My hubby and I were looking forward to being alone on Valentine's Day when
all of a sudden an old friend of mine from Maui contacted me and said she
was coming to visit. I was soooooooo bummed; we're newlyweds after all and
it was going to be our 5 month anniversary.

Anyway, she canceled and said she's coming Wednesday instead! I'm so happy!

So, now I have to think about something romantic and special to make for
tomorrow. We're on a low carb diet that it's basically NO carb. (Yes,
we're taking supplements.) Whatever I decide has to be cheap (we're
severely budgetally challenged), low carb, yet elegant and romantic. And
whatever I decide to get, he has to take me to the store because I don't
have a vehicle and he's the only one in our house with an income.

Also, unfortunately, we don't even have a dinner or dining room table; all
we do is sit on the couch with a plate on our lap.

Anyone have any good ideas on something to serve and how to serve it to make
it simple, yet give it some sort of ambience? I need help!

We like pork, beef, chicken, fish, shellfish (but that's pricey) and just
about any and all veggies (except hot peppers or spicy food for me). I'm
tired of panfried and all we do other than that is bake or Q. I'm looking
for something unique. Any ideas?

TIA,

kili