Valentine's Day Inspired Meal

Well it is our first Valentine's Day married and it isn't any different from dating or engaged. Scott loves Ruth Chris's Steakhouse and it has been a tradition to go on Valentine's Day for 3 years. Last year we didn't go because of work and well a wedding so we went to restaurant week instead. We finally made it and wouldn't you know our luck, their A/C was out in one room so we had a choice to wait an extra 45 mins to an hour plus or be seated on patio for our reservation. So we sat on the patio in the evening heat of the summer eating a little bit of our HOT steak and taking the rest home to eat in the A/C to enjoy. This year he made reservations and I decided to save money and we should just cook a nice meal at home instead especially since I thought I would be working into the evening. We typically do not make a big deal about this holiday but its a day we go out and he likes to choose where we go. I think it's just secretly an excuse for him to have a wonderful steak and lobster dinner aka V Day Special.  So this year we thought why not have steak and lobster like we do at the Valentine's day dinner. He made twice baked stuffed potatoes over the weekend so we added those to the menu and I made steamed asparagus to go with the steak and lobsters. Scott googled how to cook the lobsters and make clarified butter like they have at Ruth Chris's. SO I must say that the dinner was delicious and beats going out to dinner when you can sit at your own table having wine/ beer in your pjs enjoying steak, lobster, potatoes and fresh asparagus. I made a dipping sauce for the steaks to be fancy.  I didn't have any desserts like they do at the restaurant, I had a skinny Campfire Mocha coffee (taste like Smores') from Caribou this am instead. ( I am however having a big o'l glass of wine so that counts) Here are some pics we took along the way....

I love my wine glasses they were a wedding gift, they are handmade. I have two they each have a different design on them. They are handmade by a Canadian artist. This glass just so happens to go with my new favorite wine Bug Juice, the glass has a dragon fly, flowers & leaves and paisley.