Made with Love

A Valentine’s Day Menu to Spark Romance from Expert Electrical

If food is the way to your Valentine’s heart, then why not create a delicious romantic dinner for two and celebrate Valentine’s Day at home. Lovingly prepare your Valentine’s Day menu using Food prep products from Expert.ie

~ Starters ~

Cinnamon and Banana Pancakes

As Pancake Tuesday falls on the eve of Valentine's Day this year, it creates a delightful opportunity to blend two great days together. You can practice your Pancake skills on Pancake Tuesday and then for Valentine’s Day you will have mastered creating the best batter and have the skill to serve heart shaped pancakes using your Kenwood Mixer.

Ingredients: 

• 1 Banana 
• 2 Eggs 
• Ground almonds 85 grams 
• Cinnamon ½ tsp.
• Artificial sweetener 
• 2 tsp. 
• Milk 55 ml 
• Pecans 25 grams 
• Oil as needed

Steps 

1. Peel and mash the banana.
2. Coarsely chop the pecans.
3. Add Ingredients (banana, eggs, almonds, cinnamon, sweetener, milk) into the Mixer bowl and mix for about 2 minutes.
4. Add oil to a frying pan. 
5. Heat over a medium heat. 
6. Ladle some of the batter to the frying pan.
7. Cook for about 2 minutes on each side until golden.
8. Repeat with the rest of the batter. 
9. Serve and enjoy!

~ Main Course ~

Heart Shaped Pizza

For the Main event what’s more romantic than sharing a piece of your heart – shaped pizza with your Valentine. Create a delicious thin crust Italian pizza dough using your KitchenAidMixer.

Click here for the recipe.

 ~ Dessert ~

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Sorbet 

They say keep the best for last! Pair chocolate covered strawberries with Delicious Chocolate Covered Strawberry Sorbet made with the Ninja Ice Cream Maker from Expert.ie The perfect romantic dessert. 

Ingredients 

• 450g fresh ripe strawberries, trimmed, cut in quarters 
• 79ml hot water 
• 50g granulated sugar 
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder 
• 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice 
• a pinch sea salt 

Steps 

1. Place all ingredients in a blender pitcher and blend on high for 1 minute or until the mixture is smooth. 
2. Pour the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into an empty CREAMi™ Pint. Place storage lid on pint and freeze for 24 hours 
3. Remove pint from freezer and remove lid from pint. Place pint in outer bowl, install Creamerizer™ Paddle onto outer bowl lid, and lock the lid assembly on the outer bowl. Place bowl assembly on motor base and twist the handle right to raise the platform and lock in place. 
4. Select SORBET 
5. When processing is complete, remove sorbet from pint and serve immediately.

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