Love is in the air

So. It’s Valentine’s day. Red hearts have overtaken almost all retail
advertising space. Am I the only cynic here? All the food sites seem to be full
of Valentine’s day offers. I have this habit of looking through these. Some
pitiful menus for which some poor guy pays an arm and a leg for. And I suspect
the quality, or quantity for that matter, doesn’t measure up. I wouldn’t know
though, haven’t had valentine’s dinner out in years!

It's even worst this year. Falling on a Monday, clever marketing resulted in a
long Valentine’s weekend. On Saturday I cooked for a friend. Actually, a lovely
chicken tagine -which I’ll tell you all about another time. Then I suggested we
go for a walk and a drink. It was already valentines. All the tables were set
with red roses and rose petals awaiting the smooching couples. That ruined our
mood for a Saturday night out. We headed back home for dessert.

As this is a food blog here's the dessert.
Blueberries: place in a pan with a tablespoon of water and heat. Let them simmer for 7-10 minutes until they are soft and there is a lovely blueberry syrup. Serve with vanilla
ice cream, or for the low fat version, low fat yoghurt. Drizzle with honey.
Yummy.

In the spirit of the day you might want to throw some rose petals on the
side.