Originated during Ancient Rome honoring St. Valentine, Valentine's Day is a festive celebration of love, admiration, and romance to the people close in our hearts. A celebration through gift-giving, hanging out with friends, and booking dates with our significant other. It’s a common tradition to give gifts or letters to the people we know. Gifts are symbols of our appreciation or love towards the people in our lives. Through letters with meaningful words of expression, decorating a bouquet of flowers as flowers symbolize love, then buying specific items despite the price. All of this will rather depend on your creativity on how you want to show your love on that day.
Of course, we will never forget food as one of the traditions. Food will always make us happy in every aspect of our lives. Especially when an event or occasion occurs, we bring out the best in our foods to make any festivity even better. There are so many recipes that we can prepare during this season of love.
For the people who want to make this year's Valentine's Day more special, here are some of the recommended yet easy treats to try or to give on this awaited day. Either eating it solo or sharing it with everyone else, these are treats that everyone can cherish and enjoy.
First up, Chocolate Truffles; for a very long time, chocolate has been associated with Valentine’s Day. In the United States alone, an average of 58 million pounds of chocolates are consumed or purchased during Valentine's week. The sweet decadent flavor of the chocolate is one of the sensations that everybody loves no matter the occasion. Chocolate truffles are a perfect example as a gift for Valentine's Day. Crushed chocolate that was mixed with piping hot cream; turning into chocolate ganache, then frozen to harden, and formed into tiny balls. Small chocolate balls that were designed in different forms. A bite from the chocolate goodness of the truffles will ooze in your mouth. The soft, soothing, and creamy taste of the chocolate will be a taste that everyone can indulge in.
Cookies can be created or decorated in many different ways. They come in different shapes and sizes with a wide list of flavors and toppings to be decided. Cookie dough is created from common ingredients and baked to golden brown perfection. Once cooled, the cookies are designed with many components such as frosting, icing, or some melted chocolate perhaps. Toppings like sprinkles, chocolate chips, nuts, or dried fruits are possible add-ups to enhance the flavors and the visual presentation of your cookies. In addition to Valentine’s, cookies can be formed into hearts or any cute figures. Toppings and other colors of decorations can be Valentine-themed for your recipient to feel the love. The crunchy exterior and the chewy interior of the cookie are something that we want to achieve in creating cookies.
Let’s cleanse our palate for a while from sweets to savory. Soups are one of the easiest side dishes that we can prepare in partnering with meals. Garlic potato soup is a recipe that I personally like. The aromatic flavors of the garlic combined with the creamy and savory taste of the potato will make our tastebuds ask for more. Potatoes and garlic sauteed till cooked and blended to form a thick consistency of a soup. Then brought back in the pot to mix with other flavor-enhancing ingredients. A fresh warm bowl of this soup will give us the warmth inside our hearts with the savory flavors flowing in our mouths. It’s somewhat a comfort food that feels like a warm hug.
If you want to surprise your loved ones, these recommended treats could be the best option. Valentine's Day is around the corner and it's great to plan ahead of the possible things that you wanted to do on that day. Even when encountering this day without a lover, won’t limit ourselves to join the celebration. Know that these recipes are not only for impression or gifts, but they are recipes that can expand our fields in the world of culinary.
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