Valentine's Day: two in one - video recipes at home

The history of the famous festival is still up to the end is unknown, but assumed that it was in ancient Rome. According to one version, the Emperor Claudius II decided that single young men were better soldiers than married men with children, and issued a law forbidding young men to marry. A priest named Valentine thought it unfair and secretly put together a young passionate heart knot. Valentine quickly declassified and sentenced to death, which took place on 14 February.

Another legend has it that Valentine was sentenced to a penalty, fell in love with the jailer's daughter - a beautiful young girl. His romantic declaration prisoner managed to pass just before his death, 14 February, signing it, "From your Valentine." It is believed that this was the first valentine.

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It is said that one soul in love for two. What about life? Why this year is not to depart from tradition to give plush hearts and comely otkrytochku, and on Valentine's Day to propose to your loved one something new and bizarre, such as role-playing games - a trend of the season! Leave for a while thought of handcuffs - they come in handy later. Let's take a look at the evening the eyes of a loved one. Swap roles, make up a menu plan: cook what your boyfriend likes. Do not forget about the surroundings: Music, TV, dress code.

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Your lover loves beer and football, while he publicly commented once scored a goal and something to eat all the time? Wonderful. We begin tonight with watching a football match, accompanied by fragrant-burning chili con carne with three kinds of meat cooked on his favorite beer. You know what beer he drinks, does not it? By the way, Chile - one of the most popular "snack for football" throughout the world.

Recipe Chili con carne

What you need: 6 strips of bacon

450 g of minced beef

450 g of minced pork

1 onion

3-4 cloves of garlic

2 packages (2x500g) of tomatoes in their own juice

2 cans (2x415g) beans in tomato sauce

0, 5 liters of lager

1 h. L. mustard powder

1 tbsp. l. chili pepper flakes

1 h. L. ground paprika

1 h. L. Tabasco sauce

pinch of ground cinnamon

a pinch of cardamom

a pinch of ginger

a pinch of cloves

a pinch of nutmeg

a pinch of allspice

2 bay leaves

salt and pepper - to taste

How to make chilli con carne:

1. Put a large saucepan over medium heat.
2. Add the chopped bacon and fry until crisp condition.
3. Put the bacon on a paper towel to get rid of excess fat.
4. In the same pan add the beef and pork mince, chopped onion and chopped garlic. Sauté, stirring constantly, meat should buy brown shade, onions should be soft. Drain off excess liquid.
5. Use the blender to whip tomatoes in their own juice to puree, and add to the pot with the meat.
6. In the same blender bowl lightly beat the beans, do not be carried away by whipping, the mass must be preserved small pieces of legumes. Add to the pan.
7. Return to the pan bacon, slowly pour the beer.
8. Stir, bring to a boil and reduce heat.
9. Add all the spices, including Tabasco sauce and bay leaf, salt and boiled for about 20 minutes. Part of the beer should evaporate.
10. Serve hot with sour cream, cheese and corn bread.

For complete picture lacks a generous piece of saturated corn bread with cheese and thyme, and the severity of which will dilute, and enrich the taste.

Recipe corn bread with cheese and thyme

What you need: 1 1/2 cup cornmeal

3/4 cup flour

2 tbsp. l. Sahara

1 1/2 h. L. baking powder

1 h. L. salt

1/2 h. L. soda

1 3/4 cups of milk

1 egg

113 g butter

100 g of cheddar cheese

1 tbsp. l. Fresh leaves of thyme (or 1 hour. l. dry)

butter - for greasing form

How to cook corn bread with cheese and thyme:

1. Preheat oven to 200 ° C.
2. In a large bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
3. In a separate bowl, mix together the milk, egg and melted butter.
4. Connect the liquid and dry ingredients, then add the grated cheese and thyme leaves.
5. Bake in greased with butter a rectangular shape for 30-35 minutes or until tender.
6. Cool 15 minutes in the form, to give warm. Recommended warm up completely cooled bread in the toaster.

It's time to try a dessert - the main meal of the evening men. This juicy chocolate cake with a thick layer of chocolate ganache and fresh fruit is not just like your friend, but also gives additional forces (chocolate, known to be one of the most powerful aphrodisiacs). In general, the gastronomic role-playing games can smoothly flow into the erotic. The ideal scenario for your boyfriend.

RECIPE CHOCOLATE CAKE

What you need: Korzh: 85 g butter

85 g of dark chocolate (at least 70%)

140 g wheat flour

1 h. L. baking powder

a pinch of baking soda

30g cocoa powder

150g cup sugar

1/2 h. L. salt

2 large eggs

2 tbsp. l. milk

150 ml of natural low-fat yogurt (kefir)

1 h. L. vanilla extract

fresh fruits and berries - for decoration

Cream 35 g butter

200 g of chocolate

80 ml of milk

a pinch of salt

2 tbsp. l. dark rum or brandy

100 ml whipping cream

baking pan 20 cm diameter

How to cook a chocolate cake:

1. To cake oven heated to 160-165 ° C. Lubricate with a diameter of 20 cm butter.
2. butter and chocolate melt, cool slightly.
3. In a large bowl sift flour with baking powder and baking soda, add cocoa powder, sugar, salt, mix with a corolla.
4. In another bowl, mix the eggs, milk, yogurt, and vanilla extract, add them to the chocolate-oil mixture, stir well.
5. Connect the liquid and dry ingredients, knead the smooth thick batter. Long did not stir!
6. Put the dough into the prepared tin, smooth and put in the oven.
7. Bake for 30-35 minutes, check the readiness with a toothpick - it should be dry.
8. Cool 15 minutes in shape, then move on the grid until cool.
9. For the cream in a water bath to melt the butter, milk and chocolate, stirring constantly. Cool for 15 minutes.
10. Add salt, rum or brandy, cream and fast for 30-60 seconds to whip the cream until fluffy and smooth. The cream is quickly cools and thickens, so be careful. If something goes wrong, you can always warm up the cream in a water bath.
11. Ready cream is spread on cooled cake, spreading evenly over the entire surface using a blade.
12. Garnish with fresh fruit and berries.

