Cook and Culture: It is the month of love!

Valentine’s Day is not just for couples. Involve your children, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend, wife or crush; make it a month to remember. Here are some tips and tricks to help you share the love.

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Digital
Save money and paper and send a free e-card to your loved one this Valentine’s Day.

Find the link HERE

Recipes

Serves six small chocolate tarts.

Crust:

2 cups of all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons of sugar
pinch of salt • 125 g butter
¼ cup of water Filling:
250 ml double thick cream
500 g dark chocolate
Three egg yolks
Fresh berries

Mix the dry ingredients, then work butter through until it is crumbly. Add water until it combines, roll into a disk and keep in the refrigerator for at least one hour. Line tartlet tins with pastry that is rolled out thinly. Blind bake for 15 minutes.

Filling

• Heat cream, then add dark chocolate. Whisk in three egg yolks. Pour the filling over the pastry and bake for 7-10 minutes.

Cool down and garnish with fresh berries

Love your laundry
An easy home remedy to keep your laundry basket fresh is to put a few lavender drops at the bottom of your laundry basket

Pro tip
Think twice before starting an office relationship. Keep things professional. Avoid sending personal emails on your work account, you never know when IT will check your emails.

Check it out
Find out what your love language is by taking the quiz on five love languages by Gary Chapman.

Find a link to the test online HERE

Charity
The South African National Bloodbank Service makes it possible for thousands of lives to be saved via blood donations.

READ ARTICLE: Blood donors can earn tickets to the Global Citizen festival

Donate, donate, donate
Donate some blood today and save lives. You can donate blood at the East Rand Square Donor Centre (183 Bentel Avenue, Jansen park). You can save up to seven lives by donating blood, and you know what, it is not even that sore

Have you heard it yet?

Top three love songs for this February

• I’ve Had The Time of My Life (Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes)

• Someone Like You (Adele)

• I Will Always Love You (cover by Whitney Houston)

Local is lekker
It’s time for the ultimate party show: Celtic Rock at the Barnyard Theatre, Emperors Palace. Fabulous rock music and Irish pub songs influenced by the exciting country of Ireland.

* Cook & Culture is written by Advertiser media specialist Annelette Bezuidenhout and Sunel Gilliland.

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