Super Late Valentine's Post II

Still sharing our Valentine's super late.  But better late than never, right?

Our dinner date was at home this year.  We made fondue, cause we love The Melting Pot, but don't love the prices.  So I'm gonna share our recipes with you.  It was actually pretty easy, and obviously much cheaper!


Cheese Fondue
* 1 cup white wine
* 1 tbsp buttter
* 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
* 7 oz Gruyere cheese, shredded
* 7 oz Cheddar cheese, shredded
* 7 oz Emmentaler cheese, shredded

(We couldn't find Gruyere cheese at our local grocery store, so just doubled the cheddar)

1.  In a small saucepan, bring wine to a boil
2.  In a medium saucepan, melt butter on medium heat.  Add flour and whisk together, stirring constantly to avoid sticking or burning.
3.  Once flour is cooked, add boiling wine.  Whisk together till smooth, then add cheese slowly, stirring till all cheese is melted.  Transfer cheese mixture to fondue pot and keep over low heat.

(And being the super planner I am, I didn't have the candle for our fondue pot, so we used the Little Dipper that came with our Crock Pot)

Super Late Valentine's Post

And over a week later, I'm telling you about our Valentine's day.  Oops!  But it was super great!
Husband had these delivered to work.

These are the same flowers from my wedding bouquet as well as my sorority's flower.  I think they are beautiful and are so special to me.

 This was my gift to Husband. 

  

The tag says "I'll love you to a galaxy far far away and back".  Anyone wanna guess the movie that's from? ;-)

This was his card.

 

It was originally for a grandson.  Apparently Hallmark doesn't think that big boys would like a Valentine's card from their wives.  So I did some modifications to it.  

 These are the goodies that were inside his basket.

  

A Darth Vader pen and R2-D2 key chain both from the Lego store.

 And outer-space themed candy and goodies.

Milky Ways- our galaxy

Orbit gum- like planets orbit

Zero bar- zero gravity

Starbursts- stars are in outer space

Sky bar- Luke Skywalker

Here's last year's V-day gift for the Hubs with more detail on assembling and wrapping the gift.

Got any cool gift ideas to share?

Happy Valentine's Day

I hope you are all having a great day celebrating all the wonderful people in your life that you love.

Husband and I had a nice night at home (more details to come), but for now I'm going to continue enjoying our night together.

Happy Valentine's Day!  I love you for reading my blog!!

My Latest Favorite Color Combo

Husband doesn't really like Valentine's Day.  We'll call it the romantic in him ;-)  It's usually a low key day for us, which is totally fine by me, cause I've never been a huge fan myself.  Anyways, the decorator in me has really been wanting to decorate for V-day, even if it's just the slightest bit.  So I did up our table and I'm loving the way it turned out.  And the colors--love em!  Turquoise and red.  It's Valentine-sy without being overly mushy and disgusting.

Tablecloth: HomeGoods 12.99 (I think...)
Placemats: Target 1.79 (I think...)
White Plates: Husbands from pre-marriage so who knows where they came from
Red Polka Dot plates: Target 1.79
Napkins: Ross 4.99 for four
Silverware: my Grandma's
Wine glasses: Mikasa from Bed Bath & Beyond as a wedding gift

The cupcake stand I did in this project and the cupcake on top is a little jewelry box gifted from my MIL.  The glass heart votive I got in a goodie bag at a bridal shower a few years ago.

 

Linking to Tablescape Thursday

Lesson 19- Why Shrink Wrap is my New Favorite!

This post could also be titled "How to Make a Cheap and Cheesy Valentine Present"

I'm posting this before Sunday cause I'm hoping that the Husband won't look--and chances are he won't. But I'm also excited about the way my present turned out and wanted to publish it before Valentime's [sic] in case some of you are still in need of a pressie. And don't feel bad, this is the first year I've actually been on top of things!

For starters, Husband is a HUGE fan of spicy things. And I mean HUGE!!!! He'll put hot sauce on just about anything and everything. So I gathered some yummy spicy things:

*Hot Cheetos
*Hot Cheetos with Lime
*cinnamon gum
*Hot Tamales
*Spicy Nacho Doritos
*Salsa Verde Doritos
*spicy beef jerkey
*Pace's picante sauce
*Louisiana hot sauce
Okay, so it's not a healthy present. But a gigantic box of chocolate is?
And then I threw this in, just cause the Husband really wants it. See, aren't I already becoming such a good wife?!



I placed it all in a basket from the $1 Store with some red filler and shrink wrap around it. This was my first time using shrink wrap. And it is now my favorite! Hence the title of this post. You put it around your basket and tie it shut. And it looks loose and sloppy. Like this:



Then I took my handy-dandy hair dryer and shrunk the shrink wrap so it formed nicely around the goodies in the basket. Then it looked like this:


Much better don't you think?

Now you may be wondering where I'm going with all the spicy stuff for Valentine's day when the tradition is candies and chocolate. Well for starters it's a little more personalized for my Valentine. But to tie everything together and make it more themed for Valentine's Day, I added this tag to it:



Get it?!?! Spicy snacks=I'm hot for you I thought it was clever and I love it!!! Hopefully the Husband will love it as much as I do!!!

Happy Valentine's Day!!! Hope you share the day with someone special!