Happy Valentine's Day!

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*** Happy Valentine's Day!

 

 

Whether you're dropping paper valentines into your schoolmates' cubbyholes or

you're lingering over a candlelit dinner for two, Valentine's Day is full of fun

and delicious surprises no matter your age.

 

Fall in love with these ideas for school treats and romantic surprises.

 

 

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*** Homemade Romance

Savor these simple suggestions for adding some fun and romance to your

Valentine's Day.

 

* Stick with It. Cookie pops are a special Valentine's treat that any kid or

adult will love.

 

Cookies are baked with wooden sticks in the middle,

decorated, then covered with plastic and tied with festive ribbon.

 

 

Children will love decorating these and giving them out to classmates.

 

 

Younger kids can help you press colored candies into the cookies before you bake

them; older kids can try their hand at frosting or painting after the cookies

are baked.

 

For a more elaborate gift, decorate a flowerpot or other fun container with

paint or stickers, insert a Styrofoam block, and arrange a whole bouquet of

cookie pops inside the pot.

 

* No Reservations Required. Valentine's Day is one of the restaurant industry's

busiest days of the year.

 

Why fight the crowds when you could create a far more romantic evening in your

very own home?

 

Even a simple meal can be decadent and delicious when you use the freshest

ingredients you can find and set the mood with soft lighting and music.

 

You can create easy but exceptional dinners; just use your imagination.

 

Or you could even let the deli do the work--the selections are endless .

 

Grab a bottle of your favorite beverage and snuggle in for a perfect evening!

 

 

* Take a Dip. Trying to think of a romantic dessert that will make your

sweetheart swoon but won't take all night to prepare?

 

Chocolate fondue is the way to go!

 

The secret to perfect fondue is to start it in a saucepan on the stove over low

heat, and transfer it to the fondue pot once it's melted to velvety smoothness.

 

Finish it by stirring in a dash of your favorite liqueur, like amaretto, Irish

cream, Grand Marnier or crème de

menthe.

 

For dipping, strawberries are classic, if you can find them at

this time of year.

 

Other perfect morsels include pound cake cubes,

shortbread cookies, pineapple chunks, banana slices, and marshmallows.

 

 

Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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My Special Thought To You:

Success Is Getting What You Want--Happiness Is Liking What You Get!