For our actual Valentine's Day meal, I surprised Josh by taking him to a new restaurant I'd heard of, called Cheesetique, which is also a wine and cheese store. I had thought about doing brunch there, but that's only on Sundays, and on Saturdays they do wine tasting from 1-4pm, which is one of the things I wanted to do. So we arrived around noon, and sat down for our meal. To start with, we ordered "The Big Cheese," which is a tray that comes with the 10 cheese they have on rotation, which changes each week. Some of the cheese I preferred more than others, but it was all delicious, that's for sure. You can order accompaniments with it such as bruschetta or olives or (I believe) salamis, but we were fine with the bread basket that came with it. After the cheese, we ordered our entrees; Josh ordered the regular mac and cheese which was truffle-infused and made with goat and asiago cheeses, and I ordered the broccoli and cheddar mac and cheese. Both were delicious, but we were pretty full from the cheese, so I think next time we're going to split a Caprese sandwich, and make the cheese tray our main meal. Of course, no matter how stuffed we were, we couldn't pass up dessert; I'd been looking forward to it ever since I saw the menu months ago! We each ordered the bread pudding, and it was amazing, tasted like French toast in a bowl!! Overall, everything was delicious, and Josh was very surprised! We had a great time, I can't wait until the next time we go back.
Unfortunately, it was also the same night as my brother's 30th birthday party, which we didn't know until after we had made our plans, so we were not able to go. Hopefully we will be able to celebrate with him soon though! We have been spending the rest of the weekend just relaxing and getting some things done around the house....I normally put out Valentine's Day decorations, but I didn't get a chance this year, and it seems like as soon as I put them out, it's time to put them away again! But I did put out my outdoor decorations, I figured I could be somewhat festive! I hope everyone was able to spend the day with those you love, and make sure to tell them how you feel, not just on February 14, but every day!
The cheese tray:
Josh matching the descriptions to the cheeses:
Josh's truffle mac n' cheese:
My broccoli and cheddar mac n' cheese:
Yummy bread pudding!
Josh:
Josh and me:
Me:
Valentine's Day presents for Josh... .minus the red icing-covered heart-shaped Rice Krispy treat that he ate lol.... I ate the first 3 I kept buying him to replace them ;)
Normally my pig goes out in the summer but I figured the pink makes him Valentine-worthy :)
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