Not having quick knowledge of all the historical facts surrounding St. Valentine and pagan fertility festivals and quite sure it might be lost on a 3 year old, I said she could simply say today is a day we are reminded to appreciate those we love (whether we should be prompted to or not is another debate entirely). Wanting to show my family a little love and not get sucked into the commercial consumption that amounts to a reported $15 billion dollars annually (the average Valentine shopper spends $126/per person!) I hit the 'net in search for a truffle recipe that was both easy and for which I already had the ingredients. Success! I found "So Easy Homemade Truffles". The name was truthful and understated. They were both so easy and so delicious – dangerously so. And even after splashing out on decorative tins I had spent nowhere near $126.00 because as we all know money can't buy you love so why bother.
"All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt!
– Lucy Van Pelt (from Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz)
Monday Spent: $13.00 (mostly groceries and a couple dollar store heart shaped tins)
Tuesday Spent: $10.80 ($5.20 transit, $5.60 lunch)
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