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Romantic Valentine's Day ideas, gift ideas, and date ideas.

CELEBRATE
ST. VALENTINE'S DAY!

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Valentine's Day isn't just for lovers but for loved-ones as well. Don't forget Mom, Dad, friends...share the spirit of love with everyone you care about! Check out this special Valentine's Page for all kinds of Valentine's Day hints, ideas, recipes including Valentine's Day Fortune Cookies, a poem generator (you'll love this one!!!) and more! Scroll down and have fun!

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Check out all our special gifts for your loved ones - for Valentine's Day, birthday, or any day...just to say you care! Peavey With A Heart
Here's the famous (infamous?) Pet Computer Virus, all decked-out, ready for Valentine's Day. Give one to your favorite computer buff this Valentine's Day for a very unique gift!

Let's celebrate Valentine's Day!

Here are some fun Valentine's Day jokes, poems and articles for your amusement!

Say I Love You in Eight Different Languages

English.....................I Love You
Spanish.....................Te Amo
French......................Je Taime
German......................Ich Liebe Dich
Japanese....................Ai Shite Imasu
Italian.....................Ti Amo
Chinese.....................Wo Ai Ni
Swedish.....................Jag Alskar

A poem to recite to your Valentine

Valentine's Day is a day of love
Where love is as bright as the sun
We share kisses, and even a hug
With people we call our loved ones
Unrequited love is oh! so harsh
When the one you love doesn't love you
You feel you're left standing in the dark
Wishing this reality were untrue
Well that's why Valentine's Day is so great
It encourages you to show you care
It makes you just wanna say
I love you and will always be there
I once loved someone in this way
And I was encouraged on Valentine's
I went up to him, just to say
I would like you to be mine

-Candice

Valentine's Day Fortune Cookies

Prepare love notes or sayings using little slips of paper about 3 inches long by approximately 3/4 inches wide

HINTS:

- Make only a few cookies at a time, because the cookies stiffen quickly and will not be able to be shaped.
- To form into the crescent shape use a coffee cup
- To handle the hot cookies, wear white, cotton gloves.

Preheat the oven to 300F.

INGREDIENTS: (makes about 24 cookies)

1 cup flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup egg whites (from 4 large eggs)
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

Mix all dry ingredients, then add the oil and 4 egg whites. Beat until smooth. Add water and vanilla and mix well. Spread 1 tablespoon of the batter in a 4" circle onto a greased baking sheet. Repeat to make 4 circles. Bake for approximately 10-12 minutes or until the circles are a light brown. Do not underbake or the cookie will not shape well.

Remove one cookie at a time from the oven with a wide spatula and onto the center of a potholder. Add a fortune to the center of the cookie and fold in half, pinching the edges of the cookie to seal. Remember to keep working quickly! Push the sealed side over the edge of a coffee cup to curve into the fortune cookie's familiar shape. Place the shaped cookies, points down, into muffin tins to cool and retain their shape.

Can be stored in an airtight container for up to two weeks.

Unique Ideas to Celebrate Valentines Day this Year Check out this article enhanced by graphics, by the good people at All Free Crafts
Kid's Advice for Lovebirds
(from www.valentinesdayjokes.com
How can you tell if two adults eating dinner are in love?
If the man picks up the check.
They only stare at each other, other people care more about the food.
They are dressed up, if they aren't they just broke up.

How do people in love typically behave?
Like my dog.
They fall down after they kiss and don't get up for an hour.

What is falling in love like?
Like an avalanche where you have to run for your life.
If it's like math I don't want to do it, it takes too long.

What are people thinking when they say "I love you."
"Hurry up so we can go eat."
"I don't love him."

How do two people fall in love?
One of them has freckles, so he finds another person with freckles.
You get shot with an arrow, but the rest isn't that painful.

How do you stay in love?
Be a good kisser.
Don't forget your wife's name.

Valentines Groaners from
www.twilightbridge.com/hobbies/festivals/valentine/fun.htm
What would you get if you crossed a dog with a valentine card?
A card that says, "I love you drool-ly!"

What did the painter say to her boyfriend?
"I love you with all my art!"

What does a man who loves his car do on February 14?
He gives it a valenshine!

"Do you love me more than you love sleep?"
"I can't answer now. It's time for my nap!"

What did the man with the broken leg say to his nurse?
"I've got a crutch on you!"

Did you hear about the romance in the tropical fish tank?
It was a case of guppy love.

What do you call two birds in love?
Tweethearts!

What do you call a very small valentine?
A valentiny!

What did Frankenstein say to his girlfriend?
"Be my valenstein!"

What do farmers give their wives on Valentine's Day?
Hogs and kisses!

