What will you all be doing for valentines?  Besides eating the big box of chocolates I got for my husband I plan on making those smothered pork chops with heart-shaped hard-boiled eggs and home-made bread. (trying to figure out how to get it heart-shaped.)  Then I am following it up with chocolate dipped strawberries.    I am not too creative when it comes to things like this.    I will post pictures if it turns out well.

Just finished making gluten-free red velvet mini cupcakes with my daughter.  We tucked a Hershey kiss in the middle of each one and baked then frosted with pink frosting and red sprinkles.  It was good.  I could have eaten the whole bunch but it was for her friends so I settled for one.   No recipe for that as we just opened a box of gluten-free chocolate cake and poured in an outrageous amount of red dye and then frosted with pre-made frosting.   They were still good.   She wanted to use my mini cupcake maker so we made 52 mini cupcakes 7 at a time………

Now do you think my 6-year-old would mind going to bed at 5pm because tonight I am exhausted!

Here is a photo of my strawberries, I tried drizzling chocolate on the plate for a dramatic effect but all it did was stick to the plate.  the eggs didn’t turn out as heart shapped as what the internet said they would but it was still cute.