Valentine's Dinner- Make Ahead

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Valentine's Dinner- Make Ahead

Decorations: red napkins pulled through striped candy hearts (www.makeandtakes.com/candy-ca
ne-heartsndy hearts), white tablecloth, white china, white votive candles floating in crystal bowl filled with pink tinted water

(7 Recipes) Created by WINDOWLIQUOR

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Incredible! 5.0/5 (2 ratings) healthy crostini Cookbook creator says: 1 month in advance, make crostini using a heart shaped cookie cutter to cut bread. Freeze.. Immediately before serving, fill bowls with tomato bisque and top with crostini. Submitted by MSSBETTYBOOP6 Carbs: 11.6g \| Fat: 2g \| Fiber: 3g \| Protein: 3.5g \| Calories: 69.6	Incredible! 5.0/5 (1 rating) NFNS Orange Poppy Seed Vinaigrette Cookbook creator says: Make four days ahead. 2 hours before serving, bring to room temperature. 15 minutes before serving, drizzle over mandarin raspberry salad. Submitted by ANGIETUNIE Carbs: 1.7g \| Fat: 3.9g \| Fiber: 0.1g \| Protein: 0.3g \| Calories: 46.9
Very Good 4.0/5 (7 ratings) Low Fat Creamy Tomato Bisque Cookbook creator says: Make tomato bisque two days before Valentine's Day. Refrigerate. 30 minutes before dinner, slowly reheat soup. Spoon into bowls immediately before serving and top with crostini. Submitted by NPILBEAM Carbs: 19.5g \| Fat: 4.5g \| Fiber: 4.2g \| Protein: 4.7g \| Calories: 122.5	Very Good 4.0/5 (1 rating) Mandarin Raspberry Salad Cookbook creator says: Use homemade poppyseed raspberry dressing instead of Newman's. Toss salad together 10 minutes before serving. Submitted by 2SACHSE Carbs: 16.1g \| Fat: 5.9g \| Fiber: 1.9g \| Protein: 2.1g \| Calories: 121.9
Very Good 4.8/5 (10 ratings) Round Steak with Herbs Cookbook creator says: Arrange in crockpot the night of February 13th. Refrigerate. Early February 14th, plug in crockpot. 5 minutes before serving, puree sauce. Place steak on plate, drizzle sauce on, garnish with rosemary. Submitted by MRSAMYW Carbs: 5.5g \| Fat: 8.4g \| Fiber: 0.7g \| Protein: 36.4g \| Calories: 250.9	Incredible! 5.0/5 (1 rating) Exquisite 150 calorie chocolate-raspberry cake Cookbook creator says: One month before Valentine's Day, bake layers in heart shaped pans. Freeze. One day before, take out of freezer and assemble on cakeplate. One hour before dinner, arrange berries on top. Submitted by FISHPOND7 Carbs: 28.7g \| Fat: 1.4g \| Fiber: 1.9g \| Protein: 3.6g \| Calories: 138.4
Incredible! 5.0/5 (1 rating) EatingWells Tiramisu Cookbook creator says: Substitute honey for sugar and use half as much. Dust with powdered sugar. Carefully place a heart stencil on the center, and dust with unsweetened cocoa. Remove heart. Submitted by SHEFIT Carbs: 213.7g \| Fat: 36.7g \| Fiber: 0.7g \| Protein: 35.4g \| Calories: 1307

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Incredible! 5.0/5 (2 ratings) healthy crostini Cookbook creator says: 1 month in advance, make crostini using a heart shaped cookie cutter to cut bread. Freeze.. Immediately before serving, fill bowls with tomato bisque and top with crostini. Submitted by MSSBETTYBOOP6 Carbs: 11.6g \| Fat: 2g \| Fiber: 3g \| Protein: 3.5g \| Calories: 69.6	Incredible! 5.0/5 (1 rating) NFNS Orange Poppy Seed Vinaigrette Cookbook creator says: Make four days ahead. 2 hours before serving, bring to room temperature. 15 minutes before serving, drizzle over mandarin raspberry salad. Submitted by ANGIETUNIE Carbs: 1.7g \| Fat: 3.9g \| Fiber: 0.1g \| Protein: 0.3g \| Calories: 46.9
Very Good 4.0/5 (7 ratings) Low Fat Creamy Tomato Bisque Cookbook creator says: Make tomato bisque two days before Valentine's Day. Refrigerate. 30 minutes before dinner, slowly reheat soup. Spoon into bowls immediately before serving and top with crostini. Submitted by NPILBEAM Carbs: 19.5g \| Fat: 4.5g \| Fiber: 4.2g \| Protein: 4.7g \| Calories: 122.5	Very Good 4.0/5 (1 rating) Mandarin Raspberry Salad Cookbook creator says: Use homemade poppyseed raspberry dressing instead of Newman's. Toss salad together 10 minutes before serving. Submitted by 2SACHSE Carbs: 16.1g \| Fat: 5.9g \| Fiber: 1.9g \| Protein: 2.1g \| Calories: 121.9
Very Good 4.8/5 (10 ratings) Round Steak with Herbs Cookbook creator says: Arrange in crockpot the night of February 13th. Refrigerate. Early February 14th, plug in crockpot. 5 minutes before serving, puree sauce. Place steak on plate, drizzle sauce on, garnish with rosemary. Submitted by MRSAMYW Carbs: 5.5g \| Fat: 8.4g \| Fiber: 0.7g \| Protein: 36.4g \| Calories: 250.9	Incredible! 5.0/5 (1 rating) Exquisite 150 calorie chocolate-raspberry cake Cookbook creator says: One month before Valentine's Day, bake layers in heart shaped pans. Freeze. One day before, take out of freezer and assemble on cakeplate. One hour before dinner, arrange berries on top. Submitted by FISHPOND7 Carbs: 28.7g \| Fat: 1.4g \| Fiber: 1.9g \| Protein: 3.6g \| Calories: 138.4
Incredible! 5.0/5 (1 rating) EatingWells Tiramisu Cookbook creator says: Substitute honey for sugar and use half as much. Dust with powdered sugar. Carefully place a heart stencil on the center, and dust with unsweetened cocoa. Remove heart. Submitted by SHEFIT Carbs: 213.7g \| Fat: 36.7g \| Fiber: 0.7g \| Protein: 35.4g \| Calories: 1307