Who wants to spend mega dollars eating out in crowded restaurants on Valentine’s Day? We don’t. Instead we opted for a prime cut of beef with a couple of tasty sides followed by two dark chocolate Dove candy hearts.

Originally we were planning on grilling the beef and potato but the weather did not cooperate. John did a great job cooking the meat indoors although it was messier than using the grill. For my part I used up some previously peeled butternut squash chunks combined with two small russet potatoes. I microwaved the combo for 11 minutes and then mashed it up with a little butter.

Since it was Valentine’s Day I took the extra step of peeling the hard ends of asparagus instead of just snapping them off. Since asparagus is often expensive the extra inch or two of asparagus makes them more economical. (I see that this coming week asparagus is on sale for $1.99. Better than my $2.49/lb. I paid!) I cooked the asparagus in a little water, salt, and butter.

We opened a bottle of aged Cabernet Sauvignon and toasted each other. We finished our celebration with two dark chocolate Dove candy hearts.

Happy Valentine’s Day!