{"id":2375,"date":"2009-02-09T05:00:11","date_gmt":"2009-02-09T13:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/getrichslowly.org\/blog\/?p=2375"},"modified":"2018-11-21T19:46:30","modified_gmt":"2018-11-22T03:46:30","slug":"recession-romance-make-a-delicious-valentines-day-dinner-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getrichslowly.org\/recession-romance-make-a-delicious-valentines-day-dinner-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Recession Romance: Make a Delicious Valentine’s Day Dinner at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"
With Valentine’s Day approaching, I polled my Twitter<\/a> followers for their favorite frugal and romantic date ideas. Some of the great responses included:<\/p>\n The most popular tip was to share a romantic meal, but nobody<\/i> suggested dining out. Many of you are fans of picnics together \u2014 indoors at home, or outside if it’s nice. One of my<\/i> favorite cheap dates is making dinner with my wife.<\/b> It’s a great way to spend time as a couple. Kris is the better cook, so she chooses the recipes and directs the production. I’m her sous chef<\/a>: I chop the onions, mince the garlic, boil the pasta. We’re a good team.<\/p>\n This year, instead of offering yet another list of cheap dates, Kris and I pulled together a menu for a simple but delicious meal that you and your partner can prepare yourselves. These recipes aren’t super frugal, but they’re not expensive, either. They’ll certainly save you tons of dough over restaurant prices.<\/p>\n So pull out the tablecloth, light some candles, and put on the romantic music. It’s time for a recession-era Valentine’s dinner \u2014 a meal that you and your partner make together. There will even be leftovers!<\/p>\n A marvelous main course<\/b><\/i> Serve the chicken piccata with a nice salad and some crusty bread. (The bread is essential for soaking up all of the sauce!) And while you’re at it, pair it with a good wine…<\/p>\n Valentine’s wines from Gary V.<\/b><\/i>\n
\nThe highlight of a shared meal is a delicious main course. Here’s a recipe for chicken piccata, one of our favorite showcase dishes. We’ve prepared this a dozen times, and often serve it when we want to impress our friends. It’s easy, tasty, and won’t break the bank. It’s restaurant-quality food without restaurant prices.<\/b><\/p>\n
\nfrom Everyday Italian<\/i><\/a> by Giada de Laurentiis. Takes about 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n
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\nIn December, Gary Vaynerchuk offered Get Rich Slowly readers his advice for finding good wines at great prices<\/a>. Vaynerchuk is host of the incredibly popular Wine Library TV<\/a><\/b> video blog. When I asked if he’d be willing to suggest some wines for Valentine’s Day, he was gracious enough to pull together a new five-minute video<\/a>.<\/p>\n