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Win It!: Valentines Day Dinner from Susie's Supper Club

Feb 9 2009
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200902082102.jpgYes, keeping the romance alive with your spouse is important even after you have kids, sometimes more so. But, I've never been a big fan of the forced romance of Valentine's Day. We love celebrating Valentine's Day with our kids, who get much more pleasure out of chocolates and flowers than I ever have.

Our tradition starts the night before when my husband cuts paper hearts out of construction paper and sprinkles them all over my daughter's bed and bedroom floor while she sleeps so that she wakes up to a sea of love. And the day concludes with the four of us enjoying a candlelit picnic of delicacies spread out on the floor of our living room. Again, our kids love the romance and I think we have our own kind of romantic moment from being a young family all happy together.

Plan your own romantic Valentines Day dinner for four at home and make it even more magical by not having to lift a finger. Susie's Supper Club is a new service that will deliver a complete dinner ready to heat up and serve. Not only is the food delicious, but it is much healthier than restaurant food, made from organic ingredients purchased from local farms practicing sustainable farming.

We tried a wide range of the dishes, and while I admit there were some things that my kids thought were "weird" like the quinoa cakes with mozzarella (which I loved, by the way), there was plenty that they did like. Our favorites were the Creamy Tomato Soup, the Asian Skirt Steak and the Gnocchi with Fresh Tomato Sauce.

The quality of the ingredients and recipes is apparent when you taste the food. It all tastes healthy in the "This pea soup tastes like fresh peas right off the vine" way, rather than the kind of healthy you wish your food wasn't quite so much.

You can order dinners a la carte or a family dinner is $18 per person including an entree, two side dishes and a dessert. That's about what you'd pay to order take out and Susie's Super Club is certainly superior in quality and healthier. The only draw-back is you have to order ahead of time, so you must plan when you're going to be too tired to make dinner in advance.

One lucky Mommy Poppins reader will win a delicious dinner for four for Valentines Day. Just leave a comment on this post by Tuesday, February 10th at Midnight to enter. Our winners will be able to pick out a dinner for four consisting of a main course, two sides and a dessert. The meal will be delivered on Friday, February 13th to your home or office in Manhattan or Brooklyn. Make sure to use an email address that you check frequently because the winner will be notified on Wednesday and need to place their order the same day in order to receive delivery for Friday. Check out Susie's Super Club website to learn more and see the beautiful foods they offer. Bon Appetite!

Small Print: Delivery to Brooklyn or Manhattan only.

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Yummy! Finally a home cooked

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 11, 2009 - 12:10pm.

Yummy! Finally a home cooked meal.

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Wow, I would love to win

Submitted by courtney ilarraza (not verified) on February 10, 2009 - 10:38pm.

Wow, I would love to win this!!! I always cook a wonderful meal for Valentine's day, and I am just exhausted this year. I hope I win!!!!

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What a great idea! I will

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 10, 2009 - 9:59pm.

What a great idea! I will keep my fingers crossed! Thanks...

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The menu options sounds

Submitted by anne kim (not verified) on February 10, 2009 - 5:43pm.

The menu options sounds delicious! I love the picnic idea.

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Looks great, sign me up!

Submitted by Emily (not verified) on February 10, 2009 - 10:41am.

Looks great, sign me up!

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What a beautiful Valentine's

Submitted by Arlene (not verified) on February 10, 2009 - 3:46am.

What a beautiful Valentine's day tradition! You've inspired me to adapt it for my family.

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What a great little

Submitted by Elise (not verified) on February 10, 2009 - 1:41am.

What a great little tradition! Win or not, I think we'll be putting a picnic blanket in the living room for years to come.

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Sounds like a great option.

Submitted by Margaret (not verified) on February 10, 2009 - 12:10am.

Sounds like a great option. I like how the site includes ingredients so that parents w/ allergic children can avoid problematic foods.

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Now this is what I call

Submitted by Heather S. (not verified) on February 9, 2009 - 10:38pm.

