Happy Balumtine'th Day

Happy Valentine's Day!

Traditionally for Valentine's Day Adam and I would leave work (Busy Season hours) around 7ish and get italian take out for dinner. Since this year i'm not working I decided to make an italian dinner for us instead of us going out. I found a few recipes that I wanted to try out so I made 3 different kinds of appetizers instead of a huge meal. Also thinking that a few appetizers wouldn't fill us up so we could indulge in a great dessert =) I mean it wouldn't be Valentine's Day with out some chocolate!!!

Ok, First appetizer was Sunflower Seed Pizza's. Unfortunately we were hungry waiting for the other two to cook and we forgot to take a picture before we gobbled them down...therefore you get the internet picture. I made these the size of crackers so they were easy finger food!

Sunflower Seed pizza

Below is the attached website where I got the recipe. It really is delicious!!
http://deliciouslyorganic.net/pizza-grain-free-paleo-primal-gaps-recipe/

Second appetizer was French Onion Soup Stuffed Mushrooms. These were really good as well, probably my favorite of the 3 last night.

Stuffed Mushrooms

Here is a link to that recipe as well.  http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/french-onion-soup-stuffed-mushrooms/

Third, was Arancini, which is fried Risotto Balls basically. Unfortunately I don't really like to eat fried things so I opted for baking them instead and they were still really good. My recipe actually comes from the Williams Sonoma Italian Cookbook Adam got over Christmas. Really though you just make a small portion of risotto, I made 1/2 cup of cooked arborio rice. Once it's cooked let it cook thoroughly so when you roll it into balls it sticks together. Then you roll the ball in flour, then in a whisked egg white, then in the bread crumbs. After you can fry it or bake it.

Arancini

Finally....DESSERT!!! I found this recipe on Pinterest and it is really really good!! They are Bourbon Pecan Pie Brownies. Actually I used scotch instead but regardless it was good.

Pecan Pie Scotch Brownies...all homemade by the way!!

Here is the recipe for probably now one of my favorite desserts. Beware though it is very very decadent so I wouldn't eat too much at one time =)
http://www.howsweeteats.com/2010/11/bourbon-pecan-pie-brownies/

This is the spread in the living room, very cozy and TVless!!

Adam was so sweet and bought me Truffle's

You can't have a Ward Valentine's Day without watching Dave Barne's Balumtine'th Day video's hahahaha.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY from the Wards!!