Instructions: Jennifer, I make a "Mediterrean Stew" that we enjoy a lot. It is good served over noodles, rice or couscous. It goes something like this:

put it all into a large dutch oven and simmer for 2 hours or so, or put it in the crock pot and let go on low all day.

For a first course, you could serve tabhouli (sp??) or sometimes you can find stuffed grape leaves that are vegetarian and not too oily. Or, a simple salad of sliced cucumbers and onions, add a dollop of ff plain yogurt if you do dairy. Or just make wonderful roasted garlic to spread on slices of a good baguette.

For a romantic dessert, serve champagne and make a lovely tray of bite sized fruits: berries, grapes, melon balls, etc, and serve a yogurt-ginger-honey dip and you can feed each other.. hmmmmm.... and see where that leads.......

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