Make it – a LOVEly dinner

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Happy Monday! The Mister and I are continuing our v-day celebration today, as we both took the day off work ;)

But I wanted to share the delicious dinner we made last night. It’s pretty fancy, VERY delicious and super simple.

On the menu: Pesto Scallops and Cornbread Stuffed Peppers

Instead of relying on jarred goodness, we wanted to make the pesto from scratch. I’m so happy that we did because it was very simple and tasted so fresh! I used Rachel Ray’s recipe to create the pesto.

I cooked the scallops per Rachel’s instruction, but I added my own special touch after plating – SUN DRIED TOMATOES! (one of my FAVORITE ingredients, as of late!)

Don’t those look fancy-schmancy?

To spice things up a bit, we decided to serve these alongside cornbread stuffed peppers.

You’ll need:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare cornbread mix according to directions on box (alter added ingredients for one cup, accordingly). Mix in chipotle peppers and cheese. Spoon mixture into pepper cups and top with cheese.

Bake for 25-30 minutes, until cheese is browned.

These we so great! smooth and creamy, but with a smoky kick from the chipotle peppers. The cilantro added a refreshing authenticity to the dish.

All in all, this was the perfect meal to enjoy with the Mister and reflect on years past, as well as the promising future!

Of course the meal had a very sweet ending (would you expect anything less?)– but I don’t want to overwhelm you with goodness right now, so I’ll be back later with that recipe/photos — any guesses?!

Did you have a special dinner last night? How did you celebrate Valentine’s Day?

10 Responses to “Make it – a LOVEly dinner”

  1. sagraham@hotmail.com said:

    Your meal looks amazing! I have always wanted to make my own pesto and did not realize how easy it is.
    We went for dinner in The Market (Ottawa) and went to Winterlude to look at the ice sculptures on Saturday night. So fun!

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  2. K said:

    Oh wow – what a lovely meal! Cornbrea, peppers, pesto, I’m sold! Can’t wait to see what dessert was :)

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  3. Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg said:

    What a beautiful meal! Those scallops look to die for!

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  4. Mara @ What's For Dinner? said:

    Gorgeous!!!

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  5. Alicia said:

    WOW those look fantastic! I will have to try that recipe at home!

    My aunt got married yesterday afternoon, so that was a special meal out at Carrie Cerino’s in North Royalton. Then I sent the hubby away to watch the All Star game at a friend’s house. Not going to lie: it was kinda nice to have the house to my lonesome!!!

    don’t worry: we celebrated Saturday night by going out to Light Bistro. :)

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  6. Sagan said:

    Ooh that looks very tasty. I like making things like pesto too, it’s so much better than store-bought!

    Neither the boyfriend nor I enjoy Valentine’s Day, so he worked on his thesis and I had the apartment to myself and read chick lit and ate popcorn. Pathetic as that sounds, I actually REALLY appreciated having the afternoon/evening to myself! It’s so rare that I get true alone-time that it was very relaxing.

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  7. Heather (Heather's Dish) said:

    wow, that looks DELICIOUS! i love the stuffed peppers idea…they look amazing!

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  9. Jules @ eatdrinklivelearn said:

    Those stuffed peppers look amazing! I’m definitely putting that on our must-try list. And homemade pesto is so much better than from a jar. Looks like you had a wonderful meal!

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