Valentines Dinner....The Recipe...

Today starts the final move.

I am in MAJOR "geterdune"mode.

Been there before?

You know, when something takes over your body and you don't think about what's going on, you just doit?

That's where I am.

Okay, since I really don't have anything to talk about this a.m., I am going to post the recipes of Valentines Day!

Sorry I didn't do that before...

Here we go.

Mini Beef Wellington

Serves 8

Whole tenderloin trimmed and cut into 8 fillets

(have your butcher grind the leftovers into ground beef)

Gorgonzola cheese

mushrooms

green tailed onions

butter

eggs

Puff Pastry (unthawed)

Brown the fillets in butter until brown on both sides.  Remove from pan and pat dry.

Cut puff pastry into four squares

Saute chopped green onions and chopped mushrooms in butter and garlic until soft.

Put about a tbsp. of mushroom mix and Gorgonzola cheese in the middle of each square of puff pastry.

Now put a fillet in each square.

Wrap the dough around the fillet and smooth the dough out until it is completely wrapping the meat.

Brush the top with egg wash.

(you can also add something like a heart or whatever you would like!)

Cook at 400 for 30 minutes.

Note:  After browning the meat, it will continue to cook.

If you want your meat med. rare, this needs to be a fast process.

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Bacon Wrapped Asparagus

Trim ends off asparagus

Bundle four together

Drizzle with olive oil, a little garlic powder and sea salt

Tie a piece of Boars Head bacon around it

Cook for 20 minutes or until bacon is done to your liking

at 400.

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Garlic Smashed Potatoes

Boil small red potatoes until done

Drain

Using a potato masher, mash just until potatoes are broken

Add one stick of butter and three gloves of smashed garlic

Mix well.  If you want it a little softer, add a little milk

Add sea salt and pepper

Well there ya have it y'all!

Have a wonderful day!

kb