I know, I know, we haven’t even celebrated Christmas yet, but I was thinking about having a romantic dinner with my husband and thought about when I could do it and New Year’s Eve is a good time.  With little ones running around doing it for Christmas just will not happen in my household.  I found a great site that delivers next day and has everything included for a romantic gourmet live maine lobster dinner.

I am thinking about ordering a few pounds of their Maine shrimp for starters at my annual Christmas Party  They have pretty good price on their dry bay scallops that I found a recipe for bay scallop scampi at www.bigoven.com.  The site has some really good seafood.  I’ve never had Caviar nor Roe, but considering stepping out and trying it at my party as well.

But back to my romantic plans for New Years.  I think I will start out by ordering one of the gourmet gift baskets to have delivered after Christmas so he will think it’s just a late Christmas gift.  The chocolate basket looks wonderful and he looooves candy.  I know he is not planning a night out for us since we have small children and I always arrange for childcare unless grandparents or great aunt flies in to “visit” us.  It’s really an excuse to see the kids I’ve come to realize they really don’t come to visit with us.  I say “visit” because great auntie came to “visit” us because I mentioned I had a chance to go to a baseball game, but turned the tickets down due to no sitter and guess who decided to fly in that week, yep you’re right, great auntie.  We have great family.  But back to romantic dinner.  I know no family is coming that week and my husband will not contact the sitter so I should be safe on plans.  I figure a late night dinner.  I can have the lobster delivered to my neighbor’s house and I will allow the kids to pick where they want to eat dinner that day and he never likes to eat where they want to so he’ll still be hungry once they go to bed.  I’ll find him something that has to be taken care of right then and there that will keep him upstairs away from the kitchen.  I think I can pull this off.  He’s always doing romantic things for me so it’s my turn to do for him.  Here’s another link to the site go check it out and plan that special dinner for your loved one.