Now this is what I call romance! Everyone eats, I don't cook and my husband and I actually have the energy left to, um, celebrate Valentine's Day at the end of the evening. Could become a regular Friday night tradition in our household...

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This sounds like such a

Submitted by candice (not verified) on February 9, 2009 - 10:34pm.

This sounds like such a great idea for our family! Somedays after work a healthy meal just seems so impossible but I know that our boys need it!

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What a fun tradition! I

Submitted by Kiasa (not verified) on February 9, 2009 - 4:26pm.

What a fun tradition! I love your ideas of celebrating romance with your kids. Susie's Supper sounds super! Sign me up!

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Love the idea, especially if

Submitted by Ashley (not verified) on February 9, 2009 - 4:05pm.

Love the idea, especially if I don't have to cook!

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Sounds delicious, if a bit

Submitted by Pamela (not verified) on February 9, 2009 - 2:58pm.

Sounds delicious, if a bit pricey!

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not having to cook on

Submitted by Jody (not verified) on February 9, 2009 - 2:53pm.

not having to cook on Valentine's Day sounds fantastic!

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That would be perfect! It

Submitted by Metromom (not verified) on February 9, 2009 - 1:09pm.

That would be perfect! It is our anniversary too!

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My husband and little girl

Submitted by Madeleine (not verified) on February 9, 2009 - 12:52pm.

My husband and little girl have both stolen my heart, so I can't think of a more beautiful way to spend Valentine's Day. We were just saying the other day how we didn't want to be away from our girl on this special day, so this would be perfect. She would love this! Please enter me in the sweepstakes. Thank you.

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It would be the ultimate

Submitted by Faye (not verified) on February 9, 2009 - 12:46pm.

It would be the ultimate Vday gift not to cook for my boys! Pick me!

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woo hoo! I love it. I'm in.

Submitted by Tamara (not verified) on February 9, 2009 - 11:55am.

woo hoo! I love it. I'm in. BTW It was so great meeting you at the new parent expo.

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Yummy! - healthy food cooked

Submitted by Amber (not verified) on February 9, 2009 - 11:47am.

Yummy! - healthy food cooked for me - what could be better? I would be curious to see what my kids would choose. One is a adventurous eater and the other needs to add some variety to his diet. Look forward to trying Susie's.

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We're not doing anything--1)

Submitted by Jennifer M (not verified) on February 9, 2009 - 10:54am.

We're not doing anything--1) no sitter, and 2) no budget! Please enter me!

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Yippie! I'm so excited for

Submitted by amybnyc (not verified) on February 9, 2009 - 10:39am.

Yippie! I'm so excited for the chance to win this! We just decided to do something for Valentines Day but were fusing about spending any money so this would be wonderful! Thanks for offering to Susie and you!

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I love your traditions! I

Submitted by pantrygirl (not verified) on February 9, 2009 - 10:31am.

I love your traditions! I wasn't a big Valentine's Day fan before baby but I'm slowing warming to this.

My husband and I haven't had a romantic dinner or time together since our daughter was born in July.

Susie's Supper Club would be a great treat! I love the concept too!

Enter me please!

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This sounds fabulously

Submitted by Nicole (not verified) on February 9, 2009 - 10:31am.

This sounds fabulously yummy! My birthday is on Valentine's Day (woo-hoo!). However my husband works for a floral business so we have never spent the holiday/birthday together. This year, I've planned my own "Birthday Love" day long celebration with my toddler and preschooler and this dinner sounds perfect! I also love your idea of a candlelit living room picnic! Thank you!

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I love the picnic idea! It

Submitted by Kara (not verified) on February 9, 2009 - 10:26am.

I love the picnic idea! It makes staying home so much more fun for everyone. I'm excited to give it a try.

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The menu options sound

Submitted by Rebekah (not verified) on February 9, 2009 - 12:05am.

The menu options sound delicious.

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Sounds delicious! Sign me

Submitted by Aubrey (not verified) on February 8, 2009 - 11:32pm.

Sounds delicious! Sign me up!

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