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If you are tired of doing the same thing every year for Valentines Day and are looking for a great way to do something sexy for your partner, then this year instead of flowers and dinner, consider making that special someone a delicious and romantic fondue! It’s easy, takes only a little preparation and has a wow factor second to none! If you follow a few simple rules, you can score points and win some much needed loving for these next few cold months! Buy a fondue Pot

You can find moderately priced fondue sets for under $50. We suggest getting a dual fondue pot which can do both meat and of course, chocolate. If you are buying a cheese fondue set, make sure it can be cleaned easily and is resistant to burning. Look for good ceramic Fondue sets for this.

Get your Ingredients

If you are thinking cheese, try and find flavors that will complement each other. Some of the most popular cheeses for fondues are Gruyere and Emmenthal. Look for Kirsch or apple juice as a mix and yo will have one delicious cheese fondue. Do not forget to have some semi stale crusty bread for dipping!! If meat fondue is more your style, be sure to get decent stewing beef, fresh chicken and firm seafood. If you are health conscious, you can substitute chicken stock or vegetable stock instead of canola oil. This will reduce calories but extend cooking times. Remember to have firm vegetables on hand as well. Think Mushrooms, Bok Choy, Carrots and beans. Avoid those veggies that will go to mush immediately. If you do choose meat, it is extremely important to have enough fondue forks to separate cooked and raw meats, particularly chicken. Nothing will ruin a romantic evening like salmonella. Be sure to use plates with dividers or even better, separate plates entirely.

Location, Location, Location…

The best spot for a romantic Valentines Day fondue is on the floor, picnic style. Find a nice tablecloth, grab some pillows and spread out on the floor. You can also sit at a low level table. This will add a sense of romance to your evening and bring you that intimate feeling you will be looking for. The closer you get to a fireplace the better! Do not forget the candles and of course, the dessert!

Chocolate Fondue, Fresh Fruit & Strawberries

A great way to finish your evening is with a sexy chocolate fondue. Make sure you get the proper melting chocolate; add some cream and stir, stir, stir. Cut some fresh banana, pineapple and of course, fresh strawberries. Dip the fruit in the melting chocolate, let cool for a few seconds and enjoy. Remember napkins as this portion can get messy! If you do the chocolate fondue right you will definitely reap the rewards tenfold.

Remember to keep it fun, relaxed and sexy. There is nothing better than being alone with your lover, eating fondue by the fire, enjoying a beautiful glass of champagne and enjoying the sparkle of your lovers eyes?

You can thank me later!

Have a very sexy Valentines Day!! Cheers!

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Having an event at your home and looking for some creative decoration ideas? Not to worry, there are some great ideas right in front of you. For almost any event you can decorate with candy. Candy can even spice up a formal setting if done correctly. Anything from a wedding reception to a young child’s birthday, and everything in between, can be decorated with candy.

If you are the room mom for your Kindergartener, and it is his or her party day, use specialized candies for treats and decorating. No matter what the party theme is you can find candy delicacies for any holiday. Take St. Patrick’s Day for instance. You can buy specialized candy treats like chocolate shamrocks, green Hershey Kisses, or gourmet lollipops with Happy St. Patrick’s Day on them. You can get shamrock mints or green rock candy. Maybe you want to give the kids their own little treasure chest of chocolate gold coins. It is all available. So don’t be afraid to host that holiday class party.

Maybe you are hosting a tea for a departing missionary. Tea and sweets were born to be taken together. But, it doesn’t have to be fancy or difficult. Buy some large chocolate bars; divide them into strips along the lines imprinted in the chocolate then alternate milk, white, and dark chocolate strips in a radiating circle on a beautiful dessert plate. Served along with your tea sandwiches, it makes a lovely accent, not to mention how tasty it will be. It looks gorgeous and all you had to do was buy some candy bars.

If your event is more formal such as a wedding reception, Jordan Almonds have long been a staple for both favors and decorating the tables. But, Jordan Almonds have come a long way since the days of those pretty pastel pinks, greens, and whites. Now, look in fine stores or on-line locations for Jordan Almonds covered in dragees: that beautiful shiny gold or silver coating bakers use for accents on cookies and cakes. They are simply stunning and scream “FORMAL EVENT!”

