Friday, February 15, 2013

My Valentine...

Ah, romance. How could the world exist without it? Impractical, you say, unrealistic, unimportant to the story? Romance paints the setting, the era, the characters, enlivens the drama, every part of your story. Ah qui, mon ami, include some romance. History is alive with it and God himself created it. 


On February 14, 2013, the day was cold, blustery and rainy, rather unusual for our southern climate, so we decided to make a special dinner in the library in front of the fire, our favorite place to be in the wintertime. Wright brought the round table for two and I thought of what dishes would work best for our special night. I chose the Bavarian Mitterteich china, made in Bavaria Germany. It is lovely with a soft muted ecru rose pattern on white, edged in gold with delicate sculpted edges. I coordinated this with burgundy and deep blue.



We started with salad and multi grain bread, pineapple, blueberries, and cottage cheese in a jelled salad topped with whipped cream. We enjoyed this course for at least half an hour

Who needs dinner after this?

While Wright added logs to the fire, I brought in the main course; pork chops in a mango salsa mixed with apricot preserves slow cooked in the crock pot and served with rice and asparagus. We ended the meal with coffee and pumpkin roll. The whole dining time took 2 hours. It was the loveliest way to celebrate with my Valentine


 A favorite table candle, the stag's head



The stag’s head candle holder is the Clan Davidson family crest and always so charming for the table. We used candlelight and firelight and some low lighting to make the ambiance romantic. Oh yes, I am a hopeless romantic!
 


By the fire

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