Happy Valentine's Day

Here are some sure fire ways on how you can beat recession and the moral police on Valentine's Day and let your own heart do the talking.
• Instead of the prosaic red roses, why not be a little imaginative and get a potted plant with a pretty flower or some wild flowers collected from a meadow or a park?
• Words sound much better when they are heartfelt and come from within. Speaking out what you feel will be cherished by your loved one. However, if you are really keen on giving a card, fashion one yourself. All the love that you pour into it while making it, is well worth the pain and is much more valuable than those false, over priced, mushy, cards you get in the market.
• A candlelit dinner in a restaurant, on every V-Day, sounds so cliché and boring. I've got a tip you’ll never tire of thanking me for! Why not ‘cook’ up a storm at home? Put on your aprons, whip up a meal of the dishes both of you love, set a table for two with candles, romantic music, champagne n all and see how the magic unfolds. On an after thought, you can actually include your kids in too, because after all love is what family is all about and Valentine's Day is a celebration of love. (safer for the older kids to be at home than fall prey to the likes of the Sri Ram Sene goons!...how I abhor them...on the flip side, however, I'm neither an advocate of the Pink Chaddi Campaign nor of the Pub-bharo Andolan...find both in bad taste)
The fun and excitement of cooking together, the disasters in the process and the efforts at salvaging the meal, the laughter, the friendly banter and the ribbing will not only make the meal taste heavenly but will also add to the enchantment and make the day a truly memorable one.
Happy Valentine's Day Blog Doston.