Recipes to melt anyone's heart
we will be concentrating on foods that are aphrodisiacs ;o)
chocolate, bananas (yes bananas!) asparagus oysters champagne

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries | Asparagus Salad | Banana Fritters
Bucks Fizz | Oyster Hearts | Quick Raspberry Dessert | Loving Breakfast

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
(serves 2, well how many other people do you want around?)
8 x Large Fresh Strawberries / 4oz bittersweet chocolate / styrofoam & cocktail sticks

Wash and dry the strawberries, leaving the stalks in tact. Break the chocolate into a glass heat proof bowl and place on top of a boiling pan of water until the chocolate melts. Remove the bowl and allow the chocolate to cool for about 5 minutes. Spear the end of a strawberry and gently swirl around the melted chocolate until covered. Stick the cocktail stick into the styrofoam and leave to cool, repeat this until you have used up all your strawberries then place in the refrigerator until completely set... Enjoy!

Asparagus Salad
2lb Fresh Asparagus cut into 1 1/2" pieces / 4 tsp. Soy sauce / 1 tsp. Honey / 2 tsp. Sesame seed oil / 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds

Cover in salted boiling water. Cook until tender. Rinse immediately in cold water to stop cooking process. Pat dry. Mix Soy sauce, Honey, Sesame seed oil, toasted sesame seeds and pour over asparagus. Chill for 20 minutes and serve.

Banana Fritters
2 Fresh Bananas / 1 cup flour / 3 tablespoonfuls of castor sugar / 1/4 teaspoonful salt / 1/3 cup milk / 1 egg

Mix and sift dry ingredients. Add milk gradually and egg well beaten. Cut each banana into 2 inch lengths. Roll the bananas in the batter and deep fry in very hot oil. Roll the bananas in castor sugar and again dip into the batter. Using a long wire fork, submerge in deep fryer until fritter is dark brown. Be sure that banana is cooked on the inside. Remove fritters, drain excess oil.. finger food Yum!

Bucks Fizz
(simple yet romantic, expecially for breakfast)

Simply mix half a glass of champagne and half a glass of orange juice for a sparlking, bubbly refreshing drink

Oyster Hearts
Oysters / Rye Bread / Stock / Seasoning

Cut hearts from rye bread using a cutter (preferably), butter them lightly on both sides, then dip them in brown stock and toast them. Set closely together in a tin and cover with oysters, three or four on each round of toast. Pepper and salt, then set under the flame in the gas stove till the frills of the oysters begin to curl up. Serve piping hot

Quick Raspberry Dessert
5 oz golden syrup / 15 oz can of creamed rice pudding / 8 oz raspberries

Put 1 tablespoon of the syrup into each of the four dessert glasses. Put the remaining syrup in a bowl and add the rice pudding and most of the raspberries. Beat well together. Divide between the dessert glasses and chill. Just before serving decorate with reserved raspberries.

Loving Breakfast
1 Egg / 2 Slices of bread / Heart shaped cutter (metal)

Cut a heart shape out of each slice of bread and toast lightly and butter. Gently heat some oil in a frying pan, place the cutter in the pan then break an egg inside the cutter, fry gently until the egg has set enough to remove the cutter (slide a knife around the egg if the cutter sticks), flip the heart shaped egg to cook the other side then place on 1 slice of toast. Position the other slice of toast half way across the egg (gives the shape of two entwined hearts). Serve to your loved one with a glass fresh orange juice.