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Top 5 ways to do it Valentine's Day
1 . Valentines Strawberry Cake with Chocolate icing
Valentines Strawberry Cake with Chocolate icing
Didn't plan this too well. They all wanted Strawberry but I wanted chocolate and the strawberries I got just the other day were molded so no way! I did the best I could and improvised with the sprinkles. My grandson was walking around the house with a heart cookie cutter so I said gimme that! I need it! So there you go. I can't wait till they see it. They're going to think it's a chocolate cake! 😋😇 Happy Valentines day ya'll 💖
Ingredient
3
eggs
Cooking instructions
* Step 1
Heat oven to 325 degrees because I used a nonstick pan
* Step 2
Place cake mix in a bowl and add the eggs, oil and water then mix thoroughly for 2 minutes then rest for 5 minutes
* Step 3
Grease and flour the pan
* Step 4
Pour cake batter into pan and let it settle
* Step 5
Bake for 28-30 minutes check for doneness using toothpick method. Pull out when ready
* Step 6
Cool for 10 minutes to release from pan then let cake completely cool before frosting! Enjoy 🥰
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2 . California Farm Valentines Dinner
California Farm Valentines Dinner
Once a year for Valentines Celebration, our best local restaurant makes a special dinner and invites a local wine maker to bring the wines. $350 per couple. They published their menu, I made their dishes at home from scratch and invited friends.
Ingredient
1/2
small avocado
1 Tsp
minced shallot
1 Tsp
fresh mayo
4 drops
Habanero pepper sauce
4 ounces
fresh wild scallops
4 slices
tea smoked bacon
1/4 Cup
shaved red cabbage
1/4 Cup
boiler onions
1/4 Cup
fingerling potatoes
2 pieces
dark chocolate
Cooking instructions
* Step 1
Scallops: melt the bacon in cast iron skillet, place scallops on top of tea smoked bacon, rub top with lemongrass infused oil, a sprinkle of black pepper on top, sautee till golden but no more than 3 minutes. Put on warmed serving plate. 10 minutes total.
* Step 2
Use the bacon fat from broiling to sautee the slivered portobello mushroom. Add to plate with scallops, add slice of Meyer lemon. 5 minutes total.
* Step 3
Make the avocado appetizer: cut ripe avocado in half, remove the pit with a spoon and plant in a pot, fill with mayo, rinse frozen cooked newport shrimp till soft, remove tails, mix with chopped shallot, drops of habanero pepper sauce on top, top off the avocado, drizzle fresh Meyer lemon juice over. Ten minutes total.
* Step 4
Soak frozen halibut overnight in 2% salted icewater to firm up, dry. Rub with sesame oil. Sprinkle with zest of lemon and flaked seasalt. Crisp in cast iron skillet. Set aside on warm plate and crisp blue berries in the same cast iron pan drippings. Serve together. Ten minutes total.
* Step 5
Grill the asparagus: wash spears, soak overnight, break off bottoms for soup, rub stalks with olive oil, broil 3 minutes. While grilling, make hollandaise sauce. Whip egg yolk, water, mustard, salt, pepper, till well mixed. Heat butter in glass measuring cup in microwave till piping hot and bubbling (123 seconds). While whipping, drizzle butter in. Scoop sauce into still warm glass measuring cup, add lemon juice, taste. Drizzle over asparagus. Ten minutes total.
* Step 6
Bake the premade frozen mock duck breasts, or make fresh the night before. Preheat oven to 325F degrees, bake mock duck breast rolls till crisp and fresh, about 8 minutes. Serve with warm purple Ube sauce and asparagus. Ten minutes total.
* Step 7
Pan sear the filet mignon and deboned T-bone steaks, Heat cast iron skillet, always put oil in first, add butter, it prevents burning the butter, add pepper and salt, sear meat on all four long sides, 3 minutes per side. Slice as thin as possible on cutting board, sprinkle with truffle zest, rest on warm platter to let flavors integrate. Boil red cabbage, fingerling potatoes and boiler onions 15 minutes in salted water with vinegar, add to meat on plate. 15 minutes total.
