VALENTINE TRADITIONS AND SWEETS
Valentine’s Day. A day set aside to show our love for those special people in our lives. While I know that we do this on a daily basis it’s fun to do a little something extra. Today I’m sharing some of our Valentine Traditions and Sweets. I would love to hear what you do for Valentine’s Day!
I love all the red, pink and white that fills the stores. The candies with special messages written on them. Heart shaped anything and chocolate dipped strawberries. I love setting the table for dinner with some red dishes and putting a little gift at each plate. I love that it is a day that we can all sit down and eat together because with our crazy schedules that is becoming a rare phenomenon in our home. Everyone knows that it’s a special day and mom likes us to eat together. ♥
I secretly think that they like the dinner by candlelight, the pink bubbly in their glass and of course, a present to open!
We have celebrated with everything from going out to eat or a cozy night at home. So, however you party here are a couple of quick and easy ideas.
Is there anything better than a warm brownie fresh out of the oven? I mean that gooey chocolate goodness that oozes out on your fingers. You do add chocolate chips in the mix, right? The way to Mr. Tom’s heart is brownies. Any kind of brownie will do. Except if it has white chocolate in it. White chocolate?! Is that really a chocolate? I say nay, nay.
I used a heart shaped cookie cutter for the ones above. They came out so cute! Mr. Tom likes them plain, but I like to add some buttercream icing on the top on mine.
These waffles turned out beautiful and would be a fun breakfast or how about for dinner? This is how we did it: Use your favorite waffle mix (we are a Bisquick family) and after you have it mixed together put half in a separate bowl and add some food coloring until you get the color you want. Add a spoonful of each on your hot waffle iron and swirl around. It’s so fun to see how pretty each one turns out. Bonus points if you have a heart-shaped waffle maker! Add your favorite topping and enjoy. How about a waffle bar for dinner?! Mr. Tom would be in happy if I just added some bacon.
Some topping ideas: strawberry syrup (because it’s a day to eat all things red), m&m’s, sprinkles, whipped cream or some strawberries. You could use them all! It’s not Valentine’s Day if you don’t get a bit of a sugar high.
Have a sweet Monday friends and I’ll see you back here on Thursday!
Have you tried my fudge recipe yet? This would be great for Valentine’s Day, too. HERE it is!
Valentine Goodies
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