It’s that time of year again. Valentine’s Day. I have never been a big fan of February 14th, probably because I spent most of them single until I met Hubby. Now that I’m married and have Little J, it’s really become more of a family celebration. Usually cards and small gifts for each of us finished up with something fun for dinner at home. I’m big on themes, so usually dinner has a theme to it. One year was Spanish tapas and one was all spicy food.
This year, we are thinking fondue. Little J has never experienced fondue and we figure she will think it is a lot of fun. Especially the chocolate kind. I still haven’t planned out the menu yet, so if you have any great fondue ideas, please let me know.
So keeping in mind that I’m running a pretty G-rated blog here, let me know what you have planned for Valentine’s Day.
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OOOH! Fondue! I love that idea. Well, to me, cheese makes everything better. I saw this recipe last year http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Gruyere-and-Cider-Fondue-351555 and wanted to try it but it may be a bit strong for Little J. Are you doing just the one with cheese or keep the theme and have a dessert one, too? For the main one I’d maybe do some steak, chicken (chicken nuggets?), crab and some sliced veggies – bell peppers, zucchini – an array of colors, textures and taste. Make it visually appealing but also tasty. Like I said, I like cheese. For dessert you could do dipping chocolate with brownie bites, maybe some pound cake? I hear that’s really good. Do you have a little bunsen burner? You could cook the meat over that and then dip it in the fondue.
We’re going to attempt to leave the homestead and go down to the ILs out near Culpeper. We usually can get in dinner and a movie but with the threat of more snow we’ll have to cut our trip short. But I get to go to Wegmans and pick up a lemon meringue for Grandma’s 80th. Any time I get to go to Wegmans it’s a celebration. :0)
Have fun with the fondue and let us know how it turns out!
I like the family idea. When my kids were at home I always did a Valentine’s basket for each of them — chocolates and little gifts.
I wanted to send my son at school in Florida a hand-made goodies basket, but the weather squashed that plan!
We usually spend our Valentine’s Day at home – mostly because as wonderful as my husband is, he’s just not romantic. At all.
This year though, the whole family has been invited to a Chinese New Year celebration, which takes a little bit of the pressure off. Phew!
Plans are simple for my two honeys (wife and daughter):
Steaks (nothing says love better than red meat)
Wine (at least for one of my honeys)
Dark, dark chocolate
And probably a little family game-time fun.
Hallmark is not invited to our Valentine’s Family Time!