Wooden Stakes through the Heart Kebabs, Garlic Red Mashed Potatoes, Blood Orange Salad with Sunflower Seeds, & Hot Cross Buns

Wooden Stakes through the Heart Kebabs, Garlic Red Mashed Potatoes, Blood Orange Salad with Sunflower Seeds, & Hot Cross Buns:  Ann & Jason

After enjoying our Eternal Kisses and Love at First Bite Appetizers, we gathered in the dining room, where the table was set with vampire fang napkin rings and silver platters.

We sat down to our suck-u-lent feast served by candle light where we found wooden stakes pierced through top sirloin and artichoke hearts, hot cross buns served in mini cast iron skillets, and bowls of blood orange salad and garlic red mashed potatoes.  The blood orange sauce was delicious poured not only over the steak kebabs but also a great addition to the garlic mashed potatoes!

Recipes:

Steak Kebabs:
http://www.chefjanetk.com/grilled-beef-kebabs-with-blood-orange-and-vanilla-sauce/

We made the marinade/sauce without the vanilla

Artichoke Kebabs:
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/artichoke-eggplant-skewers/print

To stick with the "heart" theme, we skipped the eggplant and tomatoes listed in the recipe

Garlic Red Mashed Potatoes:
http://www.food.com/recipe/mashed-red-potatoes-with-garlic-and-parmesan-34382

Hot Cross Buns:
http://noshon.it/recipes/hot-cross-buns/

We cooked these in small cast iron skillets, 4 buns per skillet

Blood Orange Salad:

Blood Orange Vinaigrette
1/2 cup blood orange juice
1 tbsp chopped shallots
1 tsp Dijon mustard
Olive oil, salt & pepper to taste

Mix the vinaigrette at least a few hours before making the salad to let the flavors marry.

Salad
Arugula
Spinach
Red onion, thinly sliced
Blood orange segments, cut into thirds, if available.  If not, substitute Grapefruit and regular Oranges
Pomegranate seeds
Sunflower seeds
Goat cheese