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Valentine’s Day Dinner

02/16 by Leigha 16 Comments

Liebster Award + Weekend Things
Fashion Friday {2/10 - 2/14}

Just wanted to pop in today and share my Valentine’s Day Dinner! My mom made us delicious dish of pasta with a mushroom cream sauce.

 pasta with mushroom cream sauce

We used this pasta that I got for Christmas and used the recipe on the back!

porcini mushroom pasta

I set the table.

valentine's day dinner set

Mom took care of the cooking!

pasta and broccolie and cream sauce

It was delicious.

pasta dinner

We don’t need no men!

leigha and mom

Alright, one special man did make an appearance…

poop the cat

Dessert was Grandma’s cowpies!

cowpies

It was a night full of good food and fabulous company!

How did you celebrate your Valentine’s Day?

Liebster Award + Weekend Things
Fashion Friday {2/10 - 2/14}

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  1. Christine@ Apple of My Eye says

    02/16 at 10:55 am

    So cute that you two had your own special dinner for Valentine’s Day! It looks delicious as well :D. Love your special man ;)! What a handsome guy!
    Christine@ Apple of My Eye recently posted…Valentine’s Day Recap!My Profile

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    • minougirl says

      02/16 at 11:28 am

      Hehe yes, he’s a very handsome guy πŸ˜‰ loving your V-day recap too!

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  2. Miranda @ Loving Every Mile says

    02/16 at 3:55 pm

    What an awesome dinner! Cute set up too πŸ™‚

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    • minougirl says

      02/16 at 7:34 pm

      Hehe thanks girl πŸ™‚

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  3. Alison @ Daily Moves and Grooves says

    02/16 at 7:37 pm

    Yum!! That pasta looks so scrumptious.
    For Valentine’s Day, I made French toast for breakfast, cinnamon rolls (enough for leftovers πŸ˜€ ), and then babysat in the evening, but the baby boy I was sitting was a cute pie, so it was a great day πŸ™‚
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    • minougirl says

      02/16 at 8:02 pm

      It sure sounds like a great day! French toast and cinnamon rolls…. YUM.

      Reply
  4. Katherine says

    02/16 at 8:13 pm

    Oh my goodness you and your mom are the cutest! Your pasta looks sooo good. We were out of town, so our valentine’s dinner was these HUGE salads that were amazing!
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    • minougirl says

      02/16 at 10:21 pm

      Oooh yum!! I better see pics of them on the blog! πŸ˜€

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  5. Aurora@Fitness is Sweet says

    02/17 at 12:45 am

    Cats are the only men we need! And OMG you look exactly like your mom!
    Aurora@Fitness is Sweet recently posted…Happy Valentine’s Day and Some Women’s HealthMy Profile

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    • minougirl says

      02/17 at 8:55 am

      Agreed πŸ˜€ haha is that a good thing or a bad thing?! πŸ˜‰

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  6. Jess @ Story of a Girl says

    02/17 at 9:22 am

    That pasta though….you are a girl after my own heart (ehh? See what I did there??!). Recipe?!? Also, I looovvee that heart bowl – I have been looking for new dishes to take food pics on and really want a bowl like that! So cute!

    Oh, and I’m kinda jealous of your “special man.” πŸ˜‰ Mine just slept on the couch all evening…hehe

    Have an amazingtastic day!
    Jess @ Story of a Girl recently posted…Monday Miles #4My Profile

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  7. Sunnie@ModernGirlNutrition says

    02/17 at 12:14 pm

    “We don’t need no men!” Hahaha. This looks amazing- nothing better than a big plate of pasta <3 Do you deliver? πŸ˜‰
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  8. Lucy says

    04/30 at 9:06 am

    could i ahve the recipe for your Grandma’s cowpies? please πŸ™‚

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    • minougirl says

      04/30 at 5:29 pm

      It’s basically just this πŸ™‚ http://allrecipes.com/recipe/cow-patty-cookies/

      Reply

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