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Recipe for the three Course Valentines' Day dinner, Shopping List, and Task List are here for your reference.
You can download all the recipes( plus bonus dessert recipe) or look at the individually by clicking on the pictures. You can also download the Excel Version of the Shopping and Task List.
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Appetizer
Asparagus Prosciutoo Rolls
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Entrée
Angle Hair Past with Scallops, Pine Nuts, and Spinach
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Dessert
Pine Nut Pie
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Actions
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Notes
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Sun 2/11
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Finalize Shopping List
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Look through the recipe, figure out if you have all the cooking tools, and what ingredients you have on hand and what you don't have.
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Mon 2/12
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Go Shopping for the Food
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You want to go shopping early, incase you can't find everything
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Mon 2/12
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Shop for wine
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Tell the Sommelier at the wine store/section what you are having for dinner, and they will assist you.
Don't spend more than $20~30 if you are not a wine drinker
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Mon 2/12
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The Music you want to be playing while having dinner
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think about the music you can play while having dinner.
Jazz, Piano, are good. If you have Cable of Satellite TV, there are usually music channels, use one of them.
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Mon 2/12
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Candles
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If you are looking to do a candle lit dinner
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Mon 2/12
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Buy Flowers
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Buy them now so you don't have to scramble on Wed.
You can put the flowers in the vase, with water, and put them in your refrigerator.
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Mon 2/12
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Buy Chocolates
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Mon 2/12
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Buy a Card
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Mon 2/12
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Gift
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You did get him/her a gift, right?
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Tue 2/13
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Write / Sign the card
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Tue 2/13
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Wrap Present
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Tue 2/13
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Rent a Romantic movie
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or find a pay per view
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Wed 2/14
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AM
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Call and say Happy Valentine's day from the office,
or send an email.
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Phone call is better….
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Wed 2/14
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PM
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Leave the office early
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Sure you can. You leave early to play golf, see a baseball game, …etc, don't you?
You can leave early to make dinner.
When you leave the office depends on how long it will take you to get home.
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Wed 2/14
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Empty out the dish washer
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This will make clean up later easier
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Wed 2/14
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-180 min
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Make the Desert, Pine Nut Pie
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cool it, loosely covered with aluminum foil
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Wed 2/14
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Set Table
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While Desert is baking
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Wed 2/14
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Table Cloth
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Wed 2/14
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Candles
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Wed 2/14
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Flowers
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Wed 2/14
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Wine Glasses
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Wed 2/14
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Music
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Start playing it
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Wed 2/14
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Fireplace
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if you like fire in the fire place, and you have a real wood fireplace, get it ready to be lit
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Wed 2/14
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Make the Asparagus Dish
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It can be made, then, placed in Refrigerator
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Wed 2/14
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45 min
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Make the Main Dish
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Wed 2/14
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Prepare wine
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if White, keep it chilled, if Red, leave it open on the table
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Wed 2/14
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0 min
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Serve Dinner
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Wed 2/14
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Clean Up
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Don't start the dishwasher, unless you have a real quiet dish washer
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Wed 2/14
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Have Desert
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Wed 2/14
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Open Presents by fire
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Watch Movie
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SHOPPING LIST
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Dish
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Item
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MainDish
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2 lemons
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Desert
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All-purpose flour, 1 tbs
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MainDish
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Angel hair pasta, 1/2 lb.
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Appetizer
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Asparagus, ~ 20 stalks
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MainDish
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Baby spinach, 1 6 oz bag
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MainDish
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Capers, Salt Packed, 1 tbs
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MainDish
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Chicken stock, 1/2 cup
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Appetizer
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Chives, 1 tbs
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Appetizer
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Cream cheese, ~ 4 tbs
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Desert
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Dark brown sugar, 1cup
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Appetizer
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Dijon mustard, 1/2 tbs
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Desert
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Eggs, 2 extra-large
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Appetizer
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Extra Virgin olive oil, 1/4 cup
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MainDish
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Extra Virgin olive oil, 1/4 cup
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Appetizer
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Garlic, 1 Clove, crushed
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Desert
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Heavy cream, 1 tbs
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Desert
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Pie Crest, 1 (9") frozen (get 2 in case one breaks)
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MainDish
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Pine nuts, ¼ cup
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Desert
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Pine nuts, 3/4 cup
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Appetizer
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Prosciutoo, 4 thin slices
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Desert
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Pure vanilla extract, 1 ½ teaspoons
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Appetizer
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Red wine vinegar, 1 tbs
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MainDish
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Sea Scallops, 1 lb. large
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MainDish
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Shallots, 3
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Desert
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Sugar, ¼ Cup
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MainDish
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Thyme Sprigs Leaves, 2 large
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MainDish
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Tool - A Zester
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MainDish
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Unsalted butter, 2 Tbs. (1/4 stick)
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Desert
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Unsalted butter, 8 tbs (1 stick)
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