I hope today is a great day for you and you spend it with the ones you love.

Speaking of love . . . I’m spending this evening with one of my greatest loves. And my husband will be there, too.

Ba dum dum (*air drums*).

Seriously, we both can’t wait for our steak and salmon dinner. I couldn’t keep it a secret because, well, I’m like that.

Happy Valentine’s Day to my love! I hope you enjoy dinner — I know I will.

Steak + my favorite person = awesome.

Remember that old ketchup commercial set to Carly Simon’s song?

That’s how I feel today. My order of steaks, salmon and a cake I don’t have to bake have arrived.

I’m ready to eat them NOW. But I have to wait.

V-Day is just 2 days away. I think I can do it.

But after a week of Slim-Fast, Kashi Go Lean and countless chicken nuggets (the kids ate those — but I did have to look at them) I think I deserve my steak. Don’t you?

I hope you have a steak planned for this Saturday, too. It’s really the only way to go.

I’ve talked to a lot of my neighbors and of the ones who do have Valentine’s plans, they all involve steak — either at a restaurant or at home.

It’s not just me. I’m sure of it!

And since you probably are craving steak, too, I’ll be kind enough to share some photos of my Valentine’s meal with you.

And I promise I won’t put ketchup on it.

I’ve decided what I’m going to cook for V-Day this year. I’m going to mix it up a little bit and cook some Top Sirloin. . .

. . . Marinated King Salmon . . .

. . . and then finish with a Lemon Charlotte Royale Cake with raspberry swirls . . .

Wow.

So these are the pictures of what they’re SUPPOSED to look like. I’m excited to see how they turn out after I get my hands on them.

The cake just has to be thawed. I can do that.

And the steaks we pretty much have down to perfection. But the salmon will be a new trick. I’ve cooked salmon before on the grill and it was great, but this time I actually think it will be even easier because I’ve chosen meat that is already seasoned. And I just have to thaw and bake.

I can totally do that.

Feel free to steal this menu . . . I’ll never know.

Here’s where I’ve ordered my menu selections. They should arrive next Wednesday.

And, hey, if you do make this menu for your honey bunny also, send me some pics so I can see how yours turned out!!!

Photos courtesy of The Kansas City Steak Company.