Showing posts with label Valentines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Valentines. Show all posts

2/14/13

Neapolitan Romance Dessert

Feliz Dia del Amor y la Amistad! Happy Valentine's Day my friends wishing you all love, romance and friendships for life today and always! I'm bringing you  a last minute easy dessert to share with your loved one. Like love it grows as the layers go by and you find a delicious flavor every time you dip your spoon into it..


Let's get started with our Neapolitan Romance Dessert.

Neapolitan Romance Dessert


3 Cups heavy cream
1/2 Cup Super Fine Sugar
3/4 Cup Sour Cream
2TBSP vanilla 
2 TSP unflavored Gelatin
1TSP Strawberry Gelatin
5 TBPS Water
50g or semi-sweet Chocolate

Place cream and sugar in a saucepan, add vanilla and stir on medium heat until the sugar is dissolved.
Remove from heat and add sour cream.
Vanilla Layer
In a separate container, sprinkle the unflavored gelatin on 3 Tablespoons of water until absorbed. 
Divide the cream mix in 3 parts (equal if you want, but not necessary)
Add one part of this mix cream mix to the gelatin. Set Aside
Chocolate Layer
Melt your Semisweet chocolate over a bain-marie. Once Melted add the the second divided portion of the cream mix to the chocolate. 

Strawberry Layer
Lastly, dissolve the Teaspoon of Strawberry gelatin in 2 tablespoons of water and add the remaining of the cream mix. Set Aside
To put the creams together start with your favorite flavor, I started with chocolate, Pour into your serving bowls and refrigerate for 20 minutes until set. Once set, add your next layer and refrigerate again for 20 minutes until set, mine was vainilla. Pour your last layer and refrigerate until you are ready to serve and decorate.

Listo,


Shredded Chocolate, Strawberries, Whipped Cream, Candy...whatever makes you happy goes!

Now enjoy and share with the one you love!

I hope this dessert brings a sweet ending to your Valentine's celebration today and today more than ever keep in mind that everything tastes better with a Pinch of Love!

Happy Valentines!


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2/13/13

Valentine's Decor

Cupido tras las Puertas=Cupid in a Closet
Hola Amigos! Since tomorrow I'm going to be a bit busy at the Red Cross, I decided to give you a very quick peek (don't blink or you will miss it)  and show you some of my hidden Valentine Decor. Among blog world bloggers are displaying beautiful Valentine's decorations and I'm feeling the itch to join them....but frankly...I don't have a heart to do it! Either that or I don't have enough stuff to create a beautiful mantle or romantic vignette, maybe one day when I grow up!


I have a little armoire in a corner of my room. Old little thing, given to me by a neighbor  lady I helped moved to a retirement home and she didn't have a use for it anymore. I crowned my little corner closet with a very romantic sign, flowers and a vintage brass cherub  bread toaster! This time not holding toast but a few pearl necklaces...nothing speaks romance like a French Sign and Pearls...Coco Chanel calling!




Inside you will find my cupcake collection. Similar to what a did for Christmas, minus the tree I added all the romantic cupcakes I had around the house, a few felt hearts and my vintage cupids.


Love this Vintage Art Deco Copper Cherub. Quite heavy and with a beautiful patina.


My Capodimonte vase displaying and array of hearts.


Usually all remains behind closed doors..apparently cats are Valentine lovers and they won't get their little paws of my hearts.



On my desk, a vintage lamp with a very chippy cherub is surrounded by 2 of my most prized possessions Antique Pewter Ice Cream Molds that coincidentally depict scenes that celebrate Love...the Bell with Cupid to celebrate marriage and the Heart to celebrate Valentines.
Ice Cream Molds were used commercially in the late 1800's and early 1900's, but most were marketed for private house use.
               







Wish I could use them for their actual purpose of make beautiful molded ice cream, but they don't recommend it due to other metals like lead mixed with the pewter that could be harmful if ingested.





















Does it ever happen to you that you have something around the house just waiting to be used at the right moment?...well I guess the moment came for all  my chubby guys.







Hope you enjoyed this glimpse into my hidden Valentine's decor hopefully to increase in years to come so it can get out of the closet and into a more social area of the house.


I wish you all a Sweet Valentine's Day full of Love, Happiness and Friendship.





Besitos,
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2/7/13

Yet another...Pool Noodle Wreath

La Cuarta es la Vencida=4th Time Around

 Hola Amigos! This is the last Pre-Valentines post of the Season! Ufff...I thought the day would never come, lol. I have to admit, I've never been so creative about Valentine's EVER!!!! but the key to it was to make it fun. What I really hope is to have gotten across the message that giving more than expecting something is the Key To Love!

On to our last nut craft for V'Day...Another Song inspired one of course ( hey...I told you guys I was stuck in the 80's, ) This time the J. Geils Band and their humorous rendition of the 1980's hit Love Stinks! Do you remember the video...with the gas masks and the fish? Loved it!

But we couldn't just leave it like that...oh no...it needed a main character...a charming one...in comes..Mr. Pepe Le Pew. How doesn't remember this endless romantic hopelessly in loved of that unfortunate kitty cat!
With phrases like "Ze Cabbage does not run away from Ze Corned Beef" what is not to love about this guy!

Put them all together in an old pool noodle that has seen way to many wreaths as you could see, Add some pretty hot pink ribbon and yarn for some contrast and flowers...oh yeah...little flowers because Pepe always thought he smelled like roses...poor little thing...

I used a little sign from Michel's and chalk painted it, but since my handwriting skills are zero to none..I changed my mind and decided better to use little stick on letter for the "Love Stinks, Yeah Yeah" part of the song.

Oh much better!..He is even holding his little heart on his paw...Simple Irresistible...(nope..that's another song!

I borrowed this little stinker from "My Little Stinker"...with the condition "Put it back in my room when you're done with your pictures mom"!!!! the wreath is in his room where he can keep a close eye on his buddy!

I hope you enjoyed and had fun with me with my twist on Valentines! It was a blast and lots of laughs. thank You for all your nice comments and support to my campaign of donating to the Red Cross. I will be heading that way this Valentine's with my oldest son to give the gift of Live and Love to our Brothers and Sisters in need!

"It's not how much we give, but how much Love we put into giving" Mother Theresa

Besitos,
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1/23/13

Chalkboard Paint Vase

Transformaciones=Change is Good Sometimes
Hola Amigos! There has been a slight change this week on the way I tittle my posts, seems like Google was having a bit of a hard time redirecting searches to the blog with the way it was done before, so now I will go straight to the point  in the post tittle but my Sub Tittles will remain both in Spanish and English with what I feel is the essence of my writings.

This week I'm bringing you a little redo on an old Xmas piece that was getting ready to be tossed out. This p cute centerpiece has been with me for the last 5 years...although there was nothing wrong with it, I was running out of space and the jeweled tone colors it had were really not part of my Christmas decor anymore.

They say necessity is the mother of all inventions...and since I have basically no Valentine decorations, well, why not making a little Valentine's twig tree!

Out came the Jewel tone ornaments and in the Bright Pink ,Purples and Reds. A couple of heart necklaces in different tones of pink and some glittery picks from some sale bins at Michael's.


A big pink bow brings it together and if the colors don't say Valentine to you, how about a few gold hearts (former Xmas ornaments) to match the glowing lights!


To make it even more versatile and fun I decided to paint the vase in Chalk Paint, 2 coats later and you can write whatever you please! (Yes Love is Dinner!!!, homemade, fresh and delicious, but there was no room to write all this, lol)








 I'm starting to enjoy Valentine's in my very fun way

What do you guys think?

Have a great week!
Besitos,
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