Valentine’s Day can put a lot of pressure on couples to devise plans for a big date night. Some people spend hours researching and booking reservations, making sure the weather is good so you know whether or not to eat inside or outside, and looking at couples’ deals all to make the supposed perfect date. 

All of this adds up and it could be hundreds of dollars at the end of it all.

Instead of all of these headaches and hassles planning a night out, another option would be to stay home and prepare. You could make it yourself and surprise your partner or you could make it fun and make it together with a little grocery shopping. The Eagle’s Eye has made a menu of simple, but delicious items to make for a memorable night with a special someone.

Appetizer 

Caprese Salad Bites

Ingredients 

• Pita chips the circular ones
• Mozzarella cheese
• Tomato 
• Basil
• Olive oil
• Italian seasoning 
• crushed red pepper flakes
• Salt and pepper 
• Balsamic vinegar 

1. In a small bowl put the mozzarella, olive oil, Italian seasoning, and crushed red pepper flakes, and add salt and enough olive oil to cover the mozzarella. 
2. Cut the tomatoes into slices and salt and pepper. 
3. After you do that, put the pita chips on the plate, add the mozzarella on the pita chip then add the tomato slice and a basil leaf on top of the tomato, then drizzle balsamic vinegar and repeat until finished.

Entrée 

Lemon Parm Pasta 

Ingredients 

• Half of a medium to small Lemon
• About 2 tablespoons of Parmesan  
• 2 Tablespoons of Butter 
• 1 Teaspoon of Garlic or 1 clove
• Noodle packet (I used a ramen noodle soup packet)
• Salt and pepper 
• Water

1. Fill a pot with water then place it on the stove 
2. heat it to medium-high and wait for water to boil
3. Add noodles to boiling water and cook till al dente about 3 minutes then strain the noodles do not turn off the stove
4. With the now empty pot add the garlic and butter then add noodles back into the pot and place the pot on the stove again and mix 
5. Then put all of it in a serving bowl and add lemon, parmesan, salt, and pepper then mix 
6. You can turn off the stove now

Dessert

Chocolate covered strawberries

Ingredients

• Strawberries
• Chocolate 

1. Get your strawberries and rinse off however many strawberries you want to make 
2. Then get a pot of water and bring it to a simmer and get a heat-proof bowl and set it on top of the pot so that the bowl rests on the pot make sure the bowl does not touch the water in the pot if you did it right there should be seal from the bowl being on the pot and the chocolate will melt from the steam 
3. Put the chocolate in the bowl and mix occasionally 
4. Then dip strawberries into the chocolate and let it drip into the bowl to get rid of excess 
5. Let rest so the chocolate can harden