my boyfriend is a ninja in the kitchen

lp and i don't really celebrate valentines day. i don't say that as a cynical lady who hates all things associated with love and holidays, but it's just us. i would feel silly if we did something fancy (and so would lp), we hate crowds and more than any of that, we celebrate our love everyday. now, if that doesn't sound hokey i don't know what does!!! but it's true. we do special things regularly, like go to a nice dinner or get a bottle of champagne or buy flowers for the house. that being said, we do have a valentines day tradition- we cook dinner, have a drink and watch tv or a movie. lately, i've become obsessed with pinterest (ohmylooitsinsane) and i came up with a way to incorporate lp into my obsession. every week we are having what i call "the top chef iron kitchen ninja" competition. i pick a meal based on pinterest and get all the ingredients and then the day of, he looks at the recipe and cooks it. if you know us, you know that i do not ever cook. it scares me and stresses me out and i hate it. but i do love to pick out recipes and eat and lp likes to cook, so it's all good. tonight was the first challenge and he really did a wonderful job!!! i mean, i did a great job of picking everything out, but since he cooked it, i do have to give him the kitchen ninja credit. when i came home, i sat down with the little rascal as i answered some emails. he helped.

i looked over and saw not one....

not two......

but three bunches of flowers.

ugh, he's amazing. the last ones were personal favorites, as i hate roses and these are not roses but at the same time are reminiscent of roses. so pretty and that man is so sweet. in the kitchen, this was happening.
weebay and i waited patiently for the food to be finished. he slept. (i want to eat those little wrinkles for dinner)

i drank wine.

until it was done. um, can you see the deliciousness??? i feel like my selection was spot on and of course, his cooking was perfect!

garlic balsamic pork tenderloin, mashed cauliflower and parmesan green beans

we finished the evening with a family walk, which weebay is getting much better with!! i hope you all had as great an evening as i did!!! (ps- you can find all the recipes on my pinterest)