Spending The Festival of Love and Romance with your significant others need not be expensive. Spend it at home and let that day be the most unforgettable ever.

    Next to Christmas, Valentine’s Day is unarguably the most commercialized celebration around the world. Also called The Festival of Love and Romance, Valentine’s Day is celebrated around the world by expressing love to sweethearts, spouses and friends. However, customs and traditions of celebrating it vary by country because of social and cultural differences.

    There are different popular and interesting legends of Valentine's Day. Some legends trace the origin to pagan times while others link it to Saints of early Christian Church. Another belief on its origin is the beginning of the birds mating season during the Middle Ages.

    So, what are your plans for this year's Valentine’s Day? How about spending it at home with your family or with your spouse? This day need not be expensive to make it special…or romantic. Surprise your loved ones with heart-shaped foods. Make the whole day extra special without having to reach for your wallet. Look at your pantry and refrigerator and think of the foods you can cook for for your family and shape into hearts.

    Let your family wake up to a breakfast of heart-shaped eggs and pancakes or waffles. No heart-shaped egg and pancake molds? Not a problem! Simply trim and shape into hearts. Do you have heart-shaped bowls? Now is the perfect time to put the kids’ breakfast cereals on them.

    For lunch or dinner, how about heart-shaped rice with heart-shaped meatloaf or instead of shaping into balls, shape the meatballs into small hearts. Do the same with your veggies--carve the potatoes, carrots and leaves into hearts.

    Many foods in our kitchen can be formed into hearts so go ahead and experiment, have fun and…a Happy Valentines Day to all!

    与重要的人一起渡过一个充满爱意而浪漫的节日根本不需要费钱。待在家里吧，使它变成最令人难忘的日子。

    毫无疑问，情人节是世界上仅次于圣诞节最具商业性的庆祝活动。它也被称为爱情和浪漫的节日。全世界的人都庆祝情人节，向心上人、爱人和朋友表达爱意。然而因为社交和文化的差异，不同国家有着不同的庆祝风俗和传统。

    关于情人节有着各种普遍而有趣的传说。有些传说可以追溯到信奉异教的时代。当时人们把它与早期基督教会的圣徒联系起来。另一种说法起源于中世纪时期关于鸟类的交配季节的开始。

    那，今年情人节您有什么打算呢？跟家人或爱人待在家里怎么样？你不需要花大钱来制造特殊或浪漫。可以用心形的食品使你的爱人感到惊喜。不必倾囊而出使整个一天显得格外特别。看一下储藏室和冰箱，想一想把什么食物做成心形送给家人吧。

    让家人醒来就有心形的鸡蛋、薄饼或华夫做成的早点。没有心形的鸡蛋和薄饼模吗？没关系~只要简单地切成心形就行。你有心形的碗吗？现在正是把儿童谷类早餐放进碗里的时候。

    把午餐或晚餐时吃的球状米饭和肉糜糕做成小颗的心怎样？对于蔬菜也如此-把土豆、胡萝卜和绿叶菜切成心形。

    您厨房里的许多食物都可以做成心形，所以放手去做吧，试一下。祝您愉快！祝大家情人节快乐！