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Valentine's Day is a romantic holiday, but people spend way too much of the night waiting for expensive food to be prepared on one of the busiest nights for restaurants. Join the ranks of smart couples who skip the wait to have a great meal in their Lake Oswego apartments.
Valentine's Day Date Ideas
Setting Up
Choose a small table for more intimate dining. Cover it with a red, pink, or red-and-white checked tablecloth. For convenience, you can use LED candles with low intensity, or you can go old school and use one or two tapered candles in small candleholders to set the mood. Depending on your budget, you can bring home real or fake rose petals to scatter on the table. To finish the look, place a single rose, tulip or carnation in a small vase for a lovely centerpiece.
Delicious Dinner
Nothing says romantic like a delicious Italian dinner. You can enjoy a fabulous Italian meal that takes about 30 minutes to prepare! You'll need a bag of salad mix and your favorite dressing, a box of penne pasta, and a jar of marinara spaghetti sauce. You can also add 1 pound each of ground Italian sausage and mozzarella cheese. Make the pasta per the instructions. Cook the Italian sausage or prepare it ahead of time to make date night go more smoothly. Then mix the cooked pasta, cooked sausage and the sauce together with your preferred seasonings.
You can eat the meal at this point, spreading the cheese over each plate as you serve it. Alternatively, you can place the mixture in a small baking pan, cover it with cheese, wrap it in foil, then bake it for 25 to 30 minutes at 350 degrees. You just need to leave it in long enough to melt the cheese.
Easy Dessert
Vanilla or strawberry ice cream are natural shoe-ins with Valentine's Day decor. Top your choice of ice cream with strawberries or cherries and serve to complete the meal.
This is a great way for couples or families to enjoy the evening in apartments in Lake Oswego, OR, without wasting half the night waiting for food in a crowded restaurant.
Call us with your questions regarding available floor plans for you and your loved ones at Kruseway Commons.
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Celebrate Valentine’s Day by hosting a dinner party for your favorite people at your home in the prestigious Kruseway Commons Apartments in Portland. Impress your guests with a Valentine-themed dinner and make it fun by serving only pink and red foods. Make it a tad more casual by keeping with a finger-food theme! Here are a few fun food ideas for your Valentine’s Day dinner party for your favorite friends in Lake Oswego.
The Perfect Valentine Themed Dinner Party Fare Menu
- Ham, Cream Cheese, and Red Pepper Jelly Canapés – These delicious canapés are the perfect bite for a casual, finger-food dinner!
- Mini-Cheesy Potato Gratin Stacks – Inspired by a recipe from Julia Child, these irresistible potato gratin stacks are great for vegetarians!
- Deviled Eggs with Ham – Spice up your ordinary deviled eggs with a distinctive, savory flavor from delicious smoked ham.
- Pomegranate Chicken – With a taste of comfort in every bite, this slow braised chicken with pomegranate molasses and chilies will delight even the pickiest guests!
- Red Velvet Cupcakes – Quite possibly the perfect hand-held Valentine’s dessert, everyone is sure to love this heavenly treat!
- Cheesecake-Stuffed Strawberries – So simple, yet so elegant, these cheesecake-stuffed strawberries will be the talk of the party, for sure.
- Raspberry Rosé Collins – A great adult-beverage party drink, this delicious and refreshing Valentine concoction is sure to please everyone!
- Tequila Smash – A winning combination of tequila and fresh fruit, this tempting libation might be pretty, but it has a real bite—perfect for kicking your Valentine's party up a notch!
- Homemade Valentine Candy Gifts – If you would like to give your dinner party guests a Valentine’s favor to take home with them, check out these homemade candies you can make yourself!
We have the perfect space for entertaining at Kruseway Commons Apartments in Portland. We welcome you to check out the floor plans here and take a tour of the property at your convenience. If you’re looking for a new home, Kruseway Commons Apartments in Lake Oswego is the perfect choice for quality living in Metropolitan Portland’s most prestigious suburban landscape!
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