My Valentine Card and Envelope; Joe's been writing my name like that since I met him.We dressed in our best clothes and I even attempted an updo. I drew the line at heels though, and attended our date barefoot. We left our phones and sons in different rooms.
We created a romantic dining area, set up our fondue pot, and broke out the wedding china. I served Joe bread with cheese fondue for the first course. Our main meal of ribeye and shrimp accompanied by potatoes and broccoli bubbled in the chicken broth as we sampled our Hurricanes. We dipped our steak in his mother's mushroom sauce and squeezed lemon over the shrimp. For dessert I offered him a white chocolate fondue with grapes, strawberries, and pound cake. It was all delicious.
While we ate, we played a game. Joe had typed 100 How-Well-Do-You-Know-Me? Questions. I drew numbers out a dish that was a long ago wedding gift. Joe read the corresponding question. My job was to guess how he would answer the question and his was to guess how I would answer it. We scored nothing when we both guessed correctly or when we both missed the mark. I scored when I got my half correct and he didn't, and vice versa. We spent three hours finishing our dinner and game, and the conversation and laughter flowed.
Joe won by seven.
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The Recipes
Parmesan Cheese Fondue
1 1/2 cups whole or 2% milkMushroom Dipping Sauce
2 8-ounce packages of cream cheese, cubed and softened
1 1/2 cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
Pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)
Combine milk and cream cheese. Cook over low heat stirring often until the mixture is smooth. Add remaining ingredients and serve in the fondue pot with bite-sized pieces of bread.
Fresh mushroomsHurricanes by Sandra Lee
1 beef bouillon cube dissolved in 2/3 cups water
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp flour
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup sour cream
Sauté the mushrooms in extra virgin olive oil, using a small amount of salt and pepper to season them. Cool slightly and chop into small pieces. In small saucepan melt the butter. Blend in flour. Add bouillon all at once and mix well. Cook quickly, stirring constantly until mixture is thick and bubbly. Stir in sour cream, Worcestershire sauce, and mushrooms. Heat through and serve hot. Use for dipping fondued beef.
½ shot high-proof rumWhite Chocolate Fondue
1 shot coconut rum
1 shot spiced rum
1 shot silver rum
2 shots pine-orange-passion fruit juice
1 shot red grenadine
Maraschino cherries for garnish
Into a hurricane glass with ice, combine all the ingredients. Stir and garnish with a cherry.
2 bags of white chocolate chipsThe Questions
1 stick of butter
1 pint of heavy whipping cream
Almond Extract (to taste)
Combine all ingredients and cook over low heat stirring often until the mixture is smooth. Serve in the fondue pot with grapes, strawberries, and bite-sized pieces of pound cake.
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2. What is your favorite fast food restaurant?
3. What is your favorite “nice” restaurant?
4. What is your favorite fast food?
5. What is your favorite “nice” restaurant food?
6. What is your favorite vegetable?
7. What is your favorite fruit?
8. What is your favorite place to vacation?
9. Where is one place you’d like to go?
10. What famous person would you like to have dinner with?
11. What famous criminal would you like to meet?
12. What is the worst place you’ve ever visited?
13. What would be your ideal job?
14. Name the 5 most important things in your life?
15. Who is your best female friend?
16. Who is your best male friend?
17. Who do you look up to?
18. Who do you wish you could help the most?
19. What is your earliest memory?
20. Who was your favorite high school teacher?
21. Who was your favorite college teacher?
22. If you could live anywhere, where would that be?
23. What is your favorite pet?
24. What kind of dog would you own if you could have any?
25. What is your first pet’s name?
26. What did you do on your first date?
27. Who did you date on your first date?
28. Would you rather spend a night at home or a night “out on the town”?
29. What is the greatest thing you have done for someone else?
30. What is the greatest thing you have ever done?
31. What is your favorite pop?
32. What is your favorite “adult beverage”?
33. What one thing do you regret the most in your life?
34. What person would you like to understand better?
35. What is your favorite sport?
36. What one thing do I not know about you that I should?
37. What is the best gift you’ve ever received?
38. What is the best gift you’ve ever given?
39. What kind of car would you drive if money wasn’t a problem?
40. What was your first car?
41. What was your favorite class in school?
42. What is your favorite room in the house?
43. What is your favorite TV show?
44. What is your favorite movie?
45. What is your favorite actor?
46. What is your favorite actress?
47. What is your favorite place to buy groceries?
48. What is your favorite place to shop?
49. What one thing would you change about me?
50. What one thing do you wish you could change about yourself?
51. What was your best date?
52. What is your best romantic experience?
53. Where was the strangest place you’ve made love?
54. What thing would you like to do romantically that you haven’t done?
55. What thing have you done romantically that you never want to do again?
56. What is your favorite outfit?
57. What is your favorite outfit for me to wear?
58. What is your biggest turn on?
59. What is your favorite game to play alone?
60. What is your favorite game to play as a couple?
61. What is your favorite game to play with others?
62. If you could be any age what would it be?
63. How old would you like to live to?
64. What is your best experience with each kid?
65. What is your favorite cartoon?
66. What is your favorite television station?
67. What is your favorite way to have a potato prepared?
68. What is your best wedding day memory?
69. What is your best honey moon memory?
70. What would your porn name be?
71. What is your favorite meat?
72. Who is your favorite male friend of mine?
73. Who is your favorite female friend of mine?
74. What is your most prized possession?
75. What thing do you own that you would like to get rid of?
76. What thing do I own that you would like to get rid of?
77. What are you most proud of me for?
78. What is my pant size?
79. What is my shirt size?
80. Who is my best friend, not each other?
81. What do I do that makes you the most happy?
82. What do I do that irritates you the most?
83. If you could have on talent you don’t currently have what would it be?
84. What one project would you like to get done around the house?
85. What could I do to make your daily life easier?
86. What is your favorite body part?
87. What is your favorite body part on me?
88. Lights on or off?
89. What is your favorite snack food?
90. What is your favorite candy?
91. What food do you dislike the most?
92. What is your favorite “home” food?
93. What one place would you like to make love that you haven’t?
94. What thing do you miss the most about one or your grandmothers?
95. What thing do you miss the most about one of your grandfathers?
96. What would you like to do more with the kids?
97. If you could be on one game show, what would it be?
98. What would your perfect date be?
99. What was your worst date?
100. What is the limit of what you would do for me?
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