February 2024
By Dayana Quezada, Senior Staff Reporter
Is there a better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than by making food for your loved ones to eat? Whether you are single or in a relationship, here are some ideas of what you can make for Valentine’s Day. The act of creating these meals can strengthen bonds and is a delightful way to make people feel special, loved, and cared for.
If you’re looking for some breakfast ideas, you could try making heart-shaped pancakes with eggs, bacon, and fruits. To make this, you can buy pancake mix or make it from scratch. Simply take some pancake mix, put it in a bowl, and add water or milk, depending on how much pancake mix you add. Next, you will need to heat up and cover a pan with nonstick spray (this helps the pancakes not stick to the pan). Before you put the pancake mix into the pan, grab a heart-shaped cookie mold or any shape of your choice. For example, you can make a bear-shaped, flower, or candy pancake and place it on the pan. Make sure it’s made out of metal/steel and not plastic, so it doesn’t melt.
Pour the pancake mix into the heart-shaped mold and leave it there until the mixture doesn’t appear very liquid anymore. After waiting for a bit, make sure to flip the pancake to ensure each side is cooked evenly. You can take the heart-shaped cookie cutter out once the pancake is done cooking. You can also do this for the eggs.
For fruits, you can either make a salad consisting of different types of fruits or pick a single type of fruit. You can grab some fruits like watermelon, cantaloupe, apples, kiwi, or pineapple and use Valentine’s Day cookie cutters to cut fruit into small and different shapes. For the bacon, you simply just need to purchase it and toast it in a pan, and can as well mold it into hearts or stars if you’re up to it.
The total time to make this meal should be about 15 minutes. This makes a great morning meal for your loved ones to wake up to and start their day. Plus, it’s easy and fast to make, and as a bonus, you can make it a breakfast-in-bed type of meal!
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For dinner ideas, you can make some pizzas! This is a great and fun activity to bond with your loved ones as you make pizzas together and enjoy each other’s company while helping each other make a delicious meal.
For this recipe, you will need to make some dough. The ingredients you will need for the dough are flour, yeast, water, salt, and olive oil. Put it all in the bowl and mix until it comes together and reaches a smooth consistency. Next, knead the dough into a heart shape. Then you will add tomato sauce and cheese.
For toppings, use pepperoni or any topping of your choice that you can cut into heart shapes. Place in the oven for about 15-20 minutes, or until cooked. The total amount of time this will take will be around 30 minutes. This meal is simple but creative at the same time. To make it more unique, you can set up a table and place candles around with balloons, chocolate, and some music.
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