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This is the night, what a beautiful night, and they call it Bella Notte

Last night was amazing beyond words. The plan (or so I thought) was to go out for sushi at a local restaurant (they have brown-rice sushi—yay), then come back to my house and watch a movie, and I’d make chocolate mousse. But after he picked me up, I noticed we were heading in the wrong direction.

Isn’t the restaurant the other way?” I asked.
“Yeah, sorry; we have to swing by my house first because I forgot my wallet,” he answered.

Uh-oh, this wasn’t going so well… But when we arrived at his house and went inside, it was lit up with candles and soft  music was playing—turns out he had cooked me dinner!! (His older sister helped, he admitted.) We started with mix-green salads with fresh raspberries and Annie’s raspberry vinaigrette. Then we shared one big bowl of whole wheat spaghetti, à la Lady and the Tramp (he knows I love that movie). It was so sweet; I wish I had pictures, but there was no way I was going to say, in the middle of a romantic evening, “Hey babe, do ya mind if I whip out my camera to photograph the food for my blog?”

Published on February 15, 2009

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  1. shelby says

    Aww, how sweet of the boy!!! That is so cute how he picked the big bowl of spaghetti (like your favorite movie) and that he cooked it himself! =)

    I LOVE Blink 182 too! Did you know they’re getting back together!?!

  2. shellyfish says

    How sweet! It’s so nice when boys behave well. 🙂
    Must admit, I’ve got some Blink 182 action happening on my ipod, too. Great running music, indeed!

  3. selina says

    aw thats so sweet!! my husband made me dinner to, but there were no candles & music. aren't boys sweet sometimes?

    i have to say, i like blink182. they are good songs for getting you going.

  4. Lauren says

    Hey Chocolate Covered Vegan,
    I just found your blog and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!

    Looking at your pictures I just have to ask you if you’ve ever thought about modeling? You’re sooooo pretty and sooooo skinny
    that you’d be the perfect model!

    I don’t mean to creep you out with this comment. I’m not a crazy stalker just a blog reader.

    I look forward to all your great future posts!

  5. jrsimon56 says

    That is awesome. Glad it was a good evening. By the way, I made the Chocolicious Pudding…fabulosity! The hubs loved it.

  6. Juliet says

    Wow. I haven’t thought of lady and the tramp in so long. Was one of my favorites growing up. I’m glad you had a great valentines day!

  7. River says

    Aww, The Boy is so sweet! You must have felt like a pwincess! Aww, this stuff makes me all mushy. I think it’s time to go hug Mr. Wing-it.

    I’m way behind with blog-commenting too, but it WAS our wedding anniversary so I have a really good excuse… right? 🙂

  8. aTxVegn says

    So here’s another thing we have in common – Lady and the Tramp is one my all time fave movies too!

    I’m glad you had a LOVE-ly Valentine’s day!

  9. Sarah (lovINmytummy) says

    I’m just finding your blog and I love it! I’m not a vegan, but you have terrific recipes that I can’t wait to try!

  10. Heather McD (Heather Eats Almond Butter) says

    What a great V-day surprise Katie. You’ve got a good boy. I definitely approve, and I love that his sister helped him with dinner…too cute.

    Looking forward to more of your recipes!

  11. Sal says

    That’s so sweet of your fella to cook you dinner!

    I loved blink 182 as well, I was so gutted I never bothered to get tickets last time they toured cuz they split up right after that!!

  12. Ricki says

    Sounds like a perfect V-Day! Glad you both had such a lovely time. 🙂

    Do I dare to admit I’ve never heard Blink 182???

  13. Kate says

    aww!!! What is it ab boys cooking that we’re such suckers for? Is it b/c we’re foodies or just girls in general:P Sounds lovely. I wish we had sushi places that serve brown rice! I wonder if they do have it, but I always feel prissy to ask for it:(

  14. Lauren says

    Aww how sweet is that!? Hubby use to play “first date” when we first started dating for me..he said it was how he felt (plus he loves Blink182, and that was the song of the moment).

  15. ConsiderEatz! says

    OMG, this is too cute! Is the boy, the Whole Foods boy? I dont think I am up to date on yourboy status! 🙂 Sounds like such a wonderful night my dear.

  16. Erin says

    How romantic!!! You’ve got a sweet guy-friend there.

    And I agree on Blink 182 being great workout music, and nobody better make fun of me either.

  17. Mandie says

    OOOH Blink 182 would be PERFECT music for a run! Thanks for the suggestion. I have a secret love for them also, hehe. Do you have any other tips for running in the cold? I’m not liking the cold weather very much (esp. because I’m in crew. cold water = not fun).

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