Candy just seems to dress up any activity. Because there is a special aura surrounding candy that says, “If you are really good; and really special; you will get a really great treat.” It has always been this way with sweets. Let’s face it; they are the food group that goes the extra mile whether there is a celebration at hand or not.

Each holiday or special event can be dressed up with some candy decorations. What fun is Easter without the Cadbury Eggs or malt balls in a basket? I always have loved when people put out a dish full of candy corn around Halloween or Thanksgiving. And of course Christmas; what would this holiday be without the candy cane? Candy is the ideal decoration because it is colorful, but also a sweet treat for your guests. For your next event think candy, but don’t eat too many of the decorations!

Whether you’re single, separated or divorced, Valentines Day can be a difficult day to survive.

But there IS a positive way that you can get through this and even, dare I say, enjoy it. So, here’s a few suggestions for you to keep your chin up:-

Girls Night In

Invite a few of your friends round for a girls evening in.

Girls – enjoy a romantic, soppy movie together with a take away pizza and plenty of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.

Boys Night Out

Why not arrange for an active evening for a few mates?

Guys – why not book a slot at the bowling alley or go karting to let off some steam?!
Follow it up by eating out and enjoying pizza or a KFC.

Surprise Someone

Enjoy the secret delight of sending a small gift or surprise to someone.
With the success of the Secret Santa scheme over the past few Christmases – why not make this Valentines Day about giving, rather than getting?

How about paying for the guy in the queue behind you at the toll bridge, “dropping” a fiver and picking up to give to a stranger or any unexpected act of kindness. Just about everybody loved the film “Pay It Forward” – one of the things that made it’s story so successful is that, for once, everybody is trying to find a way to surprise or bless someone else.

This Valentines Day, take the focus outside of yourself and you may be surprised how much you enjoy yourself!

There are many ways to show that you love someone. One of those ways is to give the gift of a special Valentine’s Day card. This is a great way to get your message across in a sweet, loving way without having to find the words on your own. And, because there are so many to choose from, you are likely to find just what you want and what you’ll love too.

Your Spouse Or Significant Other

Your first goal is to honor your significant other with a special card. It is okay to go with something humorous or something touching. What you choose is up to you and your preferences but you can easily find a card that shows how much you love someone, how it is you two against the world or simply ways that you wish to show your love. Choose whichever fits well with your desires. Make sure you leave a special message at the bottom or a simple, “I Love You” will mean the world to them.

Your Parents

You will likely not find it hard to find a card that you can give your mother or your father for this day. Here, honor the things that mom and dad have done for you throughout the years or continue to do for you now. A card can praise the things that your father has done too. A card that shows that you love them, respect them, and appreciate them will be cherished by them. If you can’t say these words to them easily, finding just the right card to express is will be that much more meaningful to them.

Your Siblings

Sure, they drive you made most of the time, but your sisters and brothers should receive a card too. You can really get away with a comical card here. Tease them about something from childhood or a cute joke is just the right touch for these cards. Make sure to provide a sentiment of your love and respect for them, or perhaps how much you value them.

Everyone Else

You’ll find a wide range of other Valentine’s Day cards available too. You’ll find them for virtually every member of your family and can purchase them for these individuals if you would like to. Make sure that the card says something that is special and meaningful for that relationship. This is a great way for you to feel good about your family and friends in an inexpensive way to remember them on this day.

Friends and other people in your life can really find it sweet that you have thought of them on this day. Providing just the right type of card is crucial here. Make sure to get the relationship down onto the card well and then a simple note is all that is needed.

Providing a Valentine’s Day card to those that you love and those that have meaning in your life will strengthen your relationship with them. They will appreciate you and your feelings for them. And, they will be thrilled that you thought of them on this day.

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Las Vegas bet shops resembled morgues on Monday as bookmakers braced for huge NCAA Tournament crowds and accompanying March Madness hoopla, while bettors wandered from store to store, searching for the best available numbers.

“It’s like every party I’ve ever thrown,” Mirage book boss Robert Walker joked to the local Review-Journal.

“Nobody shows up.”

Robert Jaynes, the Stratosphere’s race and sports director, offered a similar observation.

“It’s real quiet,” Jaynes said.

“But it’s still early.

“Right now players are trying to digest all the information, just like I am.

“I really didn’t expect much of anything until tomorrow (Tuesday).”

