••••LOBSTER SPAGHETTI 🍝🍅🌶🥂🦀!!••••

(Source: bellalimento.com by Paula Jones & photos also)

****LOBSTER SPAGHETTI!!

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Lobster Spaghetti

What You Will Need:

• 1 pound spaghetti
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 shallots - minced
• 4 cloves garlic – minced
• 1 teaspoon red pepper chili flakes
• 1 cup stock 
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• salt/pepper
• 6 Roma tomatoes - cubed
• 2 lobster tails – steamed and cut into cubes
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
   
  ****WOW!!

What To Do:

1. Place a large pot of salted water onto boil. When boiling cook spaghetti until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water. Drain. 
2. Into a large saute pan add: olive oil, shallots, garlic and chili flakes. Cook over medium heat for approximately 2-3 minutes until softened. 
3. Add wine and stock. Season with salt/pepper. Allow sauce to thicken. 
4. When thickened add tomatoes and lobster meat. 
5. Add pasta. Toss to combine. If mixture is too thick, loosen with a little pasta water. 
6. Garnish with basil. 

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••••CHOCOLATE-RED WINE CAKE🍷🍫🌹🎂❤️🍰!!••••

(Source: Ann Willian's Cooking with wine 2001 & food and wine.com photo)

****CHOCOLATE RED 🍷 WINE CAKE!

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INGREDIENTS 

****A GREAT CHOICE FOR

****VALENTINES❤️DAY!!

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch process)
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups dry red wine
• Confectioner's sugar, for dusting
• Whipped cream, for serving

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INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter and flour a 12-cup bundt pan. In a bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.

2. In a large bowl, using a handheld electric mixer, beat the butter with the sugar at medium-high speed until fluffy, 4 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat until incorporated. Add the vanilla and beat for 2 minutes longer. Working in two batches, alternately fold in the dry ingredients and the wine, until just incorporated.

3. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan, and bake for 45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn it out onto a rack; let cool completely. Dust the cake with confectioner's sugar and serve with whipped cream.

   
   
   
    

••••POTATO TIP🥔🍎🍏🍟!!••••

(Source: Ron Douglas, kitchen tips, More of America's Most Wanted Recipes & Google+ photos)

****POTATO TIP!!

****TO KEEP POTATOES 🥔 FROM

****BUDDING IN THE BAG,  PUT AN 

****APPLE🍎IN WITH THEM!!

 

••••WINE TIP🍷🥘❤️🍮🌹!!!••••

(Source:  Ron Douglas, kitchen tips & more of America's Most Wanted Recipes & Google+ photos)

****WINE TIP!!

****IF YOU MANAGE TO HAVE SOME

****LEFTOVER 🍷 WINE AT THE END

****OF THE EVENING,

****FREEZE IT IN ICE CUBE TRAYS

****FOR EASY ADDITION TO SOUPS

****AND SAUCES IN THE FUTURE!!

 

••••CHAMPAGNE POPSICLES❤️🍾🍓🍎🌹🎁🥂!!!••••

(Source: bakersroyale.com & photos also)

****CHAMPAGNE POPSICLES🍾🍓🍎!

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CHAMPAGNE POPSICLES

YIELD: Makes 10 popsicles

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup Barefoot Bubbly Berry Fusion
• 3/4 cup Barefoot Bubbly Extra Dry Champagne
• 8-10 oz of mixed berries, apples and pomegranate arils
  
  ****PERFECT FOR 
  ****VALENTINES DAY❤️!!

Directions:

Fill half of popsicles wells half way up with Barefoot Bubbly Berry Fusion and the other popsicles wells half way up with Bubbly Extra Dry Champagne. Layer each well with a variety of fruit. Cover top of popsicle mold with foil. Create a hole in the center of each well just large enough to insert a popsicle stick; insert popsicle stick. Transfer to freezer and chill until frozen solid, about 2-4 hours (time may vary according to freezer type and how full it is).

****SO ELEGANT!!

 

••••CREAM BRÛLÉE FRENCH TOAST🍞🥚🍓🥛🍮🍳🍚🌹🍫🎁!!••••

(Source: melskitchencafe.com & photos also)

****CREAM BRÛLÉE FRENCH 

****TOAST🌹🎁🍫!!

****THIS LOOKS AMAZING!!

• 6 tablespoons butter
• 3/4 cup (5.5 ounces) packed light or dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup (can sub corn syrup or pancake syrup)
• 6 (1-inch thick) slices French bread, cut into 3/4-inch cubes (see picture below the recipe)
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Sweetened whipped cream + fresh strawberries/raspberries, for serving
  
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DIRECTIONS

1. Add butter, brown sugar, and maple syrup to a microwave-safe bowl, and microwave for 1-2 minutes, until the sugar is dissolved. Stir to combine. (This step can be done in a pan on the stove.)
2. Lightly grease a 9X13-inch pan with cooking spray.
3. Spread the brown sugar mixture in the bottom of the pan and arrange the bread cubes in a single layer over the top.
4. In a bowl or liquid measuring cup, whisk together the eggs, half-and-half, vanilla, and salt.
5. Pour the mixture evenly over the bread.
6. Cover the pan and refrigerate overnight (8-10 hours).
7. Remove the pan from the refrigerator, uncover, and place in the cold oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Once the oven reaches temperature, bake for 30-35 minutes, until the bread is golden and the caramelly syrup is bubbling (alternately, if you want the golden syrupy goodness on top, the french toast can be baked for 20 minutes, then using a large, flat spatula, flip the bread pieces and bake for another 10-15 minutes).
8. Serve immediately with sweetened whipped cream and fresh raspberries or strawberries.

 

••••VALENTINES DAY IS ON ITS WAY💝❤️💘🎁🍫🌹!!••••

(Source: Google+ photos & shutterstock.com)

****VALENTINES DAY IS ON IT'S

****WAY❤️💘🌹🍫!!