I am currently experiencing a major sick day here in
London. I have no idea if it is a bug or my horrendous lack of sleep the past
few days. With said, my post today will be shorten but WIAW must go on.
Especially since I have to share my Valentine’s Day
eats with you!
Now as you know, I am over here in England until
April and my darling Aaron is back at school in Philadelphia. But does that
stop Aaron from totally winning at Valentine ’s Day? Of course not.
Yesterday morning at 10 am (England time) I received
a giant customized bouquet of 12 long stem roses with a beautiful card.
(Pictures to come, promise! I hurts too move right now.) And apparently more to
come when he visits in March…hmmm….
And what did I send him two weeks ago via Royal Mail
so it would get there by V-Day at a whopping cost of £25 shipping? (Not that
matters…) I sent a box of customized Scottish goods complete with a Scottish
Parliament Whisky snifner, book on his Scottish clan and his tartan on a lamb’s
wool scarf, chocolate pralines, and St. Andrew’s golf ball set complete with
the course’s dirt and grass rubbed on the golf balls. I did okay. Love you
baby.
And for my eats of course:
Late
Breakfast (Had the day off from class)
Bowl
of Dorset super cranberry, cherry, & almond muesli with Rachel’s organic
Rhubarb yoghurt (surprisingly delicious,) raw honey, fresh organic strawberries
and blueberries.
Organic
Earl Gray tea with raw honey and splash of semi-skimmed milk.
(are
you getting the sense I enjoyed my Whole Foods trip on Sunday?)
Lunch
Laundry
and library searching
Afternoon
Cup
of delicious Fairtrade Filtered coffee.
I found a place! But sadly for my own reasons idk if I’m going back. Bummer.
Crazy
Marks & Spencer (Wegman’s equivalent) prepared Valentine’s Day Dinner with my roommate Beth (All this for two people
for £ 20! Champagne and chocolates included!)
First
Course
Baby
Plum Tomato Ducey Camembert Tartlet
My
own arugula (Rocket here) side salad with fresh blueberries and dried apricots
in a honey Dijon orange vinaigrette
Main
Course
Duck
L’orange
Garlic
Mushroom caps
Quinoa
(my addition)
Dessert
Belgian
Dark chocolate soufflé with single cream, strawberries, raspberries, and
blueberries
Rose
Champagne and box of chocolates
Food
coma to follow.
Notice how with even this over indulgent dinner I
managed to sneak in some fruits and veggies? That’s my Veggie goal this month!
This was great day with my roomie since Aaron was so
far away, I had a great time preparing this! It was easy too since all you had
to do was pop the prepared food in the oven! Love fancy prepared meals here!
Okay
now I’m going to bed again to sleep and wear off this stomach ache… I’m
miserable.
Hope
you had a good Valentine’s Day! What
did you do or not do?
Love,
The
College Cuisiner
Aw I'm sorry you're not feeling well!!!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it fun after a trip to whole foods?!
I hope you feel better soon. Your Valentines Day eats looked wonderful!
ReplyDeleteIt all looks delicious, especially the dessert! Seriously, how can you not enjoy a trip to whole foods? I think it's impossible :) Feel better!
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I love you baby!
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