Poll of the Day > What should I cook for my wife for our 11th wedding anniversary?

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Thinking of a pot roast or something. Maybe a beef stew. Was looking at this recipe:

http://recipeofhealth.com/recipe/nyts-dijon-cognac-beef-stew-679913rb

Something "autumnal"... Maybe roasted acorn squash as a side with something else? Open to suggestions. Gonna go shopping tomorrow.

Dessert suggestions welcome too

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Pulled pork bbq

I've never attempted that... I'll have to look it up not sure what I'd need. Fucking BBQ is good all year round in my book

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Steak.

It's all about the dessert

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This:
https://kitchenswagger.com/pan-seared-filet-mignon-herb-butter-recipe/

I didn't realize until trying this that you can make filet that's more or less as good as restaurant steak on your own. It's not even that hard!

Cover steak in crunchy salt. Sear in butter 2 minutes per edge. Transfer straight to preheated oven and roast for 5ish minutes until medium rare. Done!

You can thank me later... :)

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If you're thinking pot roast, look up a Mississippi pot roast recipe. It's the shit

longpig

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Kimbos_Egg posted...

longpig

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https://damndelicious.net/2016/08/22/baked-apple-pork-chops-green-beans/

This is one of my favorite fall recipes

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OhhhJa posted...

If you're thinking pot roast, look up a Mississippi pot roast recipe. It's the shit

That sounds awesome but unfortunately anything even mildly spicy is out because my kids won't eat it. My 5yo barely tolerates black pepper.

Thought of doing a steak thanks for sharing that filet recipe I've never done a filet steak. Venison is awesome but I'm not sure my kids would eat that, either. Trying to avoid cooking two dinners lol. Maybe I'll make something simple like mac and cheese for the kiddos and dinner for my wife and I

Ooh pork chops is a good idea

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Far-Queue posted...

That sounds awesome but unfortunately anything even mildly spicy is out because my kids won't eat it. My 5yo barely tolerates black pepper.

Thought of doing a steak thanks for sharing that filet recipe I've never done a filet steak. Venison is awesome but I'm not sure my kids would eat that, either. Trying to avoid cooking two dinners lol. Maybe I'll make something simple like mac and cheese for the kiddos and dinner for my wife and I

Give the kids to grandma for the night lol

Far-Queue posted...

Ooh pork chops is a good idea

Cinnamon apple porkchops are a fall staple

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Cashew Chicken

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11th is the steel anniversary, so you should cook ball bearing stew.
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11 apple pies

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As long as 11 is involved, it should work
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I ended up taking cues from a couple of ya'll, mostly Jen. But instead of pork chops I made apple stuffed chicken with acorn squash and it came out awesome. This is the recipe I followed but I changed it a little.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/8546/apple-stuffed-chicken-breast/

No gravy (I used the leftover stuffing and cooked the chicken with it in some white wine, sort of developed into its own sauce so the gravy was unnecessary) and I added more spices. No pics unfortunately, but I do have pics of dessert:




It's a cranberry sour cream upside-down cake with a sort of vanilla sauce (pretty much caramel) and it came out awesome.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/27021/cranberry-upside-down-sour-cream-cake/

^ followed some of the tips in the comments and upped the sour cream, used some orange zest, juice, and slices. It was a big hit

Edit: if anyone tries this cake, a couple suggestions. I cooked mine waaay longer than 50 minutes. Wasn't watching the clock beyond the timer but it was probably at least another 15 minutes. Could probably use a regular cake pan. I double-wrapped my springform pan with foil and it still leaked. I had enough foresight to put a cookie sheet underneath to catch drippings. Aside from the leaking, the cake did not stick to the pan at all so I think the springform is largely unnecessary

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. I saved some of these ideas for another time

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I use allrecipes, too...
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You should have cooked up some of your mom's tube steak instead. Her recipe is delicious.

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Cut off your ear.

cook it In the food then tell her after she eats it while twirling a piece of string and say now Ill always be inside of you.

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i would have suggested hot pockets

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