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So often, when we think about giving gifts to the people we love, we worry;
Will they like it? Is it special enough?
But it isn't the gift that makes them feel special.
It's us, and the love we give with each package.
Remembering that it's the gifts from the heart that mean the most to the people we love..
the food we prepare, a warm blanket we tuck around a loved one's feet,
our arms wrapped around them in a loving hug, or the kiss we lay upon their brow.
Valentines is coming soon, and you want to make the night a special one;
so why not give a gift from the heart, and prepare a special meal.
Now keep in mind, Valentines is one of romance, so we do not want to make it a heavy meal.
After all if you go to all the trouble, wouldn't you rather sit wrapped in your loved
one's arms, beside the roaring fire then sit and watch them sleep. *smile*
The following are a few delicacy's you can prepare the day before, so you can be
fresh and rested when you welcome your love on Valentines.
Chocolate Covered Strawberries with Champagne
Even the non-cook will love this recipe.
Purchase your favorite Champagne and chill.
Buy fresh strawberries that have their stems intact. Wash, dry and refrigerate
the strawberries.
(Cold strawberries will cause the chocolate to harden and there will be less dripping.)
Chocolate dip: Buy a jar or Nutella, European chocolate hazelnut spread
Place1 cup of Nutella in a double boiler or fondue pot. Add 1 to 2 Tablespoons of
heavy cream. Heat over low heat! Add more heavy cream as needed until the
consistency of heavy cream. Serve your Valentine. Men, you can do it!
Strawberries Dipped In Chocolate
1 (12-ounce) package semisweet
chocolate chips
3/4 cup half and half cream
1 to 2 tablespoons brandy, your
favorite liqueur, or
2 teaspoons prepared
coffee
60 large fresh strawberries, rinsed,
with stems left intact
In the top of a double boiler over hot
water, melt chocolate; add cream,
stirring until smooth. Remove from
heat and blend in brandy, liqueur, or
coffee.
Hold each berry by the stem, swirl in
chocolate to partially cover; place
onto wax paper-lined cookie sheet.
Place into refrigerator until chocolate
is set; transfer fruit onto a serving
platter to serve.
Hearts-filled-with-Love Cookies
Fill these favorites with raspberry or strawberry jelly.
Sift together:
2 1/2 c flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Cream together:
1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
Stir in:
1 well beaten egg
2 tablespoons evaporated milk
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Chill overnight before using. Roll-out dough and cut with a heart cookie
cutter. Each cookie needs a top and bottom. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10
minutes.
When cool, assemble cookies. Place a teaspoon of jelly on the bottom of a
cookie, then cover with another cookie. (The tops of the cookies should be
facing outward on both top and bottom.) Sprinkle with Confectioner's Sugar.
Chocolate Surprise
Blend together:
1 1/2 cup plain flour
1 1/2 stick margarine
1 1/2 cup chopped nuts
Press into 9" x 13" pan. Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool
Cream together:
1 cup powdered sugar
1, 8 oz package of cream cheese
Fold in 9 oz. defrosted Cool Whip. Spread onto the cooled pastry layer.
Mix well:
1 large box of chocolate INSTANT pudding
Add 3 1/2 cups milk
Spread on top of the second layer.
Spread a 9 oz. container of defrosted Cool Whip on top of the third layer and
refrigerate.
Valentine's Day Cake
Cream together:
1/2 Cup of Crisco
1 1/2 Cups Sugar
Add 2 eggs - Beat Well
Sift 3 Times:
2 Cups flour
1 Tablespoon Cocoa
1 Teaspoon Salt
Fold In:
1 Teaspoon Baking Soda dissolved in
1 Tablespoon Vinegar - Quickly
Use 2, 9" Layer Pans that have been greased and floured.
(I use two heart shaped pans)
Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes
Filling and Frosting
Cook on low flame to pudding stage:
1 Cup Milk
1/4 Cup Flour
Dash of salt
Cream:
1/2 Cup Crisco
!/2 cup margarine
1 cup white sugar
2 Teaspoons Vanilla
Add to pudding and beat well. Spread between layers and on top and sides. Sprinkle
with coconut.
Victorian Gingerbread Valentines
In Victorian times lovers declared their affections via words, songs, pictures and
foods. One such food was gingerbread "life cakes" in the shape of hearts.
2 1/2 cups unsifted flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/3 cup dark corn syrup
1 large egg
In large bowl, sift together flour, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt.
Blend together margarine and brown sugar until smooth. Add corn syrup and egg;
beat well. Add dry ingredients, about one-third at a time, mixing until smooth after
each addition. Chill dough one hour.
Roll out half of dough on lightly floured surface to one-quarter-inch thickness.
(Reserve other half for decorations or for a second batch of cookies.) Using
hear-shaped cookie cutter, press out cookie shapes or use knife to cut around a
pattern. Place hearts on cookie sheet. Decorate as desired. Bake at 350 degrees for
15 to 20 minutes until golden. Remove and place on wire racks to cool. Store in
covered container.
Makes about eight 4 1/2 inch cookies.
Arousing Aromas
The sense of smell is closely connected to the sense of taste and also sends a powerful
subliminal message to your lover. The grand French courtesans of the nineteenth century
knew this and went to elaborate lengths to please their lovers. Silken bed linens were
sprayed with special scents, fragrant flower arrangements set inside bedrooms and their
baths were sprinkled with scented oils. These women were expert at the fine art of seduction!
Alan R. Hirsch, M.D., a neurologist at the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research
Foundation of Chicago, Illinois performed studies of food smells and concluded that
aromas such as those from pumpkin pie and freshly baked cinnamon buns can be
more sexually stimulating than a bottle of Chanel No. 5 perfume.
An Idea
And for those with access to a server and blessed with a lover who's also computer
savvy prepare an imaginative web page including an "I love you" message.
Then fax your sweetheart one sheet with simply the url printed on it. Try it!
Recipe's
supplied by Delicious Desserts
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