Candles

Date Night At Home

February 13, 2018

Going out for dinner on Valentine’s Day is a risky affair. Even the best restaurants can have “overload difficulties” on such a busy night where couples have expectations of restaurant perfection. A better way to manage expectations is to take control of them yourself. Food is a language of love. You know what you like and what your loved one likes. No need to worry about cheesy love songs or a perfumed soaked lady sitting next to you. Nothing says I love you more than taking the time to make a special meal for the person you love. Visit the local farmers’ market, butcher, or seafood shop to buy their favorite seasonal ingredients. Come up with a meal that celebrates love. Turn off the lights, fire up all the candles and put on your favorite music.
Keep it easy and made make it special. Plan out the meal from beginning to end to get organized and make sure you have a solid menu. If you’re not a seasoned cook make sure to keep it simple and I recommend not trying to make complicated dishes that you’ve never made before. Make it easy with three courses. Begin with a beautiful cheese plate. Embrace easy, big impact dishes. Start off with prosciutto-wrapped scallops finished with a squeeze of lemon. Warm things up with braised short ribs or steaks finished off with butter and herbs. Keep desserts simple, but sweet. Decorate bakery cakes with fresh fruit or edible flowers or warm up slices of pie and top with caramel sauce and a gourmet ice cream or try your hand at an easy dessert of chocolate pots de crème. Don’t forget that nice bottle of wine or champagne.

“Work With What You Got!”

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Halloween Pumpkins

October 31, 2014

A knife and a melon baller are all you need to make this Halloween “Boo!” decoration idea using pumpkins.

What You Need:

4 Pumpkins

1 Melon Baller

Petroleum Jelly

Votive Candles, Tea Lights or Small Flashlights

How To Make It:

Cut a smallish lid off of each pumpkin and scoop seeds from pumpkins.

Sketch letter of word B-O-O=! on the four pumpkins.

Using melon baller create dots that make up the letters B-O-O.

Using a knife cut out the exclamation point.

Brush all cut edges of pumpkins with petroleum jelly to prevent them from drying out.

Line pumpkins up on your porch or wherever you would like to display them. It’s best to use candles for pumpkins you display outdoors, and small flight lights when decorating indoors. 

Always supervise and help young children when they are working with sharp materials. 

"Work With What You Got!"

© Victoria Hart Glavin

Tiny New York Kitchen Household Hints – Candles

September 10, 2012

Tiny New York Kitchen Household Hints

Having problems with dripping candles?

Place your candles in the refrigerator for a 1 or two days before using.  When you are burning candles that have been refrigerated the wax will not drip down the sides.  This is a great way to stretch the life of your candles and save your table from dripping wax.

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