My Funny Valentine
Pete did not dissapoint me this year (compared to last year’s disaster in Swenson, an ice cream parlour in the mall filled with screaming kids and papier mache hearts). With a little help (and me making the reservations) we had our valentines meal at Spaghetinni in Empire, a five star hotel by a beautiful beach.
It was a tad pricey but we haven’t had the time to go out for a meal for such a long time that it was worth it.. plus it was a scrumptious SIX course dinner that took us TWO hours to complete!! I made a point to take pictures of each entree to make you drool…. ( I forgot to take note of the names of the dishes so I am gonna make them up as I go along….)
First Entree.. Raw tuna slices with rocket and fried cheddar..
I did like this although Pete found the combination of tuna and cheese a bit strange!
Second course : A seafood broth with ONE ravioli (soggy pillow as Pete’s mum calls it)
The ravioli was filled with cheese and under the soggy pillow were little shrimps and clams. Very tasty!
3rd Course: (Ooohhh my favourite) Tiger prawns, scallops on a bed of greens and asparagus….
Oh this was toe curling delicious.. I am a hardcore seafood lover and the scallops and prawns were cooked to perfection…. YUMMY!!
As we were tucking into this course, two guitarist came very close to our table and started singing a whole medley of OLD English, Malay and Tagalog songs… They were very entertaining and added a great element to a very romantic evening!
Fourth Course: Rasberry Sherbert
This was a tad too tart for me but Pete LOVED it.. He laughed at me the whole time I was eating mine because I could not stop making sour faces at every spoonful..
5th Course: The HIGHLIGHT of the meal, Victorian Lambchops with olive gnochi and veg
Oh my goodness, I will have pleasant dreams about this dish, the lamb was beautifully pink and tender! I am not a big fan of olives so I gave my Gnocchi to Pete who adores them. There was hardly any conversation between us when we ate this, just yums and other noises of pleasure… Must learn how to make lamb this perfect!
The DESSERT: Chocolate and Rasberry Mousse
This was beautifully presented but Pete and I were far too full to finish this.. The chocolate mousse was delicious but my love being sweet said mine was better!! Hehehe.. Didnt really like the rasberry mousse, there was something odd about the texture..
All in all, it was a lovely evening. After the meal, we had a long romantic walk at the beach and talked about nothing in particular. It was wonderful to have sometime to ourselves, we lead such busy lives that very often we forget to appreciate the fact that we have eachother. Thank you for a wonderful evening my love, it’s a date one year from now!
Happy Valentines Day Everyone!
Love Peter and Adrina
Phwoar! That does look yummy! I actually had to book this dinner for my boss and his wife….boo hoo… I should’ve made one for me and hubs, tapi would’ve felt a teeny weeny bit awkward having / WATCHING your boss having romantic moments with his wife! Ewww!! Hehe!
Lagipun mahal wah… me and hubs are trying to save as much moolah as poss, cos we’re flying off to UK in March to visit my sis and especially my nephew and niece! Miss em so much! Was planning to make the trip in July, in time for strawberry picking season, tapi gagas ku sudah. Hehehhe! It’s gonna be cold tho’..
PS. that pic with you and your dressed up cat really made me laugh! I thought, ‘baik tah beranak, ada jua kan di bagi baju!’ hahaha!!
Ooh, I do understand why you didn’t go! It was actually really nice, people were faced away from eachother so some privacy was there. Normally we go to Sheraton for valentines but this year we decided to do something different. Inda menyasal!
Awu, mahal di UK atu!! I am still paying off everything I charged on credit card! Hehehe, but the shopping was fun fun fun!! Awu, march will be cold but if you pakai thermal you should be okay.. Dont forget to wear a hat, it makes a difference to keep your head warm…
working hard on the baby…hehehe *wink wink*
Mahal is an understatement girl! Don’t u remember those good ol days when we were studying and the rate was just 2.2? Ani ku menukar duit for 1k quid, cost me almost $2,900! That’s hundreds more than my monthly salary! Uwaaa!! Cukup jua tu idup 2 minggu di London ah? Heheheh!
The baby thing? Yeah… us too! I can’t believe how hard it is to get knocked up man!! Heheehheh! Good luck to us! Damn the biological clock…
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