<p>When we use to camp, I would marinate the meat and freeze it for a few days and throw in a cooler to use as an ice block to cool other food. Saved room and worked great.</p>
<p>hmom, don’t know, but I know that chefs age steak. It is kept a proper temperature and who knows all of the secrets involved in doing it safely.</p>
<p>I make cabobs from meat marinated in wine and vinegar for 24 hrs, but I put the meat in the fridge (Greek or Armenian cabobs, not remember). Apparently the acids tenderize the meat by partial hydrolysis of the proteins (sorry for the gory biochemical details).</p>
<p>We are having a very American meal tonight; bbq. However, it is not romantic as it is at a friends house and there will be about 20 of us there, including lots of kiddos!</p>
<p>I think our dinner will be a shared bucket of popcorn while we watch Slumdog Millionaire.</p>
<p>I love to cook but H is taking me out to a new South American Rest. and then to a hockey game. LOL! Then home for dessert…cheesecake with fresh strawberries and choc hearts! Then wine in the hot tub if I’m not fast asleep! 
No kids for the weekend…getting me prepared for next year I guess.</p>
<p>Tonight we are having pepper encrusted salmon w/ honey mustard and dill yogurt sauce, seasoned baked potato wedges and broccoli. My H is cooking it as I type. V-day present? No. He cooks every night.</p>
<p>our meal was absolutely delicious!</p>
<p>Just came back from a business trip in Europe. H made a nice steak dinner for D2 and I. I passed out around 8pm, very romantic…I have been up since 4:30am.</p>
<p>Oh, you know what I made for Valentine’s Dinner. </p>
<p>Reservations. </p>
<p>Dinner was terrific.</p>
<p>For dessert I had a chocolate mousse filled crepe garnished with raspberries and blackberries and a bit of whipped cream. Heavenly.</p>
<p>We had a great Costco dinner</p>
<p>Shared a lobster tail and a New York strip steak. Ceasar salad and rice. Had a great bottle of South African Sauvingan Blanc</p>
<p>In regards to marinating meat, I like to marinate strip steak in lime juice, lea & perrins, and garlic for over 24 hours. Cut the meat in strips and put on skewers. Big hit at a party.</p>
<p>Costco lobster tails are winners, especially for the price. Their jumbo shrimp too.</p>
<p>A lobster tail sounds delicious right now - even though it is 9:20am!!!</p>
<p>How long do you cook the tails?</p>
<p>I broil them until they’re just opaque, about 10, minutes for an 8 oz. tail though I use a powerful, commercial broiler. Great grilled too for about the same length of time over a hot fire.</p>