Valentine's plans?

TheTominator · 02-01-2010, 01:12 AM

Anyone doing anything dinner related? We usually just cook artichokes & lobster at home. Dinner out is too expensive, too rushed, and too awful to eat. We've done this meal for years (16?), so something a little different might be fun. Suggestions?

(Made halibut tonight. Pretty good, but something was a little missing. Fish is definitely my weak point.

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Crapple · 02-01-2010, 07:43 AM

Not sure what we'll do for V-Day dinner, but the wife says she wants to stay in that night...we might go out another night, but we'll still do something special for dinning-in.

I'm not great at fish either, but I typically find, the simpler the better. Halibut is best when broiled or grilled with lemon and a little salt and pepper. That is my favorite meat hands down.....just barely surpasses a medium-ribeye.

My father in law passed away almost a year ago, but he was quite a fisherman and had taken excursions to Alaska and brought back a ton of halibut he caught (I think he calculated it around $1,000 worth of halibut alone), vacuum packed and frozen - 2 years later, he found one in the back of their freezer, and it was still just as good as the day he came back and that was the way he prepared it.

echols13 · 02-01-2010, 08:03 AM

i hate baked fish; if it ain't fried or cooked over/under a direct fire then no thank you.

powderstash · 02-01-2010, 09:06 AM

My parents are visiting for a week and we are all going to Telluride to ski and hang out for that weekend. My wife hates valentines day so luckily I do not have to do anything for it

TheTominator · 02-01-2010, 09:43 AM

The good thing about Valentine's, I suppose, is it's corrollary: March 14.

Billboard · 02-01-2010, 11:51 AM

We do fish....gonna try a monkfish, supposed to be poor mans lobster

koti · 02-01-2010, 12:59 PM

dinner in. good wine. lobster and crab legs. perhaps rent a good movie.

wench · 02-01-2010, 06:47 PM

will be in peru so prob just hug an anteater or something

Crapple · 02-01-2010, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wench

will be in peru so prob just hug an anteater or something

hate.you.

The Penguin · 02-01-2010, 11:06 PM

monkfish does taste like lobster.

most people tend to overcook fish - and the people that say they don't like it generally will like it when prepared correctly.

my V-day plans...dunno yet. I've got theater tickets (Miss Saigon) and dinner on the 11th...reckon that will count? LD

koti · 02-02-2010, 06:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crapple

hate.you.

You're jealous cuz you want to hug an anteater too?

TheTominator · 02-02-2010, 09:11 PM

Don't fall off the roads, Wenchie!

Is the sendero luminoso still active down there?

chadeau · 02-03-2010, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wench

will be in peru so prob just hug an anteater or something

Good luck in Peru following the recent flooding.

You might want to cover up those adequate tatas of yours as men in Peru love to verbally accost women. Especially white women.

I once saw a construction site shut down for 5 mins so the whole crew could come to one side and yell and whistle at a scantly clad lady.

powderstash · 02-03-2010, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chadeau

I once saw a construction site shut down for 5 mins so the whole crew could come to one side and yell and whistle at a scantly clad lady.

I've seen that on I-70 and I-465 bridge deck in Indianapolis

wench · 02-03-2010, 11:01 AM

chapeau - hehe. will heed such advice. will be NE in loreto region so not fearing being washed out. although thats assuming i dont end up as one of FARC's wenches after medellin. hahah

airhoppz · 02-08-2010, 09:25 PM

we're going unorthodox this year. bubble bath and barbecue ribs

I ordered her a heart-shaped red velvet cake too.

A$$Penny · 02-09-2010, 01:52 AM

I'm one of those guys that puts everything off to the last minute and I have no idea what to get my wife... I better get going on it.

