Posts with tag valentines
Posted Feb 6th 2007 7:01AM by Nicole Weston
Filed under: Breakfast, Food Porn, Eggs, Comfort Food

There may be things that are more romantic than breakfast in bed, but making one for your Valentine is a gesture that is sure to be repaid many times over. If you add in the heart-shaped fried eggs that Cut out and Keep to your Valentine's Day breakfast, it's going to be one that will make the record books. These eggs are made by simply placing a lightly greased metal cookie cutter in the center of your frying pan and cracking an egg right into it. A bit of the yolk might leak out around the edges, but that can be cleaned up when the white is firm by gently pressing the cookie cutter down. The rest of the egg should come right out of the greased cutter. Serve with toast or make heart-shaped toads -in-the-hole by using the same cookie cutter to remove heart-shaped pieces from toast slices, then just slide the egg into place.
Posted Feb 12th 2006 7:45PM by Andrew Barrow
Filed under: Dinner, British Isles

Me and romance are not the best of bedfellows so writing a 'my most romantic meals' type of
post was a bit of a struggle. Viewing a few occasions as my most joyful memories where the combination of company,
location and timing were more important than the food or the drink helped... Incidently both people associated
with these memories have long since departed. Sad aint it.
During my travels a touch down in the old
Portuguese colony of Macao resulted in an distinctively average meal in a terraced restaurant with the most wonderful
view - a glorious sunset over the bay spread out below. I forget the name of the hotel but recall it was outside the
main town. I shudder at the thought but the drink was Mateus Rose. A time well before I knew anything about wine.
Continue reading Top Four Most Romantic Meals, Andrew's list
Posted Feb 9th 2006 11:58AM by Sarah J. Gim
Filed under: Snacks, Chocolate, Candy, Baking, How To, America

As unbelievable as it may sound, not everyone owns a heart-shaped cookie
cutter. So, when the need for Valentine's Day baking looms, what are the non-heart-shaped-cookie-cutter-owners to
do?
Make any sort of chocolate
chip cookies. No one ever has issue with a chocolate chip cookie to be sure, but to make it all the more pink and
pretty and valentine-y, sandwich a loving scoop of perfectly pink strawberry ice cream between two cookies. Nothing
suggests "love" and "romance" more than two things in a sticky, gooey, creamy embrace. *rowr*
Posted Feb 4th 2006 2:00PM by Andrew Barrow
Filed under: British Isles, Food Porn, Baking

Not sure when the
tradition of giving
Plum Shuttles originated but they hail from the weaving and lace making areas of
Rutland - hence the buns shaped like weavers' shuttles. I have heard that carraway seeds are sometimes used in the
recipe. Not in this one though -
Valentine Buns - Plum Shuttles
- 450g Plain Flour
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 tbsp dried yeast
- 1/2 teaspoon
sugar
- 50ml warm water
- 50g butter
- 125ml milk
- 1 egg
- 255g currants
Continue reading Plum Shuttles - Valentine Buns