Tony Nevill, who runs betting operations at the New Frontier, anticipates wise guys will have the first say, with the general public putting their money where their mouths are starting on Wednesday.

“The lines look good,” he said.

First round games are slated to begin tipping off at 9:15 a.m. (PDT) on Thursday and Friday as the field is slashed in half from 64 to 32 at eight sites throughout America, from Spokanne, Wash., and Sacramento, Calif., in the West to Buffalo, N.Y., and Winston-Salem, N.C., in the East.

Other sites for the opening two rounds are Chicago, New Orleans, Columbus, Ohio, and Lexington, Ky.

First-round winners play at the same sites again on Saturday and Sunday for the right to advance to the Sweet 16.

The Stardust for years has been considered Sin City’s Tournament Central, but with the venerable resort closing last fall many think the influx of college basketball junkies will fan out across the Vegas Valley.

“This is a great weekend for the hotels, books, restaurants, shows, everybody,” Nevill said.

“It’ll be jammed everywhere.”

Like many Las Vegans, the trio of Strip bookmakers will be cheering for UNLV (28-6), which beat fellow Big Dance invitee BYU (25-8) to win the Mountain West Tournament last weekend.

The Rebels, seeded seventh in the Midwest, will play tenth-seeded Georgia Tech (20-11) in Chicago on Friday, with the Yellow Jackets favored by a point.

“I don’t think people appreciate how good UNLV is,” Walker declared.

“I think there’s a tremendous East Coast bias and we have to factor that in there.

“People think the teams from the East Coast are better.”

Jaynes believes UNLV’s bracket placement was on the money, while Nevill feels the Rebels were slightly robbed and should have been seeded higher.

“That’s OK, though,” Nevill said.

“It plays right into UNLV’s hands, just like being the underdog.

“The Rebels have an opportunity to show people how well they play together as a team.”

The bookmaking brethren have few doubts UNLV will triumph.

“A lot of people don’t believe how good UNLV is,” Jaynes said, all but echoing Walker’s thoughts word for word.

“The Rebels kind of snuck up on everyone.

“Early in the season, you’d find them on Page 2 of the sports section or below the fold on the first page.

“Then they started appearing above the fold.

“The last week they’ve made headlines on Page 1of the whole paper.

“That sort of tells you how their season has gone.”

Nevill points to guard Kevin Kruger, Coach Lon Kruger’s son, as the key to recent Rebel successes.

“He’s not real quick with his feet, but he is with his hands,” Nevill said.

“He has great hand-eye coordination and the Rebels’ big men have nice soft hands that can catch the ball.

“Georgia Tech’s a good squad, but I think UNLV has a solid chance to make the Sweet 16.”

Book generally have UNLV listed at between 100/1 and 150/1 to capture their second national championship to go with the one Coach Jerry Tarkanian’s club won 17 springs ago.

A Thursday game Jaynes finds “intriguing” is the one between Boston College (20-11) and Texas Tech (21-12) in Winston-Salem, another matchup between seventh and tenth-seeded clubs.

The Eagles are laying 3 points.

“I’m from Boston, so I’m biased, but I’d love to be there to see that one,” Jaynes said.

“Yeah, I’d slightly favor BC.

“Bobby Knight has had his ups and downs through the years, but he’s a helluva coach.

“It’d be nice to beat him.”

Nevill’s other first-round pick in addition to UNLV is Texas (24-9) minus 9 (at the Stratosphere) over New Mexico State (25-8).

The Longhorns, seeded fourth, and the 13th-seeded Aggies meet Thursday in Sacramento

“The Big 12 is strong this year,” Nevill said.

“Texas’ defense isn’t great, but offensively I think the Longhorns will just run up and down the court and overpower New Mexico State.”

Texas was a 10-point favorite at the Mirage, where early wagering moved the numbers no more than one point either way in about a third of the first-round contests.

The Mirage’s biggest favorite was No. 1 seed North Carolina (28-6), which is laying 27 points to No. 16 seed E. Kentucky (21-11).

They play Thursday in Winston-Salem.

Niagara (22-11) is an 8 1/2-point favorite over Florida A & M (21-13) in Tuesday night’s “play-in” game in Dayton, Ohio.

The winner faces No. 1 seed Kansas (30-4) in Chicago on Friday.