Romantic Meals And Desserts

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This month, Virginia Willis, the food stylist for "The Main Ingredient,"
shares some tips on chocolate, preparing your Valentine's Day meal, and a
delectable recipe for chocolate truffles!
February means Valentine's Day, and Valentine's Day means chocolate!
Who among us doesn't relish receiving a box of sexy and delicious chocolate
confections along with a beautiful flower bouquet from our beloved on
Valentine's Day?
Rich, decadent chocolate has a somewhat mystical quality. Is that quality
due to the silky delicious feel of the cocoa butter on the palate? Is it
because the candy has really been kissed by the loving powers of Aphrodite?
Does chocolate really arouse sexual desire, as Montezuma, the Aztec ruler
who drank 50 goblets of chocolate a day, believed?
Making chocolates is a fine art that takes years of study and
apprenticeship. European companies such as Valhrona and Callebaut are
highly regarded for their couverture, or covering chocolate, used in the
finest restaurants and chocolate shops in making these little mouthfuls of
heaven.
But besides bathing in a vat of sumptuous, molten, silken Valhrona, what
else can you do to celebrate Valentine's Day? The easiest decision may be
to make reservations at your favorite local restaurant. However, if you
really want a just-for-two celebration sans François, the arrogant waiter,
and several other hundred couples also trying to be alone, you may want to
consider making dinner at home. Have the sitter take the children out to a
movie and spend some time alone.
Be adventurous in your dining, but if you feel you're spending a small
fortune while shopping at the supermarket, remember that the cost will
likely be far less than whatever you might pay if you were to go out to a
"fancy" dinner. Once you've returned home, share the responsibility for
making dinner. While one cleans the greens for salad, the other whisks
together the vinaigrette. As with any other important dinner you'll need to
be organized, and don't do everything at the last minute.
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