{"id":3037,"date":"2014-02-04T12:48:47","date_gmt":"2014-02-04T17:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/?p=3037"},"modified":"2018-12-28T15:02:47","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T20:02:47","slug":"valentines-day-goodies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/04\/valentines-day-goodies\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentine&#8217;s Day Goodies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This morning my little &#8220;lovebug&#8221; and I hosted a small gathering of friends to make Valentine&#8217;s Day crafts. \u00a0We also spent a good part of the weekend making Valentine&#8217;s inspired snacks. \u00a0I took on a heart-shaped theme for our treats (shocker!) and I also tried to go with healthy but still tasty treats.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/valentines-snacks.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/valentines-snacks.png\" alt=\"valentine's snacks\" width=\"1152\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/valentines-snacks.png 1152w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/valentines-snacks-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/valentines-snacks-600x314.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/valentines-snacks-390x204.png 390w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/valentines-snacks-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/valentines-snacks-1000x523.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first treat we made were Spritz Cookies. \u00a0I&#8217;ve had a cookie press for years and have hardly ever used it so though it was a great opportunity since I have a heart shaped plate. \u00a0I found a recipe that called for pumpkin puree and substituted strawberry puree instead and also omitted the spices and cut down the sugar to come up with this recipe (roughly, I&#8217;m not a strict measurer!) and the girls really loved helping me with the cookie press!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup\u00a0brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 cup\u00a0butter, softened<\/li>\n<li>1 cup\u00a0straweberry puree<\/li>\n<li>1\u00a0egg<\/li>\n<li>3 1\/2 cups\u00a0all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon\u00a0baking powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon\u00a0salt<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/strawberry-cookies.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9881\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/strawberry-cookies.png\" alt=\"strawberry cookies\" width=\"1152\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/strawberry-cookies.png 1152w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/strawberry-cookies-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/strawberry-cookies-600x314.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/strawberry-cookies-390x204.png 390w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/strawberry-cookies-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/strawberry-cookies-1000x523.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of the things I really miss from Ireland is the scones so once in awhile I make them at home. \u00a0The recipe I use (in\u00a0<em>Craic in the Kitchen,\u00a0<\/em>published by the American Women&#8217;s Club of Dublin) calls for sultanas (golden raisins) but I&#8217;m not a big raisin fan so I make mine cherry coconut and used whole wheat flour this time. \u00a0Sugarplum helped me measure out all the ingredients, mix up the dough and cut the scones into baby hearts.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2 lb whole wheat flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/1 tsp baking powder<\/li>\n<li>2 oz butter<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup milk<\/li>\n<li>Cherries, chopped<\/li>\n<li>Dried coconut<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cherry-coconut-scones.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cherry-coconut-scones.png\" alt=\"cherry coconut scones\" width=\"705\" height=\"1344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cherry-coconut-scones.png 705w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cherry-coconut-scones-300x572.png 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cherry-coconut-scones-600x1144.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cherry-coconut-scones-131x250.png 131w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cherry-coconut-scones-157x300.png 157w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cherry-coconut-scones-537x1024.png 537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I also made watermelon hearts and strawberry hearts. \u00a0For the watermelon I sliced it pretty thin\u00a0and then used a cookie cutter to cut hearts. \u00a0For the strawberries, I cut the stem out in a &#8216;V&#8217; shape then sliced the sides off (which I pureed for the spritz cookies) and cut the remaining part into 2 pieces&#8211;not perfect hearts, but still delicious!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/heart-fruit.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/heart-fruit.png\" alt=\"heart fruit\" width=\"1152\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/heart-fruit.png 1152w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/heart-fruit-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/heart-fruit-600x314.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/heart-fruit-390x204.png 390w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/heart-fruit-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/heart-fruit-1000x523.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our beverage was a simple Strawberry Lemonde Spritzer, a mix of sparkling water, strawberry puree and fresh squeezed lemon juice.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/strawberry-lemonade-spritzer.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9884\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/strawberry-lemonade-spritzer.png\" alt=\"strawberry lemonade spritzer\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/strawberry-lemonade-spritzer.png 960w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/strawberry-lemonade-spritzer-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/strawberry-lemonade-spritzer-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/strawberry-lemonade-spritzer-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/strawberry-lemonade-spritzer-250x250.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/532269249708710305\/\">Pin it!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14322 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/valentines-snacks-1-418x1024.png\" alt=\"Valentine's Day treats and snacks. Yummy and easy to make, even kids can help. Perfect for any Valentine's Day Party.\" width=\"418\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/valentines-snacks-1-418x1024.png 418w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/valentines-snacks-1-102x250.png 102w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/valentines-snacks-1-123x300.png 123w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/valentines-snacks-1-390x955.png 390w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/valentines-snacks-1.png 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning my little &#8220;lovebug&#8221; and I hosted a small gathering of friends to make Valentine&#8217;s Day crafts. \u00a0We also spent a good part of the weekend making Valentine&#8217;s inspired snacks. \u00a0I took on a heart-shaped theme for our treats (shocker!) and I also tried to go with healthy but still tasty treats. 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