{"id":1307,"date":"2025-02-16T18:13:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T18:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilikecarrots.com\/?p=1307"},"modified":"2025-02-16T18:13:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T18:13:57","slug":"valentines-day-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/?p=1307","title":{"rendered":"Valentine&#8217;s Day 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everything carrots dinner.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1308\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1308\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1308 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/dinner-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/dinner-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/dinner-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/dinner.jpg 949w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dinner 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<h4>Spiced Carrot Dip<\/h4>\n<p>1 1\/2 lb carrots, cut into 1&#8243; pieces<br \/>\n2 tsp olive oil<br \/>\n1 Tbsp mustard seeds<br \/>\n1 1\/2 tsp curry powder<br \/>\n3\/4 tsp cumin<br \/>\n1 c 2% Greek-style yogurt<br \/>\n1\/2 c reduced-fat sour cream or regular<br \/>\n1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>STEAM carrots until tender. about 20 minutes. Put in food processor (I used a wand blender stick)<\/li>\n<li>HEAT oil in small non\u00adstick skillet over medium heat. Add mustard seeds, curry powder. and cumin. Toast. stirring. until fragrant. about 2 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>ADD to food processor with remaining ingredients and pulse until smooth. Season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prevention.com\/food-nutrition\/recipes\/a20525251\/spiced-carrot-dip\/\"><em>prevention.com January 2012<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Mini Carrot Potpies<\/h4>\n<p>2 Tbsp olive oil. plus more for ramekins<br \/>\n1 medium onion, chopped<br \/>\n1 lb carrots. cut into 1\/2-in. pieces<br \/>\nKosher salt and pepper<br \/>\n2 cloves garlic, chopped<br \/>\n1 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves<br \/>\n1\/4 cup all-purpose flour<br \/>\n2 cups 2% milk<br \/>\n1\/2 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped<br \/>\n1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed<br \/>\n1 large egg. beaten<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Heat oven to 375 F. Oil four 8-oz ramekins: place on rimmed baking sheet.<\/li>\n<li>Heat oil in large skillet on medium. Add onion and cook. stirring occasionally. until tender. 5 to 7 min.<\/li>\n<li>Add carrots and 1\/2 tsp each salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until carrots are just tender, 8 to 10 min<\/li>\n<li>Stir In garlic and thyme. Cook until fragrant, 30 sec.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle flour over vegetables and cook. stirring, 1 min.<\/li>\n<li>Slowly stir in milk and simmer until slightly thickened. 2 to 3 min. Fold in parsley.<\/li>\n<li>Divide among prepared ramekins. (Filling can be covered tightly and frozen up to 1 month. Defrost and warm slightly before continuing.)<\/li>\n<li>Cut four 4 1\/2-in. rounds from puff pastry; place 1 round over each ramekin.<\/li>\n<li>Brush with egg and bake until puffed and golden brown. 20 to 25 min.<\/li>\n<li>Serves 4.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Woman&#8217;s Day, Winter 2022, pg 83<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Carrot Salad<\/h4>\n<p>Our regular <a href=\"https:\/\/ilikecarrots.com\/2014\/02\/valentines-day-dinner-2014\/\">Thai salad with julienned carrots<\/a>\u00a0that we&#8217;ve done before.<\/p>\n<h4>Main dish<\/h4>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1315\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1315\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1315 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/chicken-300x294.png\" alt=\"Pan-fried chicken on carrots\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/chicken-300x294.png 300w, https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/chicken.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1315\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pan-fried chicken with lemon sauce on bed of steamed carrots<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nChicken on a bed of steamed carrots.\u00a0 It was going to be more elaborate, but we ran out of time.<\/p>\n<h4>Pudding<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1313\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1313\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1313 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/pudding-300x161.png\" alt=\"pudding\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/pudding-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/pudding-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/carrotseverywhere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/pudding.png 867w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gajar ki Kheer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon Turkish saffron threads<\/li>\n<li>2 1\/4 cups milk<\/li>\n<li>1.5 pounds carrots<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon ground green cardamom<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup blanched almonds, or slivered<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Soak the saffron threads in 1\/4 cup hot milk.<\/p>\n<p>Peel and grate the carrots. In a large saucepan, boil the remaining quart of milk, sugar, cardamom, almonds, and margarine over medium heat for 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the grated carrots and mix thoroughly, cooking for 15-20 minutes, until the mixture thickens and the carrots are\u00a0 glazed and sticky. Pour the saffron milk over the mixture and stir for 1-2 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Our change since we used 2% and not whole milk, so it never got thick:\u00a0 Take the carrots out and put in a bowl. Whisk together in a another bowl: \u00a0 3 TBS flour, 1 TBS sugar, 2 eggs. Whisk it into the hot milk until thick, then recombine with the carrots.<\/p>\n<p>Remove from the heat and serve warm or cold.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/1111968.Feast_of_India\"><em>Feast of India <\/em><\/a>cookbook that we got from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montgomerycountymd.gov\/library\/\">Montgomery County Public Library<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everything carrots dinner. Spiced Carrot Dip 1 1\/2 lb carrots, cut into 1&#8243; pieces 2 tsp olive oil 1 Tbsp mustard seeds 1 1\/2 tsp curry powder 3\/4 tsp cumin 1 c 2% Greek-style yogurt 1\/2 c reduced-fat sour cream or regular 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice STEAM carrots until tender. about 20 minutes. 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