For friend hearts, and sweethearts, and parent hearts, too,
for hungry tummies, and open arms, this one’s for you.
Some truth, some fluff, some real love stuff . . .
Ah, Janey, make us swoon.
To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.
~Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
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Love? Yeah . . . You’ll be crying . . .
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Well, well . . .
Handsome is as handsome does.
~J.R.R. Tolkien
Ah, at last . . .
I don’t want sunbursts and marble halls. I just want you.
~Lucy Maud Montgomery,
Anne of the Island
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Sweetest video ever made–send this one to your honey.
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And this is what you can tell them over Valentine’s dinner 😉
Opening her eyes again, and seeing her husband’s face across the table, she leaned forward to give it a pat on the cheek, and sat down to supper, declaring it to be the best face in the world.
~Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend
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Love? Oh, WOW.
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Love comforteth like sunshine after rain.
~William Shakespeare, Venus and Adonis
A little something for the Valentine table.
For your children, for your honey, or for you!
Beetroot and Parsnip Soup with Horseradish*
(nope, not tomato!)
pink soup? think of that! and jolly easy to make!
30 grams butter
1 potato, peeled and chopped
2 parsnips, peeled and chopped
1 small onion, chopped
2 large or 4 small beetroot,
peeled and chopped
800 ml vegetable stock
1oo ml cream and sour cream,
combined
1 T horseradish mixed with
1 T olive oil and 1 t vinegar
Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat. And the onion and cook till soft but not brown, then add the potato, parsnip, and vegetable stock/broth. Bring to the boil and then add the beetroot, cooking for a further 15 minutes. Don’t overcook, as the beetroot will go from a lovely deep pink to a red color. When the vegetables are tender, remove from heat and puree with a stick blender (or blender) until the soup is smooth, but with a few lumps. Stir in the cream, sour cream, and horseradish mix and season with salt and black pepper. Exquisite!
*Recipe adapted from Delicious Soups by Belinda Williams
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Though our feelings come and go, God’s love for us does not.
~C.S. Lewis
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Wishing the happiest of Valentine weekends to you!
Avonlea x
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