Chocolate Medallions and Flowers

Reminding myself here that Valentine's Day is just days away.

Flowers and chocolates are definitely part of this day of love.

Do you love giving or receiving flowers and chocolates?

I do!  I love both giving and receiving.

 The flowers here are reminiscent of the paper whites which bloomed not long ago.

The chocolate medallions come from a memory of visiting chocolate shops in Paris.

Oh how I loved visiting there and carrying home a small box of chocolates.

I was fascinated by the chocolate medallions and kept saying I must try

my hand at making them.

Recently I had some Hershey kisses in the house,

so I unwrapped a hand full, put them in a microwave safe cup,

and melted them.  Only 20 seconds at a time, just enough so you could

stir them to melt the rest of the way.

Then I swirled a teaspoon of chocolate onto parchment paper

and scavenged in my cupboard for things to add to the chocolate.

Just about any nut or seed would work, plus dried fruit, and because

it would soon be Valentine's day I added red hot candies.

Then the pan of medallions were tucked in the refrigerator to firm up.

I was pleased with the results and actually enjoyed them more than

in their original form as a Hershey kiss.

Let your imagination run wild.

Now wouldn't these chocolate medallions along with a bouquet of flowers
 be fun for Valentine's?
They would be perfect for tea time too, YES! both flowers and chocolate.

HAPPY WEEKEND, dear friends!