So, you are a matchmaker huh...good luck. Nope,don't cook for anyone except me and the kids. My 12 year old is planning on making a few of these recipes so we will see how they turn out. I hate potlucks too!
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So, you are a matchmaker huh...good luck. Nope,don't cook for anyone except me and the kids. My 12 year old is planning on making a few of these recipes so we will see how they turn out. I hate potlucks too!
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I figured out a pretty good excuse for not participating in Valentines Day. The first time I went out with my ex-wife was on Valentines Day so I told my wife its obviously a cursed day that should never be recognized. Okay, so every so often I'll get her a card or flowers.
"If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen."
Samuel Adams
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Why exactly would you want/need an "excuse" to not romance your wife on Valentines day?
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Another healthy Valentine's day recipe...
Cherry Angel Trifle
Ingredients:
1 package sugar-free cherry gelatin
3/4 cup boiling water
1 prepared Angel Food cake (torn into 1-inch cubes)
1 can (about 20-ounces) light cherry pie filling
1 carton (8-ounce) Fat-Free Cool Whip
Directions:
Dissolve gelatin in water; refrigerate for 15 minutes.
Place half of the cake cubes in 3-quart trifle or clear glass serving bowl; top with half of the gelatin and pie filling.
Repeat layers.
Top with whipped cream.
Refrigerate Cherry Angel Trifle for one hour.
Last edited by Shadow; 02-13-2010 at 11:31 PM.
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This one could be a fun thing for kids to help make...
Marshmallow Cupid
Ingredients:
2 Marshmallows
1 tablespoon ready-to-spread white frosting
1 Ritz Cracker, halved
2 miniature marshmallows
1 piece shoestring licorice (3-inch)
Decorator icing, small candies and colored sprinkles
Directions:
Stack two large marshmallows for "body", secure with small amount of frosting. Use additional frosting to attach cracker halves to back of marshmallow stack for "wings". Attach miniature marshmallow for "arms" with additional frosting.
Cut licorice crosswise into two equal pieces. Use small scissors to "feather" end of one piece for feather end of "arrow". Attach small candy to other end for tip of arrow.
Carefully cut down center of remaining licorice piece to one-quarter inch of opposite end, using small scissors. Bend one side to form "bow; trim other side to fit. Dampen end slightly; press firmly into bent bow. Attach bow and arrow to cupid with remaining frosting.
Decorate with icings, candies and sprinkles.
Recipe makes one Marshmallow Cupid.
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Sesame Shrimp Hearts with Passion Sauce
(from a Newsletter online)
Ingredients:
1 lb medium-large shrimp, peeled and deveined
10 tablespoons I Can't Believe It's Not Butter
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon orange juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
1/3 cup strawberry jelly (may sub other jams)
2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
1/2-1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1 medium avocado, peeled and sliced
Directions:
Preheat oven to 425°. Slice down back of shrimp, almost completely through with small knife. Gently spread and flatten. Arrange shrimp cut-side up on lightly greased baking sheet; set aside.
Melt 6 tablespoons I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® Spread in 1-quart saucepan over medium heat, then stir in ginger, citrus juices, salt and pepper. Evenly spoon sauce over shrimp, then sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake 5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink.
Meanwhile, heat remaining 4 tablespoons Spread, jelly, vinegar and hot pepper sauce in 1-quart saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until jelly is melted. Strain, if desired. Arrange shrimp in heart shapes on sliced avocado and drizzle with sauce to serve.
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More healthy Valentine's day treats...came from a health food newsletter online...
Valentine's Day Chocolate Dippers (raw foods)
Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups cocoa powder, raw
1 cup agave nectar
3 tablespoons agave nectar
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 lb fresh strawberries (or bananas sliced in chunks, Clementine tangerine wedges, or dried apricots)
Directions:
In a small bowl, mix together raw cocoa powder, agave nectar, oil, and salt until smooth. Place mixture in refrigerator to chill for 10 minutes.
Put parchment paper on a large plate.
Dip the end of one piece of fruit at a time into the cocoa mixture and place on the parchment paper.
Put plate in freezer for 10 minutes before serving.
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sounds delicious
so sweet of you to share !Originally Posted by Shadow
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I do make chocolate covered stawberries and pretzels sometimes,but have never tried the other fruit. Might have to though...sounded good to me too.
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I want to know...how did Valentine's go at your house? Was the spouse surprised? What did you and the kids end up making?
"The government is a child that has found their parents credit card, and spends knowing that they never have to reconcile the bill with their own money"-Shannon Churchill
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Valentine's day has been pretty good. I met one of my friends for lunch yesterday which was nice. We were planning on a movie too,but decided to go next week instead. One of my kids spent the weekend with her grandma,so the other daughter and I decided to go to Fudrucker's today for burgers and milkshakes...then bummed around at the mall (she want's a dress for a winter dance that is coming up). I bought myself a really cool hand painted blown glass heart necklace while we were there. Later we are planning on making that shrimp recipe listed above for dinner along with a cheese cake ( I may need to hit the treadmill later in the week after this weekend). How has your Valentine's day been?
My daughter made the peanut butter cookies and the love potion punch (both were good!).
Super Minion
Sounds like you had a lovely day. Mine was spent watching my school kids raise money for Haiti at Pancake Breakfast. Both of my sons and one girlfriend came for breakfast. The one sans girlfriend stayed and helped with clean up. It was a good day.
"The government is a child that has found their parents credit card, and spends knowing that they never have to reconcile the bill with their own money"-Shannon Churchill
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So, how much money did you end up raising? I remember doing a few of those type of fundraisers in the past. Spahgetti dinner's mostly...but they were pretty fun for the kids. Sounds like you had a good V-day too.
It had been real cold here for several weeks...but today it is really sunny and beautiful out. If the weather stays nice,I may take my kids to the zoo pretty soon. I kept thinking about that today,we have not been in awhile.
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$1350! Add that to the $1500 we already collected in school, pretty substantial for a school with total enrollment of about 190. The kids are very proud of themselves.
Was a good day.
"The government is a child that has found their parents credit card, and spends knowing that they never have to reconcile the bill with their own money"-Shannon Churchill
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Wow that's great! The kids should be proud of themselves...they did good!
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