're serving it on the side
-Chill wine/champagne

7:15

-Toss beets with olive oil, salt, pepper, and herbes de provence; put on baking sheet
-Tidy up the kitchen. Tidy up yourself.

7:30

-Put beets in the oven.

7:45

-Salt and pepper the salmon.
-Put the shallot mixture on low heat.
-Preheat pan for the salmon. Once hot, sear the salmon...flip after a couple minutes.
-Turn the oven down to 350 degrees.

7:50

-Put the salmon in the oven.
-Take out asparagus and egg from the fridge. Toss the asparagus in olive oil, salt and pepper. Plate with egg. Grate lemon rind on top.

7:55

-Add the butter to the sauce. Strain. Cover with plastic wrap and keep somewhere warm. (Near stove)
-Light candles. Put on music.

8:00
-Take salmon and beets out of the oven. Turn oven to low broil.
-Sit down to asparagus.

8:10
-Plate salmon, sauce, and beets.

8: ??

-Place marshmallows in the oven. Toast up. (This would be fun to do together)
-Plate with graham crackers and raspberries. Enjoy.

9:30
-Get your reward. ( A pat on the back, of course! What were you thinking?)

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