Valentines Day 2015!

Hey there everyone. I hope you have an excellent Valentines Day yesterday. We had a pretty good one here. I had spend a lot of time this last week preparing for a brunch that I had invited my brother and sister to. I decorated the house and made goody boxes for everyone. We popped English crackers while we ate and followed up with a chocolate fondue courtesy of my in-laws (thank you much!) Later that night we had fettuccine in a home made alfredo sauce. That's what Valentines day is for us some of good food, a good time, and lots of chocolate. Celebrating all the love that exists in your life, where ever it may come from.

So for this post you are getting a double dose of my new year resolution. First is a new favorite of mine: Chocolate Waffles. Second, I will share with you an old favorite: Alfredo Sauce. Lets start cooking!

Chocolate Waffles

Ingredients:

1 Box of chocolate cake mix

1 1/3 cup water

1/3 cup oil or melted butter (butter make it crispier)

3 eggs

Note: the ingredients are just as they would be for making a cake mix so add water and oil as directed on the packaging.

Heat up your waffle iron and coat with oil or use cooking spray to grease. In a large bowl combine all the ingredients, mixing just as you would a regular cake mix. (Note: See note above). Place roughly 2/3 cup of the batter in the preheated waffle iron at a time, and set cook. Waffles are done when you can no longer see steam coming from the waffles iron. 

Enjoy with whipped cream, strawberries, chocolate syrup, chocolate chips, ice cream, or what ever you would enjoy. 

Homemade Alfredo Sauce

This recipe come courtesy of Rebecca Swift from allrecipes.com 

Ingredients:

1/4 Cup butter

1 cup heavy cream

1 clove of garlic, crushed

1 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

1/4 sup chopped fresh parsley

Start by melting the butter in a medium sized saucepan over low heat. Add cream and simmer for 5 minutes. Whisk in the garlic and cheese. Keep whisking till cheese is melted in. Stir in parsley and serve. If you have powdered garlic use about a teaspoon. For dried parsley use 1 tablespoon. 

I didn't use to like alfredo sauce, but after making this recipe I am hooked. It pares well with the Chicken Parmesan I posted a few weeks back, and of course some fettuccine. 

We had a great time and I hope you did too. Enjoy!

Tags: Valentines day, Chocolate breakfast, chocolate waffles, Alfredo, Chicken Parmesan