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Get out your heart-shaped cookie cutter and think about your menu for tomorrow. You can start Valentine’s Day with with heart-shaped toast and red fruit jam. Then, make extra toast hearts: For lunch with soup, spread with herb butter For lunch or dinner as croutons with a salad, spread with goat cheese For cocktails (make…
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Shot glasses are elegant, but for a crowd, you need plastic Jell-O shot cups. Photo courtesy GreatPartyRecipes.com. No Valentine’s Day plans yet? Invite friends over for cherry Jell-O shots made from cherry vodka or liqueur. If you prefer, you can make raspberry or strawberry shots instead, or an assortment of flavors. You can substitute…
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A cure for some: chocolate pills. Photo courtesy Fika. If you have a friend suffering from heartache, how about chocolate pills for a Valentine’s Day cure? These pills are roasted and caramelized hazelnuts and almonds, enrobed in 70% dark chocolate. The prescription for instant happiness: 3-5 chocolate covered nuts daily. A bottle of Chocolate…
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Fun to make, fun to eat. Photo courtesy Stacy’s Snacks. Here are two fun ways to snack on Valentine’s Day. First the sweet: a fun idea from Stacy’s Pita Chips, delicious with a snack, coffee/tea break or for dessert with ice cream. RECIPE: VALENTINE PITA CHIPS Ingredients Stacy’s Cinnamon Sugar Pita Chips Chocolate chips…
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Coeur de Bray, a heart-shaped Neufchâtel cheese. Photo courtesy Murray’s Cheese. Different heart-shaped cheeses appear at this time of year, especially goat cheeses. But the first heart-shaped cheese, created in the 14th century, was Neufchâtel (NU-shah-tell), a soft-riped cow’s milk cheese with a white rind. Note that French Neufchâtel is different from the American…
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