Food & Drink
Loving food ideas for Valentines
Winter 2010 |
Need some ideas for low cost but high value Valentine’s Day treats? See if one of these will bring out the true romantic in you. Above all, find something that fits your style and your budget. Nothing is more romantic than being together with a little food and fun! Here are some ideas from the Food Channel.
Take a chocolates tour. Check out three restaurants to find out their chocolate selections, and get one at each one for an extended dessert course (be sure to eat a light dinner!). Buy a dozen small boxes of chocolates in every variety. If nothing else, end the evening with a cozy cup of hot chocolate either at a trendy café or snuggled up at home.
Hire a personal chef for a night. This is fun to go in with friends on, and will keep the cost down. Just book early, or be prepared for an alternate date.
Cook for the one you love. This timeless classic way to a woman’s heart (or a man’s) is still high on the list. It doesn’t have to be filet mignon. What’s important is that you set a nice table, light a candle, and leave the clean up until morning.
Make a kitchen gadget bouquet. Really, for the serious foodie some of the fun new kitchen gadgets are much more enticing than the $100 you’d spend on a bouquet – and their shelf life (pun intended) is much, much longer. Choose the great ones in red and stick them in a glass mixing bowl with floral Styrofoam. Think pastry brush, peeler, pizza cutter. Beats perfume every time.
Visit a tapas bar or set up a series of appetizers with a wine tasting in your home.
Buy a cookbook with the promise to make his or her choice of recipes.
Offer to organize her/his recipes into a make-your-own cookbook.
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