Ryan and I wanted to write this post together because Valentines is all about doing something you love with your honey. Lately we have really enjoyed cooking together; it's fun and gets us away from the TV, computer and phones.
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Hey guys, Ryan here. I feel like a lot of women are starting to say things like, "I don't care about Valentines Day," or, "We really don't have to do anything special." This would be cool with us dudes...except it's pure lies. Of course she wants to do something! However, your plan for the 14th doesn't have to be some elaborate scheme that involves a 30 pound pink teddy bear and 6 dozen roses.
Look, we are all grown adults here, we can talk about what the ladies are REALLY looking for... chocolate.
It's pretty easy to plan a sweet valentines day that will surprise her, impress her, and get all her friends to think your pretty amazing without blowing your whole paycheck. Instead of being buried in a figurative avalanche of restaurant reservations and a literal avalanche of pink frilly crap try cooking at home! There are a ton of good recipes on this blog and an infinite number of recipes all over the internet. Just type the names of the things in your fridge into google with the word "recipe" after and you will find great and easy to follow meal ideas. (Or, you know, plan ahead...) Even if you screw it up, you tried and you were cute in your kitchen catastrophe.
Here are other things you can do too to bring the romance:
- Cook the meal together!
- Go for a walk
- Go ice skating
- Watch her pick of movie
- Write her a love note and leave it for her in the AM
- Get her a cute useful thing like a design-y journal or something
- Look at old photos of the two of you
- Play music that reminds you of her
- If you are musical, write her a song
- Take a photo together (or do a wintery photoshoot with a pro photographer like, say, Beth and myself!)
- Pick up a board game you both like
- Get her the wine she likes
- Make a snowman
- Make a craft or something she'll like to hang up in the house
- Etc, Etc, Etc.
And the list goes on. See? She may say she doesn't need to do anything special but what that REALLY means is that she just wants you to man up and plan something cute for her. It doesn't have to be groundbreaking but as long as it's not you tossing a card at her and playing Black Ops till 2 am she will be happy.
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OK! On to the cooking. Ryan and I tried something new! Yay!
COUSCOUS STUFFED CHICKEN:
Two chicken breasts
1 tbsp dried rosemary
1 tbsp dried sage
1 tbsp dried oregano
2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup couscous
salt & pepper
Start by making the couscous (we used boxed couscous that takes five minutes to make) after you have made the couscous, set aside. In a small bowl combine all of your herbs, olive oil, salt and pepper. Take the chicken breast and cut a slice down the center, making a flap. Take both chicken breasts and put then in a baking dish. Take your herb mixture and rub that over the two pieces of chicken, then take the couscous and place it into both pieces of chicken. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.
Along with the chicken we made steamed broccoli and rosemary mashed potatoes. YUM!
We had a great time in the kitchen together!
Love-
Bethany & Ryan
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