Roses are red...

The poem is said to have been penned by Sir Edmund Spenser in his book The Faerie Queene, published in 1590.  Then in a 1784 book entitled Gammer Gurton's Garland it was changed up and reworded into a cousin of poem we know today:

The rose is red, the violet's blue,

The honey's sweet, and so are you.

Thou are my love and I am thine;

I drew thee to my Valentine:

The lot was cast and then I drew,

And Fortune said it shou'd be you.

I love Valentine's Day.  I know all the "Love Hum Buggers" think it's just a day for greeting card companies and florists to make money and that's true, they do.  But it's so much more.  It's not necessary to buy a card nor is it necessary to buy/send flowers.  I'd rather have a beautiful hand written note and a dinner made for me than all the flowers and Hallmark you can buy.  I want my partner to make me a dinner that is created and planned and executed from the heart with me in mind.  I like it when I'm fawned over like I'm special and treasured....because I am.
I want a big, buttery, creamy plate of Fettucine Alfredo, thick slabs of dangerously garlicky bread, and my favorite Italian Chopped Salad, some talk-back-to-ya Merlot and a moist chocolate cake with chocolate swiss meringue.  That's what my dream Valentine's dinner would be.  If someone wanted to follow that up with a Heart Tag Toggle Link Necklace from Tiffany & Company, well, I wouldn't object.
Make your someone special this stupidly easy Fettucine Alfredo and they might forget about cards and flowers too:
Easy Fettucine Alfredo
8 oz fettucine noodles, cooked and well-drained
1 pkg cream cheese (8 oz)
1 cup milk
1 stick butter
1/2 t garlic powder
1/2 C grated parmesan
To a microwave safe bowl, add cream cheese, milk, butter and garlic powder.  Cook on high power, stirring every 3 mins until cream cheese is melted.  Stir in parmesan and heat again for 1 minute.  Place pasta in large bowl and top with alfredo sauce, serve with extra parmesan on the side.
Tomorrow:  The Italian Chopped Salad recipe ...it's amazing!