How to Celebrate Valentine’s Day Without Touching Your Wallet
by Celebrating The Festival of Love and Romance with your significant others need not be expensive. Spend it at home and let that day be the most unforgettable ever.
Next to Christmas, Valentine’s Day is unarguably the most commercialized celebration around the world. Also called The Festival of Love and Romance, Valentine’s Day is celebrated worldwide by expressing love to sweethearts, spouses and friends. However, customs and traditions of celebrating it vary by country because of social and cultural differences.
There are different popular and interesting legends of Valentine’s Day. Some legends trace the origin to pagan times while others link it to Saints of early Christian Church. Another belief on its origin is the beginning of the birds mating season during the Middle Ages.
So, what are your plans for this year’s Valentine’s Day? How about spending it at home with your family or with your spouse? This day need not be expensive to make it special…or romantic. Surprise your loved ones with heart-shaped foods. Make the whole day extra special without having to reach for your wallet. Look at your pantry and refrigerator and think of the foods you can cook for for your family and shape into hearts.
Let your family wake up to a breakfast of heart-shaped eggs and pancakes or waffles. No heart-shaped egg and pancake molds? Not a problem! Simply trim and shape into hearts. Do you have heart-shaped bowls? Now is the perfect time to put the kids’ breakfast cereals on them.
For lunch or dinner, how about heart-shaped rice with heart-shaped meatloaf or instead of shaping into balls, shape the meatballs into small hearts. Do the same with your veggies–carve the potatoes, carrots and leaves into hearts.
Dessert? Make a heart-shaped caramel flan or cupcakes or pie.
Many foods in our kitchen can be formed into hearts so go ahead and experiment, have fun and…a Happy Valentines Day to all!
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Post Commentmacon
On February 8, 2009 at 3:10 am
nice one. will surely take note of this.. good article!
S A JOHNSON
On February 8, 2009 at 3:56 am
These are very cute and good ideas!
James DeVere
On February 8, 2009 at 5:00 am
I liked the red, heart-shaped dog bowl with the cheerios. WOOF! j
CHAN LEE PENG
On February 8, 2009 at 6:18 am
Wow, nice piece!
CutestPrincess
On February 8, 2009 at 6:46 am
Very nice article.I liked the picture as well.
Joe Dorish
On February 8, 2009 at 8:14 am
I like, make that Love it for Valentines Day!
Maria Blazz
On February 8, 2009 at 10:10 am
This is a good example about how to celebrate in a creative way withouth spending too much. In fact, I think this way may help you focus on what’s really important about the holiday.
papaleng
On February 8, 2009 at 12:08 pm
you have given me nice and innovative valentine treat ideas.
rutherfranc
On February 8, 2009 at 1:11 pm
the pics made my mouth water… very economical suggestions you got here JK! loved the rice..
digitalmaya
On February 8, 2009 at 2:02 pm
After all said and done, don’t be a miser. Spend some good money at least on special occasions like these. It won’t go to waste. Your loved ones will truly appreciate your generosity.
lindalulu
On February 8, 2009 at 5:36 pm
great article!
trishia
On February 8, 2009 at 5:39 pm
JK, these are great ideas offering such appealing photo souces.The one thing that stands out to me the most,is the time my husband and children presented me with a heart shaped homemade cake on Valentine’s Day. That’s been years ago,but it remains so vivid!
Anne McNew
On February 8, 2009 at 6:01 pm
great article… very informative.
K Kristie
On February 8, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Thanks y’all!
Launie and Melynda Sorrels
On February 8, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Very cute. Good ideas.
AC Hamilton III
On February 8, 2009 at 11:25 pm
Nicely presented. Great use of photos to balance the content. Great job!
AC
Yovita Siswati
On February 9, 2009 at 12:52 am
very creative ideas! I like the cupcakes
K Kristie
On February 9, 2009 at 1:01 am
I know what you mean trishia. I’ve spent so many Valentine’s date but the only one I keep remembering was way back in college when a boy friend gave me a chocolate heart-shaped cake that he baked himself. It was the sweetest thing…It’s actually what inspired me to write this.
AmskyDC
On February 9, 2009 at 1:33 am
It’s good that you shared this idea to us.
denus
On February 9, 2009 at 3:10 am
creativity to the max!
Nice.
Cheers.
Joni Keith
On February 9, 2009 at 1:01 pm
You had me with the heart shaped eggs. I remember an old commercial, I think it was for Alka-Seltzer, where the young wife made a heart shaped meatloaf for her husband. These pictures were a lot of fun. Great stuff.
OhSugar
On February 11, 2009 at 6:29 pm
Love all the great ideas. Your pictures are really cute.
Kate Smedley
On February 12, 2009 at 4:11 am
enjoyed reading this and some really useful practical ideas, thank you.
islandgirl
On February 12, 2009 at 7:41 am
wow those are absolutely great ideas for valentines. Though I don’t know if I am going to celebrate it
MysLykeMeeh
On February 13, 2009 at 7:58 am
Loved the cherrios cereals–one of my morning favourite! –
Good idea for VD
Lisa Clayton Williams
On February 13, 2009 at 6:10 pm
Very cute ideas…perfect for both couples and families!
Edward J Rodrigues
On February 17, 2009 at 12:20 am
Kristie,
Well, i should have had a look at your article before valentines day….i would have saved some money…hahahah…