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The path to your honey’s heart might be an individual, indefinable thing, but I’m willing to bet: in more cases than not, a generous offering of deep, dark chocolate will at least get you past the front door of their affections. Me, I’ll readily admit that I’m a total sucker for the rich flavors of that luscious little cocoa bean. Still, there’s something a tad ho-hum about bestowing your beloved with the requisite box o’ chocolates come Valentine’s Day. If you’re looking to put a little bit more of yourself into your chocolate offering, try one of these recipes instead… chocolate dipped
strawberries 4 oz. semisweet chocolate chips yields about a dozen 1 Wash the strawberries, then pat completely dry with a paper towel. 2 Now melt the chocolate chips by one of the following two methods:
3 Now hold each strawberry by the stem end and swirl the fruit in the melted chocolate, covering about 3/4 of it. To neaten the coating, tip the strawberry upside down after you’ve swirled it, so that the chocolate at the tip gets sort of scooped up. Set the dipped strawberry on a wax paper-lined baking sheet; when you’ve dipped all the strawberries, slide the baking sheet into your fridge and chill for at least an hour or so, until the chocolate has set. follow me this way sweetheart... ---------------------------> lounge . nourish . host . laze . home . |