Valentine’s day is next Tuesday. And to be honest, it’s never been a *huge* focus for hubby and I. He hates anything commercialized, and I don’t like being told what to do. Valentine’s Day seems like a day where we are told by card & chocolate companies to buy their stuff (otherwise our partner won’t know we love them) and then to shower them with affection and preferably in naughty underwear. You can see why this isn’t something that we’ve ever really been into, given my previous statement. :) And then of course, there’s the fact that St. Valentine isn’t really even about love at all, he was a priest who was beheaded the day before the old pagan ritual where the goddess Februata Juno was honoured.
Anyway! Totally sidetracked…
The point I was starting out to make is that Valentine’s was never something that hubby & I made a big deal about before kids, so you can be sure we do not treat it as a mandatory date night now. And so I’m thinking about what to do to honour my family, and have a lovely evening together, celebrating all the love in our lives. So I started scouring the internet for ideas on what to serve…
My kids are not picky, and they’re very open to new foods and ideas, for which I am grateful. I want to do something fun and different though, and I think I’ve come up with a great plan, thanks to Chatelaine. It’s based around finger foods — love that! And so does my family. I especially love the Caesar salad rollups, and the chocolate fondue. We’ll round out the meal with garlic bread (my eldest’s favourite food ever) and some chicken fingers for the kids, and wings for the adults, along with some veggie sticks.
I had thought about setting a lovely table with my china and getting the kids to make decorations… and while I still love this idea, I think my family would be more into sitting on the floor having a “picnic” in front of the TV, watching a movie. Maybe we can watch “Lady & the Tramp”… it’s a perfect tale for kids on Valentine’s, don’t you think?
And so, what about you, Dear Reader? Will you go out to dinner? If you have kids, will you leave them with a sitter? If you’re going to cook, what are you making?
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