1) there is a lot of prep involved, which means we got to spend most of the afternoon in the kitchen together (and there were enough jobs to keep both of us busy).
2) we could use the "holiday" as an excuse to splurge on some proteins that we don't normally buy, because the great thing about paella is that you can choose to make it with whatever seafood/meat/vegetables you like.
The Proteins:
shrimp
duck
lobster tail
chorizo
mussels
The Veggies and Aromatics (not all pictured here):
garlic
onions
roasted red peppers
hot chile pepper
sweet yellow peppers
carrots
stewed tomatoes
parsley
smoked paprika
saffron
This is so incredibly amazing that I had to break my commenting drought. It may even beat what The Boyfriend made for us this time last year, and I didn't think that was possible. -- Tomato Twin
ReplyDeleteoh man. i can only hope to find half the boo that you have. :)
ReplyDeleteThis paella is stunning! You guys went all out to celebrate Valentine's Day!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I'm jealous of your paella pan - looks great!
ReplyDeleteWow - that is gorgeous! I bet it was delicious!
ReplyDeleteI love paella! That is the perfect valentine's day meal!!
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