VALENTINE'S DAY MARTINIS - A Valentine Surprise Cocktail

The Valentine Surprise Martini is going to require a little more than just some booze and mixers. That's because the surprise involves something gold and sparkly to match the edible gold flakes you'll be sprinkling on top of this creamy chocolate and berry martini!

That's right, I'm talking a nice little piece of jewelry - some flashy bling for your Valentine (or yourself!) Honey, I'm talkin' the real deal here - don't go buying some cheap costume junk and trying to pass it off! If you want to get some action you'd better pony up with some serious gems and minerals!

If your wallet is feeling the economic pinch then forgo the jewels and bring one perfect red rose - a real rose please! Or if you can stretch it a nice dozen of pink and red roses. But don't you dare show up empty handed on Valentine's Day!

Hop on over to the Diva of Tiny Foods for today's recipe for the Valentine's Day Menu.

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Valentine's Day Martinis - Valentine Kiss Martini

The VALENTINE KISS MARTINI is a perfect Valentine's Day cocktail - pink in color, garnished with cherries and berry flavored to go nicely with those chocolates you're either giving or getting for February 14th.

You are giving her chocolates, aren't you??? He is the type to give you chocolates, isn't he?? I mean, what's Valentine's Day without chocolate, and, of course, a Valentine Martini from The Martini Diva??

UPDATED 10-2016

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VALENTINE'S DAY MARTINIS until February 14th!

Valentine's Day is in two weeks and I'm posting special Valentine's Day Martinis for the next 2 weeks. There should be something here for every relationship, a martini for lovers of all types, even those with a broken heart!

Today's Valentine Martini is Cupid's Chocolate Strawberry Martini, a wonderful blend of chocolate and strawberries that will capture the heart of your intended. It's a tasty blend of strawberry infused vodka, chocolate liqueur and fresh strawberries and you garnish it with a real chocolate covered strawberry (recipe below).

And stop by The Diva of Tiny Foods for great Valentine's Day food recipes, from today to Feb. 14th, including appetizers, soup, entree, side dish and 4 desserts!

CHOCOLATE DIPPED STRAWBERRY RECIPE:

Ingredients:
1 Bag of Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
20 Large Strawberries, cleaned with stems on,

Directions: After washing your strawberries make sure they are dry. Cover a flat surface in parchment or wax paper. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler until nice and creamy. Remove from the heat. Grab the strawberries by the stem and dip almost up to the stem in the chocolate. Place the strawberry on the paper covered flat surface and continue until all the strawberries or chocolate is gone. (If you have chocolate left over toss in some nuts, marshmallows or pretzels and spoon the mixture onto your paper too - never waste chocolate!) Cool in the fridge until the chocolate has hardened. Once the chocolate is hardened you can also melt some white chocolate, spoon this into a plastic baggie, cut a tiny hole in one bottom corner and drizzle over the dark chocolate covered strawberries for a nice little flair!

HOW TO HAVE A GREAT SUPER BOWL PARTY

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Updated February 2017

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A MARTINI FOR POLITICS, POLITICIANS & POLITICAL PUNDITS

The Politicians Incorrect Martini. I couldn't stop myself, I had to do it, I was overcome by a fount of filibustering fiddle-dee-dee after watching the inauguration and all that speechify-ing!

Yes, it's a joke! But how much of a joke I'm not sure. What do you think??

Recipe/Joke copyright 2009 by PopArtDiva.com. All Rights Reserved.

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An Orange Pomegranate Martini for a New Fiction Blog!

A friend of mine, Elizabeth, who happens to be a writer of these really cool 'micro stories' and books, loves Pomegranate Martinis and we have been experimenting with different versions lately. This one we will be enjoying tonight in celebration.

Elizabeth just recently put up her first writing blog - Elizabeth Bradley's Bits & Bytes - and so I developed this martini for her new blog (yes, E, just to congratulate you!)

But even if you are not a writer you can enjoy this martini and stop by Elizabeth's Blog for some great short stories - you can enjoy fiction and martinis at the same time!

If you have a Martini question, please feel free to ask me in a comment and I'll respond back here in the comments section or in a new post!
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