Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> > stuffed mushrooms, with stuffing of breadcrumbs, garlic, and wild
> > mushrooms....anyone wanna help me make up a recipe? I'm pretty new to
> > stuffed mushrooms!!
>
> OK, I'll come up with concrete suggestions sometime in the next day or two.
> The book _CookSmart_ has an entire chapter devoted to stuffed mushrooms, and
> everthing I've made from that book has been pretty much foolproof. Trouble
> is, I'm at work for another few hours and I won't have time to look at it
> when I get home because I'll already be running very short on sleep time.
> But if things go according to the current plan, I ought to be able to work
> on it this afternoon or tonight.
>
>


Much appreciated, Bob!!

>
> > soup course: a soup called "alicante cream", which has shrimp,
> > tomatoes, oysters, leeks, and cream in it, from the cookbook
>
> Presumably your SO has no objection to oysters?
>

We both like oysters. I will plan small cups of soup, maybe 1 or 2
oysters ands 1 or 2 shrimp each.

>
> > main dish: seared scallops with lemon, garlic, white wine, and spinach
> > leaves, served over buttered angel hair pasta
>
> While this sounds fantastic, let me caution about the difficulty of
> maintaining a romantic atmosphere when one or both both parties have spinach
> stuck in their teeth. :-)
>
Hm. Should I use floss to make the napkin rings? =)

>
> > salad of arugula and baby romaine with blue cheese, dried cranberries,
> > and hazelnut spicy praline, with a viniagrette dressing
> >
> > bruschetta, not sure of toppings yet
>
> Do you intend to serve the bruschetta with the salad? If not, I'd recommend
> doing away with it entirely. You're already serving lots of food.


Yeah, but we're both bread-lovers with pasta. I fugured bruschetta was
a way to limit him from eating 5 pieces of butter-slathered garlic
bread....which he would, if offered!


>
>
>
> > dessert: meringue shells filled with fresh whipped cream and
> > strawberries
> > WITH
> > chocolate truffle brownies
> >
> > coffee with irish cream liqeur and chambord in tiny chocolate shot
> > glasses
>
> Are those chocolate-lined shot glasses, or shot glasses made from chocolate?
> I'm mindful of the dangers of melting beverage receptacles.
>

They are made completely of chocolate, but they're pretty thick. Oh
well, if they melt, I suppose I'll just have to do some quick lickin to
keep anything from getting too sticky......

>
> > followig dessert: champagne with fresh rsapberries.....and me
>
> The piece de lowered resistance, as it were! ;-)

Something like that!
>
> Last year, there was a Waterford clearance near me, and I got a pitcher
> which would be PERFECT for serving champagne with berries. See
> http://www.dishesdecorandmore.com/ca...281/index.html

Wow, that's gorgeous! I'll be serving the champagne in red cut-glass
flutes that I found at Big Lots for 99 cents each!
>
> Bob

Thanks for your thoughts.And TAI for your help with the mushrooms!