Why did the pig give his girlfriend a box of candy?
It was Valenswine's Day!

Do skunks celebrate Valentine's Day?
Sure, they're very scent-imental!

What did the paper clip say to the magnet on Valentine's Day?
"I find you very attractive."

What did the French chef give his wife for Valentine's Day?
A hug and a quiche!

What did one pickle say to the other?
"You mean a great dill to me."

Why do valentines have hearts on them?
Because kidneys would look pretty gross!

What did one light bulb say to the other?
"I love you a whole watt!"

What did the caveman give his wife on Valentine's Day?
Ughs and kisses!

(Told you they were groaners!)

A Valentine's Day Dessert
Sometimes just a good sweet dessert is enough to drive a man wild, especially a dessert that is appealing to the eye and contains favorites like sugar cookes and cherries! Makes 9 servings, unless you have a very hungry guy!

Printed from allrecipes Submitted by Cheri Williams

1-18 oz. package refrigerated sugar cookie dough
1-8 oz. package cream cheese
1 cup confectioner's sugar
1-21 oz. can cherry pie filling
1-8 oz. container frozen whipped topping, thawed

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F (175 C)
2. Roll the cookie dough to 1/4 inch thick and form it into a heart shape.
Place the heart shape on a cookie sheet
3. Bake at 350 F (175 C) for 10 minutes
or until the cookie is lightly brown on the edges
4. In a large mixing bowl, mix the cream cheese with confectioner's sugar.
Spread the mixture on cooled cookie
Cover with cherry pie filling and whipped cream

Valentine Food For Thought

Cabbage always has a heart; Green beans string along.
You're such a cute tomato, will you peas to me belong?
You've been the apple of my eye, you know how much I care
So lettuce get together, we'd make a perfect pear

Now, something's sure to turnip to prove you can't be beet;
So, if you carrot all for me let's let our tulips meet.
Don't squash my hopes and dreams now, Bee my honey, dear;
Or tears will fill my potato's eyes, while sweet corn lends an ear

I'll cauliflower shop and say, your dreams are parsley mine
I'll work and share my celery, so be my Valentine!
Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries
Gourmet-gift expert Shari Fitzpatrick (Shari's Berries) shows how to achieve gourmet chocolate-dipped treats at home for much less than retail price.

24-30 perfectly ripened strawberries, green caps intact
6 oz (.375 lb) sweet, semi-sweet, bitter sweet, milk and/or white chocolate. Preferably chocolate chips, chocolate calets or chocolate bars coarsely chopped.

Believe it ot not, chocolate chips are really the best way to melt chocolate. They are available at grocery stores in dark, white or milk chocolate varieties and taste wonderful. Melting them is the key, so utilize the easy method provided below.

Microwave Melting Chocolate

In a microwave-safe bowl, melt chips using either the defrost setting or 10-percent power in the microwave. Use two to three minute increments until smooth.

Dipping Strawberries

Yes, there is a technique involved to perfect chocolate-covered strawberries. When you dip the strawberry into the melted chocolate, give it a little shake as you withdraw it. This will fill in all the cracks and leave a nice, even line of chocolate at the base. When the strawberry is completely withdrawn from the chocolate, swirl it in a quick, clockwise motion to "spin" the dripping chcocolate off.

Invert the hand, pointing the strawberry at the ceiling, to seal it and allow you to sprinkle other candies or toppings around the surface.

Cool covered strawberries on a sheet pan with wax paper. Keep them at a cool room tempeature and try to dip them the same day you serve them.

Awesome Double Chocolate Valentine's Brownies
Ingredients

1-1/4 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup cold margarine or butter
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 8-ounce milk chocolate bar, broken into chunks
3/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 deg. F. Line a 13 x 9 inch baking pan with foil and set aside.

In bowl, combine 1 cup flour and the sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Press on bottom of pan. Bake 15 minutes.

In another bowl, beat milk, cocoa, egg, remaining flour, vanilla and baking powder. Mix in chocolate pieces and nuts. Spread over prepared crust. Bake 20 minutes or until set.

Cool and lift out of pan. For hearts, cut with a heart-shaped cookie cutter or cut around a cardboard template using a knife. Decorate with icing or gels, if desired. Store covered.

Jeanne Losey

Valentine/Wedding Poem Generator

Thanks to www.links2love.com

Add the words to the form, then press the button below to view your personalized, original Ode of Love!

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Your Loved-One's Name:

Valentine's Day Links

Next time you're searching fruit baskets, stop here. Gourmet Gift Baskets has a huge selection of gift baskets including
corporate gift baskets, sweets gift baskets, and corporate gift baskets. Gift baskets are a great gift
to send to surprise a friend on their special day.

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