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 fuss: into temptation

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the day before:

  • shop for everything

3 hours before:

  • marinate the pork

2 hours before:

  • set the table
  • place the flowers

1 hour before:

  • make the cake batter
  • mix the salad

30 minutes before:

  • light the candles
  • start the music

10 minutes before:

  • put the lentils on
  • dress the salad
  • pre-heat the oven

the doorbell rings:

  • pop the cork
  • put the pork in the oven

after the first cocktail:

  • remove the pork from the oven, serve the salad and put the cake in the oven

after the second cocktail:

  • sorry, I'm no longer responsible!

 

 

this whole date revolves around apples

the fruit of original sin has to be the perfect theme for a seductive date

they feature in each course of the meal and a big bowl of the deepest, darkest red delicious apples makes the perfect center piece

this date is about old-school romance:

  • find an old mercury glass bowl in a thrift store for a centerpiece
  • use old fashioned canlesticks and give the ubiquitous tea lights a well desreved night off
  • serve the prosecco cocktails in wide glasses instead of flutes
  • and let the tulips wilt and sway; they have a way of seeming indifferent to your antics; roses are so cliched and seem to stand alert, observing your every move

have no fear; all of the dishes are simple and easy to cook, assemble and serve. low effort / maximum appeal...who could ask for more?