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Home Page Calendar More Info More Themes Contact	DÉCOR No prizes for guessing what the colour scheme is. Decorate the room(s) with red balloons, soft material & large hearts cut out of paper or card. Drape the material over picture frames & furniture & blu-tack the hearts to the wall. Keep the lighting low & use plenty of red candles (never leave lit candles unattended!) For the table, decorate with red napkins, candles & carnations or roses. A red piece of material running down the centre of the table length, over a white cloth can look more dramatic than a red table cloth. Use red card for place names or white card with a red heart decoration. DRINKS Start the evening with a red cocktail such as: Bloody Mary Tokyo Rose Strawberry Daiquiri Gin Sling Dubonnet Fizz Mulled wine Shirley Temple (non-alcoholic) Cranberry punch (non-alcoholic) If you wish to continue with the red drink theme for the meal, serve sangria or red wine and cherryade or cranberry juice for the drivers or those prefering something soft. MENU Aphrodisiac are always an important ingredient in any Valentine menu. Below is a list of foods considered as aphrodisiacs: alcohol almonds avocados bananas basil carrots chocolate coffee coriander cucumber figs garlic honey liquorice mustard nutmeg oysters pine kernals raspberries vanilla Incorporate a selection of these into your menu or use the sample below. ST VALENTINE'S MENU Canapes: heart-shaped pastries filled with mozerella, cherry tomatoes pine kernals & basil smoked salmon & cucumber slices on heart-shaped blinis or ryebread avocado wrapped in bacon or palma ham with aiola (garlic dip) Main course: chicken & oyster mushrooms (tenuous, I know) in a white wine & mustard sauce roast potatoes with red peppers & coriander served with carrots & courgettes Dessert: vanilla & white chocolate souffle decorated with dark chocolate hearts - served in individual heart-shaped dishes if possible. raspberries & figs sprinkled with liquorice heart-shaped honey biscuits  mead (honey)  coffee & chocolates   MUSIC There are so many love songs around today that you don't really need me to put together a list of suggestions, but why not go for a selection of mixed duets such as: You Are Everything - Marvin Gaye & Diana Ross Tonight I Celebrate My Love - Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John & Kiki Dee (I've Had) The Time Of My Life - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Ritchie Sometimes When We Touch - Tammy Wynette & Mark Gray GAMES Try a selection of the following to keep your guests entertained: match the famous couples (either using photos or with names written on seperate pieces of paper) pin the heart on a celebrity (the larger the picture you can find, the better) charades using well known love stories such as Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Sleepless in Seattle   Home Page More Info Calendar Top of Page