Galentine’s Day Sips and Snacks

The following recipe and photography for this post were provided by local blogger Abby Thome of The Thome Home.

Whether you have a significant other or not, it’s always important to show your best girls some love on Valentine’s Day! That’s why I’ll be celebrating “Galentine’s Day” this year, because who doesn’t love a night in with lifelong friends gabbing about life and munching on delicious treats?

For my girly gathering, I decided to make things easy on myself by serving sips and snacks featuring all of the best parts of Valentine’s Day: rosé, chocolate and cheese! Whip this easy and elegant spread up for your friends and you’ll have their taste buds falling in love.

Raspberry Sorbet Rosé

Ingredients

• Raspberry sorbet
• Rosé
• Raspberries (for garnish)
• Mint (for garnish)

Instructions

1. Add two scoops of Raspberry Sorbet to a wine glass.
2. Top with rosé and garnish with raspberries and mint.

Baked Brie with Cayenne-Candied Pistachios

Ingredients

• 1 loaf of sourdough bread
• 8 oz. wheel of Brie cheese
• 1 cup pistachios, shelled
• 1/2 tsp. cayenne
• 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp. butter, melted
• 1/4 raspberry preserves

Instructions

1. Slice the top off of the sourdough loaf. Remove bread from the center.
2. Remove the rind from the wheel of Brie and place inside the sourdough “bowl.”
3. Toss the pistachios with cayenne, sugar and butter. Place into a baking sheet prepped with nonstick spray.
4. Place the top back onto the sourdough bowl.
5. Place brie-filled sourdough bread onto the baking sheet.
6. Bake pistachios and sourdough bread bowl at 400°F for 15 minutes.
7. Remove from the oven and take off the sourdough cap. Sprinkle with pistachios and drizzle with raspberry preserves. Serve warm.

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Raspberry Chocolate Dessert Pizza with Brie Stuffed Crust

Ingredients

• Homemade or store-bought pizza dough
• 4 oz. Brie cheese
• 1/2 cup raspberry preserves
• 1 egg + 1 Tbsp. water (for egg wash)
• Pinch of sea salt
• 1 dark chocolate bar (shaved)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut
• Raspberries (for garnish)

Instructions

1. Roll pizza dough to a 9×9 circle.
2. Place dollops of Brie cheese along the outer edge.
3. Fold the edge of crust over the Brie, pinching as you go.
4. Spread raspberry preserves over the dough. This acts as the “pizza sauce.”
5. Mix together 1 egg and 1 Tbsp. of water. Bruch the egg was on top of the pizza crust only and sprinkle with sea salt.
6. Bake at 400°F for 15 – 20 minutes until the crust is golden.
7. Remove from oven, shave the dark chocolate over the raspberry preserves. Top with shaved coconut and fresh raspberries.

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By Heinen's Grocery Store

In 1929, Joe Heinen opened the doors of a small butcher shop on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio, aiming to establish himself as the city’s purveyor of quality meats. As customers came into Heinen’s new shop for their meat purchases, they began asking him to carry groceries as well. Joe added homemade peanut butter, pickles and donuts and by 1933, business had grown enough to include a line of produce and canned goods. Heinen’s Grocery Store was born.