02-01-2010, 01:12 AM	#1
TheTominator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Dallas Posts: 2,687	Valentine's plans? Anyone doing anything dinner related? We usually just cook artichokes & lobster at home. Dinner out is too expensive, too rushed, and too awful to eat. We've done this meal for years (16?), so something a little different might be fun. Suggestions? (Made halibut tonight. Pretty good, but something was a little missing. Fish is definitely my weak point.) __________________ Splice the main brace. PLEASE NOTE: Your post count is too low to view this. You need to post at least 5 times before viewing this... but it has to be 5 GOOD posts. If you post bs, we will kick you out immediately. Understand? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-01-2010, 07:43 AM	#2
Crapple Johnny Appleseed Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 15,196	Not sure what we'll do for V-Day dinner, but the wife says she wants to stay in that night...we might go out another night, but we'll still do something special for dinning-in. I'm not great at fish either, but I typically find, the simpler the better. Halibut is best when broiled or grilled with lemon and a little salt and pepper. That is my favorite meat hands down.....just barely surpasses a medium-ribeye. My father in law passed away almost a year ago, but he was quite a fisherman and had taken excursions to Alaska and brought back a ton of halibut he caught (I think he calculated it around $1,000 worth of halibut alone), vacuum packed and frozen - 2 years later, he found one in the back of their freezer, and it was still just as good as the day he came back and that was the way he prepared it. __________________ The great must submit to the dominion of prudence and of virtue, or none will long submit to the dominion of the great. - Edmund Burke PLEASE NOTE: Your post count is too low to view this. You need to post at least 5 times before viewing this... but it has to be 5 GOOD posts. If you post bs, we will kick you out immediately. Understand? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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echols13 ¡Orale! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: one of the five boroughs Posts: 9,632	i hate baked fish; if it ain't fried or cooked over/under a direct fire then no thank you. __________________ PLEASE NOTE: Your post count is too low to view this. You need to post at least 5 times before viewing this... but it has to be 5 GOOD posts. If you post bs, we will kick you out immediately. Understand? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. PLEASE NOTE: Your post count is too low to view this. You need to post at least 5 times before viewing this... but it has to be 5 GOOD posts. If you post bs, we will kick you out immediately. Understand? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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powderstash Shoreman Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Princeton Posts: 9,292	My parents are visiting for a week and we are all going to Telluride to ski and hang out for that weekend. My wife hates valentines day so luckily I do not have to do anything for it __________________ Powdertrash

02-01-2010, 09:43 AM	#5
TheTominator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Dallas Posts: 2,687	The good thing about Valentine's, I suppose, is it's corrollary: March 14. __________________ Splice the main brace. PLEASE NOTE: Your post count is too low to view this. You need to post at least 5 times before viewing this... but it has to be 5 GOOD posts. If you post bs, we will kick you out immediately. Understand? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-01-2010, 11:51 AM	#6
Billboard Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2	We do fish....gonna try a monkfish, supposed to be poor mans lobster

02-01-2010, 12:59 PM	#7
koti swimbikerun...repeat. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Motown Posts: 5,611	dinner in. good wine. lobster and crab legs. perhaps rent a good movie. __________________ PLEASE NOTE: Your post count is too low to view this. You need to post at least 5 times before viewing this... but it has to be 5 GOOD posts. If you post bs, we will kick you out immediately. Understand? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. "Pain is weakness leaving the body."

02-01-2010, 06:47 PM	#8
wench grape w/a machine gun Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: garrrrrr Posts: 10,306	will be in peru so prob just hug an anteater or something __________________ PLEASE NOTE: Your post count is too low to view this. You need to post at least 5 times before viewing this... but it has to be 5 GOOD posts. If you post bs, we will kick you out immediately. Understand? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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The Penguin Fucking Dolt Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,390	monkfish does taste like lobster. most people tend to overcook fish - and the people that say they don't like it generally will like it when prepared correctly. my V-day plans...dunno yet. I've got theater tickets (Miss Saigon) and dinner on the 11th...reckon that will count? LD __________________ Pray for Obama! Psalm 109:8 PLEASE NOTE: Your post count is too low to view this. You need to post at least 5 times before viewing this... but it has to be 5 GOOD posts. If you post bs, we will kick you out immediately. Understand? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-02-2010, 09:11 PM	#12
TheTominator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Dallas Posts: 2,687	Don't fall off the roads, Wenchie! Is the sendero luminoso still active down there? __________________ Splice the main brace. PLEASE NOTE: Your post count is too low to view this. You need to post at least 5 times before viewing this... but it has to be 5 GOOD posts. If you post bs, we will kick you out immediately. Understand? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-03-2010, 11:01 AM	#15
wench grape w/a machine gun Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: garrrrrr Posts: 10,306	chapeau - hehe. will heed such advice. will be NE in loreto region so not fearing being washed out. although thats assuming i dont end up as one of FARC's wenches after medellin. hahah __________________ PLEASE NOTE: Your post count is too low to view this. You need to post at least 5 times before viewing this... but it has to be 5 GOOD posts. If you post bs, we will kick you out immediately. Understand? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-08-2010, 09:25 PM	#16
airhoppz Don't Tread On Me Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 6,693	we're going unorthodox this year. bubble bath and barbecue ribs I ordered her a heart-shaped red velvet cake too. __________________ "I see one thing, namely the enemy's main body. I try to crush it." -- Napoleon Bonaparte

02-09-2010, 01:52 AM	#17
A$$Penny Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 895	I'm one of those guys that puts everything off to the last minute and I have no idea what to get my wife... I better get going on it.

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