I've decided on my dinner plans for Saturday

YIPPEE!

Background:  We have hubby's parents & grandmother over each year on Valentine's Day for a sit down dinner.  The kids make Valentine's for everyone and hubby & I buy flowers or plants for each woman.  This year I've invited his sister as well and J. has invited his girlfriend A too.

Of course, making this will hinge on whether I can find a whole beef tenderloin at Sams tomorrow morning.  I am getting there at 7am (opening for business members) and am meeting hubby's sister who wanted to come along.  I have to do a monthly shopping visit anyway.

So after numerous searches last night I settled on a Beef Tenderloin with a roasted garlic & horseradish cream sauce that I found on Epicurious.  We will also have some twice baked potatoes mixed with feta, cheddar, cream cheese, garlic & onion (I have some extra potatoes mixed up from our homemade pirogi last night).  Since A. is coming over to hang with J. I'll make a small bowl of peas (she hates all veggies except peas & corn...lol) and then I'll likely have a salad, green beans or maybe roasted asparagus.  

For dessert I've decided on a Red Velvet cake with a vanilla butter cream & a good chocolate ice cream on the side.  I've never even tasted Red Velvet cake - never mind made one.  Hope it works out (saw a video on Epicurious with the recipe).  According to the video I watched, I should have enough batter for a two layer cake & some cupcakes for the kiddos (figured they could decorate them themselves).

So yeah - I'm pretty excited.  The recipes sound simple enough so I hope I can master them.  I will follow up blog and let you know how it all works out.  Wish me luck!