What's Cookin'?

Not too much...actually nothing at all! Sorry everyone!!
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I've been on the road for last three days at a work conference. Considered a destination location, this annual shindig is held at one of New England's many ski resorts. Being from Vermont, folks assume I'm a skier or snowboarder. In fact they often gasp when I tell them, sorry nope...I'm not either. I have found I am almost always able to leverage conversation with the fact I play hockey, so I'll keep using that so long as it does the trick!
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This year my room was somewhat unexpected. By luck of the draw my room had a kitchen! As soon as I saw this, I thought - Jeez, I really should go to the grocery store, pick up some goods and do the unthinkable...be a cooking road warrior! As it so happens, there is no structured time for cooking and being up on the mountain, does not make groceries all that accessible. Instead I joined the ranks of attendees and consumed the prepared/preplanned meals that come with the conference package...bulk produced resort dishes, blah :-P
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On my ride home today I did make a stop at a little, in the middle of nowhere grocery/convenience store. As I cruised the isles I stumbled upon some delicious looking locally made Maple Donuts! I had to get some of these to sweeten up the weekend's breakfasts...Hubs will be psyched!!!!
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As I drove the 4 hours home I had a lot of time to think. I spent a good chunk of it trying to think of what to do for my sweetie this Valentines Day.
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Last year I researched and made a very close knock off to Gino's East's deep dish pizza. I even stopped on my way home (from this very same conference) to pick up some delicious sausage from a butcher's shop about an hour away. The finished pizza turned out so close, I can't help but wonder if the seasoned pan was all that I was missing?!?!
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Then the year before that we had our HUGE winter storm, where the entire city shut down. Since we were snowed in, we found ourselves at the mercy of our kitchen cupboards and whipped up some wonderful spaghetti and meatballs. Between the storm, worldclass dinner selection and one too many bottles of red wine...it was one of the most romantic Valentine's Days I can remember!!!
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What to do this year?!?! It is our first Valentines Day as Husband and Wife, so it should be special and memorable. I thought maybe something new like Beef Wellington or a Bouillabaisse? Or what if I did my own tasting menu and produced a variety of small plates?? Hmmm, that's something to think about.
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While still thinking about dinner options, I realized that my Hubs has to work this Valentines Day...boo! I thought that I may just pack him the sweetest meal to bring with a mini box of chocolates, love note and all!
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We'll see what happens. Hubs is working crazy hours from today through the weekend, beginning at 4am and lasting 12+ hours. The final choice will really depend on what seems could hit the spot for him. Not mention with me being out of town, the poor guy has had to fend for himself at every meal.
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So, if you have any ideas for what to cook up this year, please share!!! The countdown to V-Day has begun and I've gotta get the menu planned asap.