Olivia’s shares recipes for romantic Valentine’s Day meal, cocktail

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Couples aren’t the only ones preparing for Valentine’s Day well in advance—Olivia’s is also gearing up for the holiday with a tempting pasta dish. GETTYSBURG, Pa. — If you can’t decide where to make a reservation for a romantic Valentine’s Day dinner, consider your own dining room. Olivia’s shared […]

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Couples aren't the only ones preparing for Valentine's Day well in advance—Olivia's is also gearing up for the holiday with a tempting pasta dish.

Olivia's shares recipes for romantic Valentine's Day meal, cocktail

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — If you can't decide where to make a reservation for a romantic Valentine's Day dinner, consider your own dining room.

Olivia's shared recipes for a sumptuous pasta dish and smooth martini.

The meal features a savory pan-seared portion of rockfish topped with a flavorful sauce of simmered tomato, veggies and okra, all served over a bed of fettuccini smothered in a creamy wine sauce with fresh spinach.

Finish off your romantic night in with an espresso martini to add some class and energy to the night.

Meal: Rockfish Florentine

Pan-seared rockfish

Ingredients

8-ounce fillet of rockfish

1 tablespoon, sweet butter

1 tablespoon, extra virgin olive oil

Pinch, sea salt

Pinch, black pepper

Directions

Place a skillet on medium-high heat. Add the butters and extra virgin olive oil. Add the rockfish and season it. Pan sear the fillet for approximately three to four minutes and then remove it from heat.

Stewed okra

Ingredients

1/2 pint, heirloom cherry tomatoes, halved

1 tablespoon, garlic butter

1 cup, canned tomatoes, quartered

  • 1/2 cup, onions*
  • 1/2 cup, celery*
  • 1/2 cup, carrots*

*all 3 finely chopped to approximately the same size

1 pound, fresh okra: cleaned, stem removed, cut into 1/2-inch wheels

Pinch, sea salt

Pinch, black pepper

3 tablespoons, fresh cut dill

2 tablespoons, extra virgin olive oil

Directions

In a heavy bottom pan placed on high heat, sauté the butters, extra virgin olive oil, mirepoix, salt and pepper for approximately three minutes. Deglaze the pan with Merlot. Add the remaining ingredients. Let them stew together for approximately six minutes or as soon as the okra is tender. Be sure to not overcook the okra, or it will become very mushy.

Fettuccini Florentine

Ingredients

8 ounces, fettuccini, cooked al denté

1 tablespoon, extra virgin olive oil

3 tablespoons, Asiago cheese

1 tablespoon, Feta crumbles

2 pinches, freshly grated nutmeg

2 tablespoons, fresh chopped dill

Directions

Preheat a sauté pan on medium-high heat. Add the butter and extra virgin olive oil. As soon as the butter melts, add the heavy cream. Cook for approximately two minutes. Add the remaining ingredients. Fold everything together until the cheeses begin to thicken the sauce. Place the rockfish on top, then add the stewed tomatoes with okra.

Cocktail

Espresso martini

Ingredients

Tito's Handmade Vodka

Espresso liqueur

Marie Brizard Chocolat Royal liqueur

Espresso coffee

Whole coffee beans, for garnish

Directions

Fill a glass with ice. Add all of the ingredients except the coffee beans. Shake vigorously. Strain into a martini glass. The top should be light and frothy. Add three whole coffee beans for garnish.

Finish off your Valentine's Day meal with Olivia's espresso martini
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