Soccer ended, it's time to switch roles with his girlfriend. What she loves? Of course, a romantic evening by candlelight, sentimental melodrama and light gourmet dinner, which can be eaten at night looking, not potolstev or per gram. In this case, the first to prepare for her exclusive trendy milksheyk for adults: thick milky creamy cocktail with strawberries, ice cream and coffee liqueur. Drink pleasantly relaxing, warming the "appetite".

RECIPE FOR MILK SHAKE-cream

What you need: (1 serving)

1 cup fat milk 3, 2%

50 g of ice cream

6-8 strawberries (fresh or frozen)

1 tbsp. l. Baileys liqueur

1 h. L. honey (optional)

ice - on request

fresh strawberry and mint - for decoration

How to prepare milk-cream cocktail:

1. Put all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
2. Strain into a tall glass, add ice, if using, decorate with fresh strawberries and mint.
3. Serve immediately!

The main dish for his beloved, always sitting on a diet - easy crisp salad with greens, sweet apples, blue cheese and walnuts with orange-honey dressing. A rich blend of flavors from spicy-salty to sweet, spicy, heavy dose of vitamins and incomparable appearance salad - take no more than five minutes to create this masterpiece.

light, crispy SALAD RECIPE

What you need: (1 serving)

1 large beam mixtures lettuce

35 g of a blue cheese

6 halves of walnuts

half a small sweet apple

1 tbsp. l. freshly squeezed orange juice

1 h. L. olive oil

1 h. L. honey

0, 5 h. L. balsamic vinegar

a pinch of salt

How to prepare a light crunchy salad:

1. In a salad bowl, combine greens with finely crumbled blue cheese, walnuts and apple, diced.
2. In a blender whisk orange juice, olive oil, honey, vinegar and salt until smooth.
3. Refueling apply separately to the fresh salads.

In pursuit of weightless desserts without flour for Ms. dietchitsy caring boyfriend is obliged to prepare the legendary "Pavlov". Shortcakes of meringue, crunchy outside and soft inside, with a slightly sweet Greek yogurt and a thick layer of lemon Kurd plus fresh berries and mint - your girlfriend is in the seventh heaven. Thus, "Pavlova" with lemon Kurd and Greek yogurt

Recipe "Pavlova" with lemon Kurds and Greek yogurt

What you need:

Korzh: 4 egg whites

1 cup sugar

2 tbsp. l. cornstarch

2 h. L. white vinegar

Lemon Kurd: 1 1/2 cups water

1/2 cup sugar

6 tablespoons. l. cornstarch

4 egg yolks

3 tbsp. l. butter

1/2 cup fresh lemon juice

zest of two lemons

Build 500 g fresh strawberries

3/4 cup natural Greek yogurt

2 tbsp. l. icing sugar 1 cup fresh raspberries

Fresh mint - for decoration

How to make "Pavlov" Kurd with lemon and Greek yogurt:

1. Non cakes oven heated to 110 ° C.
2. In the baking paper with a pencil to draw a circle, two 15 cm diameter, and then turning the paper over and put on a baking cakes should not get dirty.
3. Start whisking the egg whites with a mixer.
4. When soft peaks begin to form very slowly and gradually add sugar (1 tbsp. L).
5. Whipping up a very strong foam.
6. Gently stir in starch and vinegar.
7. Distribute the weight of the two-cut circles.
8. Bake for 1, 5 hours then turn off the oven and leaving shortcakes inside until cool.
9. For the lemon Kurd put the water and sugar in a large saucepan. Bring to the boil, then add the corn starch. Bring to a boil again, mass should thicken.
10. In a separate pan lightly beaten egg yolks. Add 1 tbsp. l. Hot starch and sugar syrup. Interfere quickly to the egg yolks are not welded. In the same way, very thin stream into the egg yolks gradually introduce all the starch and sugar mixture and place on a very low heat.
11. Add oil, turn the heat off and carefully introduce the lemon juice and zest.
12. If the Kurds were lumps, beaten mass immersion blender until smooth.
13. To assemble the cake cut into plates of half strawberry.
14. Mix yogurt and powdered sugar.
15. Thin layer applied to the first half of the yogurt cake of meringue, top to distribute half a lemon Kurd.
16. Add sliced ​​strawberries.
17. Cover with second Korzh, spread the remains of yogurt and lemon Kurd.
18. Garnish with fresh raspberries, remaining strawberries and mint leaves.
19. Serve on a saucer or kremanki.

Fair share of aphrodisiacs will be felt during a caption melodrama ...

... In the morning, be sure to find out that "higher than mountains can be only mountains" and steeper Valentine's Day may be just he, but a year later. Fortunately, the wait is very long, only one Winter Olympics and a few more seasons.

Have a good mood!