* Step 8
For dark chocolate: keep mix under 85F degrees at all times. Melt 220 grams cacao butter, one cup, in glass bowl in microwave, cool down with 1/4 cup honey till 85F. Whisk in vanilla, seasalt and 220 grams cacao powder till smooth. Add 2 cups of 85F degree warmed coconut cream, whip together, pour in aluminum foil form, sprinkle with cacao powder. Add sliced mandarin oranges, serve with whipped cream. Five minutes total.
* Step 9
Wines. Serve small quantities in large wine glasses for each course: 2 Tbs each white wines with shrimp, scallops, and halibut. Serve 2 Tbs red wines with duck, filet mignon, T-bone steak.
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3 . Macadamia and Pecan Sandies (Valentine’s Cut-Out Cookies) 💕
Macadamia and Pecan Sandies (Valentine’s Cut-Out Cookies) 💕
These are decadent, buttery cookies with a very crumbly texture. Dipping them in chocolate makes them even better! Happy V-Day! 💝
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Ingredient
1/2 cup
pecans (55 grams)
1/2 teaspoon
salt (2.8 grams)
1 teaspoon
vanilla extract (5 ml)
4 teaspoons
shortening (e.g. Crisco)
Cooking instructions
* Step 1
Gather the ingredients.
* Step 2
OPTIONAL: Toast the pecans. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spread the pecans on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake them for up to ~7 minutes, checking on them frequently, and shaking the pan to ensure even roasting. Allow to cool.
* Step 3
Place one cup of macadamia nuts into the bowl of a food processor, and pulse until they are finely chopped.
* Step 4
Repeat step three for the pecans. If you don’t have a food processor, you can finely chop the nuts by hand.
* Step 5
Cream the butter for about a minute or two to ensure that it’s nice and soft.
I use a stand mixer, but a handheld mixer will work just as well.
* Step 6
Add powdered sugar in two batches. Stir slowly at first to allow it to incorporate, then mix at medium speed for 3 minutes until fluffy. Scrape the bowl halfway through.
* Step 7
Add vanilla and egg yolks, then mix again until well incorporated. Scrape the bowl again.
* Step 8
Whisk together flour and salt, then add to the mixing bowl along with the nuts.
* Step 9
Mix on low speed until just incorporated.
* Step 10
Roll the dough out between two layers of plastic wrap. Place onto a cookie sheet and refrigerate for at least two hours, or overnight.
* Step 11
Roll dough out to 0.25 inch (6mm) thick. Use cookie cutters to cut desired shapes, and transfer cookies to parchment paper-lined cookie sheets.
I used heart-shaped cookie cutters that were about 2 inches (~5 cm) wide.
* Step 12
Chill cookies for at least 15 minutes before baking.
* Step 13
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes. (Larger cookies needed ~11 min, but smaller cookies were ready by ~9 min. Keep an eye on them!)
Rotate the pans halfway through baking.
Let cookies cool on the cookie sheets for about 5 minutes, then remove.
* Step 14
Make the dipping chocolate by microwaving the chocolate chips and shortening in short (15 second) bursts and stirring well.
* Step 15
Dip or drizzle the cookies with the melted chocolate. Allow to dry completely before storing in a sealed container at room temperature for up to one week.
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4 . Valentine muffins
Valentine muffins
If you want to make something for Valentin yourself. This is so simple and cheap
Ingredient
1 tb
red colouring
100 gr
dried cranberries
50 gr
candied peel
Cooking instructions
* Step 1
Put the rest (except decorating harts) in the dough
* Step 2
Put the hearts on top and bake
* Step 3
You can also half the recipy and make 24 mini muffins they need 13 min in the oven
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5 . Valentine's day chocolate
Valentine's day chocolate
Cooking instructions
* Step 1
Melt them then put them in heart shapes
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