My Frugal Valentine
Happy Valentines Day!
This year, I planned a romantic dinner (via Rachel Ray) for me and my husband. I will admit that I slpurged a little on the meat but being that I already saved and planned ahead last month, it didn't affect our budget at all. Here are the 2 recipes I am using:
Appetizer:
Pan-Seared Scallops with Pesto and Tomato Recipe - Every Day with Rachael Ray. For this recipe, I purchased the tomato, pesto and scallops (which will be used in the entree as well.)
Seared Scallops and Tenderloin Steaks with Manhattan Sauce Recipe - Every Day with Rachael Ray. For this recipe, I only needed the steaks, EVOO (normally on hand but I was out), shallots, garlic (also normally on hand but out), and asparagus. I will be using chicken stock instead of the vermouth, which I already have on hand from another recipe.
Plus we'll be having baked potatos, honey butter biscuits and chocolate chip cookies for dessert.
For entertainment, I will be making a playlist of our fave songs, as suggested in this awesome tip sheet from Betty Crocker. I also have some of our fave board games out.
For decor, I used some leftover tissue paper from Victoria's Secret bags and other places to make a table cover for our side table (we don't have a dinner table. We're college students after all lol.) I found some pillar candles in the cabinet and wrapped them with the ribbon handles from the Victoria's Secret bags. I placed them on glass coasters inside a bamboo tray that I lined with more tissue paper. I put the large conch shell we got from the Bahamas in the middle of the two candles. We'll use the other two coasters for our drinks tonight!
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I made a menu similar to those in restuarants with tonight's specials in them. I will present this to hubby when he gets home tonight.This took less than 30 minutes to make and looks great.
I used what I had on hand:
- a hanging file folder (hangers removed),
- 2 sheets of 12x12 scrapbook paper,
- glue and embellishments (stickers, ribbon, etc.)
And lastly, since we're not doing store bought gifts this year (just having taken the cruise a few weeks ago) I have a card for him. It was free from TinyPrints and has a few pictures of us from our cruise inside. He'll think I spent something on it so I think it'll be a nice surprise!
What are your plans today?
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