Cook thy love story- Valentine's day cook up for HER

Women loooove cheese and chocolate! Imagine how nice it would be if you present her great food with a compliment like, 'sweetheart you always ask me if you're looking fat and I have always said no! That is the reason why I am asking you to indulge only for a day'! trust me, She would be glowing with all that love! and then comes the grand cheese entree!

Grilled cheese with honey and walnut

Menu for your Lady: 


Grilled Camembert cheese with honey, walnuts and rosemary

This one is fairly simple. Buy good quality camembert cheese in a box. Now preheat the oven to 200 degree C.  Get rid of any plastic cover and put the cheese back in its box but dont put the lid on. poke the cheese on top at several places with a knife and insert pieces of rosemary and thyme into the slits. Drizzle on some olive oil and bake for about 8-10 minutes until such time that the cheese has melted at the centre.
Now in a saucepan heat up some honey and break some walnuts and sunflower seeds in it. heat until the mixture starts thickening more. drizzle on the melted Camembert and serve on wood platter. She would simply love it with a fruity white wine. bring it on!

Chocolate fondue fruit dip

Chocolate Fruit dip


Now this one is a sure shot aphrodisiac! with all the chocolate, strawberries and raspberries life's gonna get more lovey dovey and exotic. Here is all that you need:

A cup of heavy cream that needs to be whipped until peaks are formed. In another bowl whip up a packet or 8oz of cream cheese, 1/4th cup powdered sugar and a spoon of vanilla extract (not essence) until the mixture is shiny and smooth. Now gently fold in the whipped cream and adjust the sugar as per taste. Chill in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes. Cut some juicy strawberries, bananas and kiwi fruit and enjoy the aphrodisiac fruit with the heavenly chocolate dip.

With that, I hope you have a wonderful day full of exciting, colorful, sparkling love and joy! After all food's love..! Happy Valentine's Day.  

Cook thy love story- Valentine's day cook up for HIM

Love is in the air! While the world and its cousins..err partners is going to be at various party and food haunts, you may choose to make your partner feel really special by cooking something romantically wonderful for him & her.

Menu for your man:
Men love junk..absolutely...truly..madly! And what do you do the whole year? stop him from eating it. So, this valentine's day show some love. Make him some lovely belgian fries doused with cheese sauce for starters and a bacon wrapped chicken for the mains and let the magic unveil.

Fat Potato Fries
Aloo kisse nahi pasand! but when fried its lethal in calories and of course in TASTE. Here's how you are going to make it.

Thick potato fries with cheesy dip

Take the best quality potatoes and cut them into a centimeter thick pieces.  now simply take a ziplock pouch and shove the potatoes along with a spoonful of all purpose flour, salt, pepper and dried herbs. now shuffle the fries around so that they get coated nice and good. you can throw in a bit of garlic powder & chilli flakes as well.
Now deep fry the fries in vegetable oil for 3-4 minutes until they become golden brown.

Cheesy dip
Now there are n number of cheeses you can choose from to make the cheese sauce. if you like it sharp then use a sharp cheddar and then you can use a soft brie to make a more silky sauce.
In a saucepan put together 1/4 cup milk and 4 tsp of flour; bring it to a boil on medium heat while stirring constantly with a whisk. Now let it simmer for a couple of minutes until it thickens. Remove the saucepan from heat and stir in 1/3rd cup of grated cheddar. At this point removing from heat bit is very important otherwise the sauce may curdle. Lastly, season with pepper.

For the action!!
Make the dip before hand so u can drizzle it all over the fries when they come fresh out of the oil. serve in a basket lined with colorful hearts printed paper tissues!!! ooooo... cheesy!

Bacon wrapped chicken
Now what better love pairing than that of bacon and chicken. Imagine the look on his face when you loveingly present it on a plate...err..or.. get imaginative!! hahah!

Bacon wrapped chicken!

Take 4 chicken breasts and flatten them with a rolling pin to 1/2 inch thickness. To a 250 gms tub of cream cheese add chives or any seasoning of your choice and spread the same on each of the chicken breasts. Dot with a bit of butter and seasoning and roll up. now wrap each of the chicken roll with bacon strips. 
Now on a medium heat skillet put the chicken rolls seam side down and shallow fry until the bacon is crisp and the chicken is cooked. It should not take more than 2-3 minutes one side.

Serve with mustard mayo- to a jar of mayo add 3 tbsps of english mustard and a pinch of sugar and pepper. it serves as a brilliant combo with bacon and chicken!!

Now, for the boys there is another edition of the menu specially designed for the ladies. After all a good impression always lasts much more than just a day or a NIGHT :-))

Have a rocking Valentine's day!