Sweet or sickly? Valentine's Day ideas
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| 16:03 UK time, Friday, 11 February 2011
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Are you all for kitsch cupcakes, pretty pink macaroons, perfectly melting (or fondues), human heart cupcakes (yes, ), or simply straight-to-the-heart steak and chips? Most of us have fussed and flapped over a Valentine鈥檚 supper at some point in a romance. It鈥檚 the time of year when the kitchenware shops wheel out heart-shaped sandwich and cookie cutters, L-O-V-E stencils or massive heart-shaped cake moulds - just in case you want to spread the love.
We鈥檝e got dishes and menus galore if you鈥檙e looking to avoid a table-for-two and obligatory rose at your local restaurant - such as this incurable romantic Valentine's dinner. But if you want corny, OK here it is. Years ago I made individual cheesy cheesecakes with 鈥渉is鈥 and 鈥渉ers鈥 drizzled over the top in chocolate. My boyfriend was pretty bewildered about it at the time. Now he鈥檚 my husband, I think he gets my (ahem) retro taste a little more.
A hopelessly romantic friend of mine put her last Rollo in a little box for a romantic gift. She later gave the same love token to a couple of different beaus, which kills the romance slightly. And then there鈥檚 the girl who makes laminated restaurant-style menus for her Valentine鈥檚 meals - romantic or just plain weird?
So can you top these romantic food gestures? What鈥檚 the tackiest Valentine鈥檚 Day food treat you鈥檝e ever made? What鈥檚 on the menu this year?
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Comment number 1.
At 13th Feb 2011, MaryH78 wrote:The tackiest has to be the heart shaped cake my friends and I made for a boy we all liked when we were at school - i think the whole cake was pink and covered in splodges that were supposed to be kisses. The poor boy was a bit embarrassed to get this pink monstrosity from us but we thought it was cool. I don't know what is on the menu this year as my boyfriend is meant to be surprising me! I'll let you know in a few days!
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Comment number 2.
At 13th Feb 2011, April wrote:I'll be making cake pops - cute but not too sickly!
Love the human heart too!
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