Such a wonderful Valentines weekend spent in the kitchen making the meals for Robin and I to enjoy! And that we did! “And if you [read this article] in the next 5 minutes, we’ll include a link to the recipes!” where you can find some of the recipes for some of these treats. Boise Foodie Blog Recipes! Enjoy these photos and the recipes. And yes, the Hollandaise and Béarnaise Sauces were all made from scratch! Most of the items here are Idaho products. Zhoo Zhoo Winery Claret was served with the Valentines Dinner. 2009 Bedrock Wine Co. Rebecca’s Vineyard Pinot Noir was used in the bœuf bourguignon (French Beef Stew). Cheers!
Loving her is easier than anything I’ve ever done before!
Fennel and Celery Salad
Balsamic Cucumber Salad
Chicken Pâté
Rye Toast Wedges
Felzien Family Farms Lamb Chops
with
Béarnaise Sauce
Steamed Asparagus
with
Sliced Almonds and Hollandaise Sauce
Eggs Benedict with Fresh Fruit and Sausage Links
Bœuf Bourguignon
with
Parsnip and Celeriac Puree
![Valentines Dessert Skillet Apple Pie [Modified] with Whipped Cream and Chocolate Strawberry](https://boisefoodieguild.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/14feb2016_1e_captains-shack_valentines-dinner_skillet-apple-pie_modified.jpg?w=524&h=393)
Skillet Apple Pie
[Modified – I added blueberries and pear slices]
with
Whipped Cream and Chocolate Strawberry
Scrambled Eggs
Bacon
Chef Lou’s Orange French Doughnuts
And as an added bonus, here is Chef Lou’s Orange French Doughnuts. I worked several years with Chef Lou at the Westside Drive-In in Boise. Great experience. Enjoy!
Chef Lou’s Orange French Doughnuts
Source: Chef Lou Aaron, Westside Drive-In, Boise, ID
Yield: 12 doughnuts
Ingredients:
5 T Butter, room temperature
½ c Sugar
1 Egg, beaten
1/3 c Milk
½ c Ricotta Cheese or Cream Cheese, softened
Juice and Zest from one orange
2 c All Purpose Flour
1 t Salt
1 t Nutmeg
¼ c melted Butter
1 T Cinnamon mixed w/1 T Sugar
Directions:
1. In a mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar; add egg and mix well. Add Milk and Ricotta, or cream cheese, to the mixture alternately w/dry ingredients. Mix in orange rind and juice.
2. Fill greased muffin cups to ½ full. Baked in a pre-heated oven at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Cool slightly and pop doughnuts out of pan.
3. Roll doughnuts first in melted butter, then in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
For variation, you can also garnish with strawberries & whipped cream.
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Oh my goodness such love! You had an absolutely scrumptuous Valentine’s weekend! Thank you for the recipes. I may get brave and try the Eggs Benedict!
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Thank you Barbara. Yes we did have a great weekend. Feel free to use any of the recipes. If doing the Hollandaise, add the melted butter very, very slowly!!! That is probably the most difficult part of the recipe. Let us know how it worked for you.
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Awesome weekend in the kitchen cooking for Robin. Recipes are linked in the article. Enjoy!
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