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Would you like to serve a home-cooked dinner, yet make sure that it’s a romantic one? Here is an offering of one such meal with all instructions.
Atmosphere is important for an event as this, so make sure that the other mood-setters are ready and planned for in addition to the cooking. Have your candles ready to light, and the music of your choice all prepared on the stereo, just a moment away from playing when you set the time for that to happen. A centerpiece might be a single rose.
The menu for this romantic evening will be Layered Salad, Cavatini Bake, green vegetable of your choice, and Angel Food Cake.
The salad will be prepared in the morning, or the evening before. It needs to rest for at least 8 hours. This makes a lovely presentation if you have a clear salad bowl so the layers can be seen.
Add these ingredients to your salad bowl in layers, and in the order listed:
1 head lettuce, cut up; 1/2 cup chopped celery; 1/2 cup chopped green pepper *or* grated carrots; 1/2 cup red onions or plain onions, chopped; 1 package frozen peas; 1 cup salad dressing or mayo of your choice; 2 tsp. sugar; 1 package Dry Italian Seasonings mix; 4-6 oz. shredded cheese; and 8 strips of bacon, fried and crumbled. Do NOT toss this salad. Cover and let stand. It may be served at mealtime either tossed or untossed.
To make the Cavatini Bake: Brown 1 pound of ground beef and 1 small chopped onion. Drain fat. Add a small can of mushrooms, a sprinkling of garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1/4 cup of sugar, if desired, but not necessary. Next add a 32 ounce jar of spaghetti sauce and heat this mixture thoroughly.
In the meantime, cook 1 box of small shells pasta according to package directions. Drain and add meat sauce to shells, mixing well. Transfer to your baking dish and top with 8 ounces of shredded mozzarella cheese. Bake at 350 degrees until cheese melts and Cavatini Bake is heated through.
All that remains to do for this meal is to cook a vegetable of your choice. Asparagus with Hollandaise might work well, and your Angel Food Cake can either be baked or bought. Serve it with your favorite topping.
That’s all it takes to present an evening of a candlelit romantic dinner to the special person in your life.
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