Saturday Night In

Lucky Hub and I both worked yesterday morning but we had a yummy dinner planned for last night so we were both eager to get home. We watched the Seahawks win their first playoff game and then set about making Beef Bourguignon. Yes, we were inspired from this movie:

and since we got a Dutch Oven for Christmas, we figured it was time to tackle this meal. Such a fun Saturday night with a few libations and cookin' in the kitchen with my honey. We decided on this recipe from Simply Recipes and it was delicious. For some reason, I thought that it was only going to take a couple of hours but it ended up taking about four so we did eat a little later than we probably would have like but it was well worth it. Here is Hub slicin' up the beef:

Isn't he a cutie?!

I figure since the recipe was already written with pictures over at Simply Recipes, that I would just provide some pictures of our experience. We were so happy it turned out so well because after that long of waiting for dinner, it would have been slightly disappointing if it hadn't turned out. When the aromas started filling the house, I figured if it tasted half as good as it smelled that we were in for a treat and it sure did deliver.

Salt pork

Prepping ingredients-creminis, beef, shallots, carrots

Searing the beef

Preparing part of the sauce

A whole bottle of wine!

If you and yours enjoy cooking, I would definitely recommend making this meal together for a date night. We both contributed to the meal, we could chat, watch the football game and take breaks while different parts of the meal were cooking. It isn't a super high level of difficulty, we didn't think, there are just a lot of steps involved so it is time consuming. Just what were were looking for to spend some time together!

What are your favorite meals to cook together? Do you like trying new recipes for date nights? Have you made this meal before?