what is the perfect dinner (has to be beef) for a 1 year anniversary at home?

Question

Our 1 year anniversary is next weekend and I wanted to make a special dinner. Problem....my honey only likes beef as a meat and i'm burnt out on ground beef. I want it to be special even if it takes all day to make. Ideas???? Presentation Ideas too?

Answer 1

Prime rib! With garlic mashed potatoes and an elegent vegetable side dish (like green beans with almonds).

Answer 2

I agree with the beef roast, however here is how I do it. Get a nice big beef roast, chuck roast is usually good. Put in a roasting pan and open one packet of lipton onion soup mix and sprinkle entire package on top of roast. Then fill the roasting pan with water until the water is almost near to top of the roast, don't put the water directly on the roast or all of the seasoning will wash off. Then cover the roasting pan and stick it in the oven at about 300 degrees for at least 4 hours, the longer the better.

Make mashed potatoes, a veggie (whatever he likes) and a salad and maybe garlic bread.

When the roast is finished take almost all of the juice (which is left in the pan etc.) and pour into a saucepan - sprinkle with salt and make your gravy from that. To make the gravy - in a cup mix hot water and flour until you get a paste - pour the paste into the saucepan and whisk - when you get it thick enough strain into another pan so as to get the chunks out and then simmer until your roast is done - add salt or pepper if you like.

This is and has always been one of my hubby's favorite meals. It takes time and a lot of dishes after, but it's worth it.

As for presentation - a nice bottle of wine (red) and some flowers and candles always seem to work nice and of course make yourself look as delicious as your meal!

Answer 3

This is my FAVORITE recipe for pot roast. It's tender, juicy and full of flavor... and VERY simple.

Enjoy!

Cola Pot Roast

4 pounds beef sirloin roast
3 carrots, chopped
3 stalks celery, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 (.75 ounce) package dry brown gravy mix
2 tablespoons water
1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
10 fluid ounces cola-flavored carbonated beverage


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Place meat in a roasting pan. Sprinkle carrots, celery and minced garlic around roast.

In a small bowl, combine the brown gravy mix and water, mixing into a smooth paste. Add onion soup mix, cream of mushroom soup and cola-flavored carbonated beverage. Pour over the roast.

Cover pan, and cook 1 hour in the preheated oven.
Reduce oven temperature to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C), and continue cooking 2 hours. Remove from oven, and turn roast over so that the top is now covered with the gravy. Cover pan, and return to oven for a minimum of 2 hours.

Remove from oven, and let meat rest for 10 minutes before slicing.

This is excellent with homemade mashed potatoes, green beans a nice salad. Very simple... and he'll love ya!

Answer 4

buy 2 filet's and some premade pie dough season the steaks with salt and pepper and add just a Little oil wiped on them...brown on both sides....then cool.then take your premade dough and wrap the steaks so they are sealed all the way...brush with egg wash and bake 350 until the crusts are brown....then have mashed potatoes made can be cold about 4 cups or so add 1 egg..salt and pepper and cheddar cheese dust a board with a little flour and pat flat that is 1 inch thick....cut out with a biscuit cutter in rounds ....glass will work ..brush with egg wash and coat with bread crumbs (seasoned ).use the egg wash left from beef..it is just a beaten egg..... buy a jar of brown gravy add chopped mushrooms and sliced sauteed onions....and then the salad of your choosing....to serve arrange the steaks in the center of platter and surround with potatoes and place strained mushroom and onion on steaks and a little gravy..serve rest gravy on side......i would make a nice Cesar salad...would go good...and a nice bottle of red wine...and a candle....have fun cheers

Answer 5

A prime rib is hard to cook if you don't have the right cut of beef. Stick with a roast in the crockpot. And if you're not keen on beef, then while the roast is cooking, make sure you're making something you can eat. (My husband's the same way) :)

Answer 6

Grilled T-Bone Steaks & Peppers
A little something special for your steak.

Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes
Servings: Serves 4
2 T-Bone or Porterhouse steaks, cut about 1-inch thick
3 small red, yellow or green bell peppers, cut into quarters
1/4 cup salted butter, very soft
2 Tbsp. finely chopped green onion
1 tsp. minced garlic
1 lime



Placed steaks and bell peppers on grid over medium, ash-covered coals. Grill, uncovered, 14 to 16 minutes until steaks are medium rare to medium doneness and peppers are tender, turning occasionally.
Meanwhile, combine butter, green onion, and garlic and squeeze a fresh lime over it...in small bowl. Stir with fork until uniformly blended.
Top each steak with 2 Tbsp. of butter mixture.
Combine bell peppers with 2 Tbsp. butter mixture in medium bowl; toss.
Serve steaks with bell peppers. Season with salt and pepper, as desired.

you can also place a couple or few of foiled fresh potatoes on the grill to have baked potatoes with all the fixn's..and a nice spring salad.. and for desert .Blue Bell...tres leches ice cream or just ole plain apple pie ala mode..Blue Bell french vanilla ice cream

Answer 7

How about a couple of nice juicy steaks on the grill , with some corn on the Cobb, salad and some yeast rolls? Another choice that seems quite popular from other answers is the roast...yummy

Answer 8

Gee hon buy a nice big roast and put a little salt and pepper on it and roast it till it almost falls apart. Serve with baked potatoes and fresh salad. Dont forget the gravy (guys love gravy)

Answer 9

How about a nice t-bone steak served with sauteed mushrooms in a wine reduction sauce, Yukon gold mashed taters, and fresh steamed greenbeans with a hollandiace sauce. For desert, pecan pie ala-mode with 1 lit candle in the ice scoop.

Congratulations of your first....Hope you have many more to come.

Answer 10

You can't beat a beautiful Filet Mignon. That's the filet (tender part) of a steak, wrapped in bacon. You grill it, and serve with Bearnaise sauce - you can buy a package mix - easy!!! Serve with asparagus, or shrimp and scallops if you want or grilled veggies. Boil some potatoes with garlic and mash 'em up with sour cream or cream cheese! Delicious

Good Luck!