I made a special little dinner

for Valentine's Day -

The truth is - that while I enjoy cooking a good meal - 

I don't cook a whole lot these days...

But in our effort to eat healthier [and lower in salt] foods 

we have eaten at home much more these last few months...

Combine that with my attraction [ha] to pinterest  

and I had to pull together a sweet little Valentine's Dinner.

 

So I picked up this little pie-maker at Target a couple of weeks ago - 

My first intention was to try and use it for heart-shaped ravioli - 

but for a couple of reasons 

[we had Italian a day or so earlier and 

I didn't realize I'd have to allow an hour for the pasta to dry a bit - ha]

I changed to little chicken pot pies...

And let's be honest - I'm MUCH more of a preparer than a cook

- tis true.

 

So I was able to pull this little dinner off in a quick and easy way

starting with refrigerated pie crust...

And a filling made with canned chicken, a can of veg-all [both well-drained] 

and 1/2 can of cream of mushroom soup.

The pie press was VERY easy to use and I popped out six little pies 

in no time at all from one package of [double] pie crust. 

I used 2 teaspoons per pie and had filling left over.

While these were baking [350* for 20 minutes or so ---] 

I pulled together a favorite little salad of mine 

[first time to make it at home - easy peasy!] 

Arugula + a small can of sliced beets [well-drained] 

+ goat cheese + balsamic vinaigrette

= YUM.

Add in a couple of slices of red velvet cake 

[don't buy the whole cake or you'll eat it all! LOL] 

- $2.50 for two slices --

 and it's a complete meal.

DELISH.

[And I think I could live on this salad for days --]