Why do we stay in on Valentines day? Because it is February, and February is the worst month. Also, we often find that the price fixed menus and crowds are overrated. We prefer to make a restaurant style meal at home and enjoy a nice bottle of wine. 

For Valentines Day this year, we are drooling over Eruption, Sexual Chocolate, and Reckless Love to get us in the mood. 

Preheat the oven to 350 and put a heavy skillet on the stove on medium heat.

First, pat the steaks dry with a paper towel, then generously salt and pepper the steaks by pressing the salt and pepper into the meat.

Add about two tablespoons of butter to the skillet. Sear the steak 5 minutes per side and get them nice and brown.

Transfer the steaks to a baking sheet and top with a small pad of butter. Put the baking sheet in the oven. Bake five minutes for rare, and add a minute or two to up the doneness level you desire. Let the steaks rest for about 5 minutes.Enjoy with our suggested wines and paired with sides. 

  

Smoking Goose Tasso and Andouille Jambalaya

This Smoking Goose Tasso and Andouille is out of this world. Tasso is a spicy and peppery lean smoked ham which adds an awesome depth of flavor. If you haven't had the andouille, you are missing out. This is not the easiest recipe, but the labor is certainly worth it. 

Ingredients:

Smoking Goose Tasso Rough Chop

Smoking Goose Andouille Sliced in rounds

Boneless skinless Chicken thighs, dried, and sprinkled with salt and pepper

3 Red Bell Peppers Chopped

2 Jalapeños Chopped

1 Chopped Onion

3 Cloves Garlic

1 Can of Diced Tomatoes

2 tablespoons tomato paste

2 teaspoons oregano

1 teaspoon thyme

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

5 cups of chicken stock

1 cup dry white wine

3 cups of brown rice

Instructions: 

Heat the dutch oven over medium heat

Add about 1 tablespoon olive oil

Brown the Andouille Sausage and Brown slightly. Remove from pan. 

Brown Tasso about 1 minute. Remove from pan. 

Add chicken thighs and brown about five minutes per side. Remove from pan and shred. 

Add 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter and melt. 

Add chopped onions and chopped jalapeno. Cook until onions are translucent. 

Add the garlic and bell pepper and cook for 5 minutes. 

Add tomatoes, tomato paste, cayenne, thyme, oregano and 1 teaspoon of salt cook for another 2 minutes. 

Add wine and deglaze the brown bits at the bottom of the pan. Reduce 3 minutes. 

Add all of the meat back to the pan, and add the chicken broth and rice. Bring to a boil and reduce to simmer. 

Tasteful Times Big Game Drinking Game

Tasteful Times Super Bowl Drinking Game

Don’t Drink & Drive!  Get the Uber app prior to playing! Stay safe and don’t binge this is just for fun.

Pre-game
- Coin-toss is heads, take a drink.

During The Game

- Take a drink for every touchback.

- Take a drink every time deflate gate is mentioned. Then say Go Colts or Go Steelers (These are the only appropriate answers) 

-Take a drink from now until the end, if you believe the Patriots did not know what was going on.

- Take a drink of wine anytime Tom Brady whines

- Take a drink whenever Sherman or Chancellor’s toughness is brought up.

- Finish your glass any time “Beast Mode” goes beast mode.

- Hand out a drink to everyone who doesn’t know what Beast mode is

- Chug a beer for 15 seconds after every play of 50 yards.

- Take a drink anytime Peyton Manning is shown. Then say Go Colts

- Hand out 1 drink at any mention of the "12th man." Drink if you do not know what the 12th man is

- Take a drink at any mention of “Legion of Boom"

- Make those who didn’t say Go Colts, Go Horse, or Go Indy take a drink every time they forget within 20 seconds of the original infraction.

End Game

-Everyone picks an Over/Under at 47.5 if you win hand out a drink if you lose you take a drink.

-Decide final scores if anyone hits the score correctly gets to make everyone chug something!

Halftime Commercials

- If you happen to be drinking the type of beer that commercial is on for, hand out 10 drinks. Then proceed to open up a better beer!

-If you happen to be on the same beer for the next beer commercial, hand yourself 10 drinks to play catch up.

- Horses on a commercial? Take a sip.  Then say Go Horse!

- Car commercial that emphasizes horse power? Take a sip, yell Go Horse!

- Drink whenever someone makes reference to Cinna (Lenny Kravitz) or Hunger Games.  Take a drink if you don’t know who Cinna is. 

- If you don't like Katy Perry songs, kiss a girl. Just kidding now take a drink.

- Anytime someone references that Coke is better than Pepsi, agree with them but then take a drink.

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