Heart-Shaped Food for Valentine’s Day or Romantic Occasions
Written by Kathryn D'Imperio Monday, 03 January 2011 17:30
Candlelight, wine, cooking together – all of these things can be romantic. Heart-shaped food can also be a special way to show you care. If you are looking for a fun way to step up your meals on Valentine’s Day or another special occasion, think about making a meal featuring heart-shaped food, whether for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, or just a snack. Here are a few ideas to get you started.
You can come up with creative ways to serve heart-shaped food for any meal. Just use your imagination! Try these suggestions for heart-shaped food you can enjoy for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, or snack time.
Heart-Shaped Breakfast Food
Heart-shaped food for breakfast can be a lot of fun, especially if you decide to make it as part of breakfast in bed. Breakfast in bed can be a romantic way to start your morning, especially on Valentine’s Day or your anniversary or birthday. Consider these heart-shaped breakfast foods:
- Heart-shaped Pancakes
- Heart-shaped Eggs
- Strawberries, sliced in half with stems removed
- Cereal in heart-shaped bowls
Heart-Shaped Lunch Food
Lunch can be a little challenging when it comes to finding a delicious meal to enjoy with a heart shape, but just use your imagination and you will find lots of creative ways to serve a romantic heart-shaped lunch. You can easily make your sandwiches into hearts with a cutter, but there are other options for you to try as well. Consider these heart-shaped lunch options:
- Heart-shaped Grilled Cheese Sandwich
- Soup in heart-shaped bowl
- Homemade calzone or Stromboli shaped like a heart
- Homemade pizza shaped like a heart
Heart-Shaped Dinner Food
Dinner is the meal that most people associate with romance. You can enjoy a romantic dinner for two with a heart-shaped theme for a side dish or entrée. Consider these ideas for heart-shaped dinner items:
- Meatloaf sliced like a heart or individual meatloaf shaped like a heart
- Chicken parmesan, with chicken breast trimmed into a heart shape
- Heart shaped pasta with shrimp or other seafood
- Heart-shaped biscuits
- Heart-shaped Ravioli
Heart-Shaped Desserts and Snacks
Don’t forget dessert! Heart-shaped desserts may be some of the easiest to create. Think about all your favorite sweets and go crazy making them for your sweetheart or for a special meal together. Here are a few heart-shaped desserts to consider:
- Heart-shaped sugar cookie cutouts
- Heart-shaped cake or pineapple upside-down cake
- Chocolate-covered pretzels
- Strawberry Shortcake with strawberries trimmed like hearts
- Heart-shaped candy
Your whole meal doesn’t need to be shaped like hearts, but you can easily accent the meal with one key entrée or side dish that does feature a lovely heart shape. If you are stuck and can’t find a suitable type of food to make into heart shapes, you can still dress up your dinner table for the romantic holiday or special occasion. Consider serving your meal on heart-shaped platters or even on your fancy china with drinks in crystal glassware.
What other heart-shaped food ideas do you have? Please share them in our comments so other readers can try them out and enjoy!
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