Ever thought of romance in the kitchen? Well if not think again. Valentine recipes are something that is a must ingredient for any romantic evening. Valentine’s Day is all about romance and time spent together. So why try to steal some private moments in overcrowded restaurants when you can have a perfect table laid out in front of you. Valentine recipes not only promise a delicious meal laid out just for the two of you, but also gives you the option to prepare your favorite dishes that may or may not be available at restaurants. The favorite valentine recipes include valentine dinner recipes and valentine cookie recipes. But that doesn’t mean the other easy valentine recipes are supposed to be left out.
In this section of valentine recipes we bring together a range of different recipes that will make your valentine cuisine unique and grand. For a romantic valentine dinner you don’t need a five course elaborate meal. The right selection of two or three dishes is quite apt. After all you don’t want to be so stuffed with food that the rest of the Valentine’s Day is spent dozing off. And yes you don’t require being a chef to make heads and tales out of these valentine recipes. Simple, easy and romantic these Valentine recipes only require one ingredient that is essential and that is love. So there is hardly any way to go wrong. So here are the different valentine recipes brought together especially for you.
But before we start working on these valentine recipes, always have some wine to mark the occasion. Your valentine dinner can’t be complete without some drinks to make the occasion romantic and special. One can also opt for cocktails and mocktails if wine doesn’t go with your valentine recipes. So with chocolates and mouth watering valentine recipes make your valentine’s day of 2010 fanta-fabulous.
With these different romantic recipes you can surely make your valentine evening special and memorable. And best of all the valentine recipes are absolutely free. So what’s your style? Pick the recipe of your choice and make the valentine the best time of your life.
Banana Pancake Recipes
Ingredients
- Large ripe bananas
- 1-cup flour
- 2-teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2-teaspoon salt
- 1/4-teaspoon cinnamon
- Dash of grated nutmeg
- 1 Tbsp. sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
Optional
2 additional bananas to slice and serve on top of the pancakes
Maple syrup
Instructions
Mash two bananas and keep aside.
Add all the dry ingredients together and mix well in a medium-mixing bowl.
Add the mashed bananas along with the wet and dry ingredients and blend until moist. The paste will appear to be lumpy.
Put oil on the frying pan and drop spoonfuls of banana pancake batter on the griddle and cook each side till brown.
Serve the banana pancakes with warm maple syrup and slices of fresh banana. This valentine recipe is perfect for a quick romantic breakfast.
Corn Muffins
Ingredients
- ½ cup corn meal
- 1½ cups flour
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
Instructions
This is a very simple valentine recipe.
Mix and sift all the dry ingredients together and then add milk, beaten eggs and melted butter; and mix well.
Grease the muffin pans and half fill them with the mix and bake in a hot oven twenty to twenty-five minutes.
Black Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup vegetable shortening
- 4 squares chocolate
- 1½ cups flour, measured after sifting
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
Cream the vegetable shortening and sugar and add the beaten eggs to it.
Once properly mixed add the molten chocolates and beat thoroughly.
Now sift salt and baking powder with the flour and add milk alternating to the previous mixture.
Add the flavoring at the end and beat thoroughly before putting in a well-greased pan with vegetable shortening.
Bake in moderately heated oven for 40 minutes.
Chocolate Mousse
Ingredients
- squares unsweetened chocolate
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup cream
- ¾ tablespoon granulated galantine
- 3 tablespoons boiling water
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 quart cream
Instructions
Melt the chocolate and then add powdered sugar and slowly a gradual flow of one cup cream.
Stir this mixture over fire till it reaches the boiling point and then add gelatine dissolved in boiling water, sugar and vanilla.
Strain the mixture in a bowl and set it in a pan of ice water stirring continuously till the mixture thickens.
Now fold in the whip from the remaining cream. Mould the mixture, pack it in salt and ice and let it stand for four hours.
