Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope everyone had a good valentine's day today, I know I did!  For me, every holiday (no matter how small) is a fantastic excuse to cook up something new :)  Today started with heart-shaped french toast with sliced strawberries, then I enlisted Big-Bug and Middle-Bug to help me decorate some valentine's day cupcakes (naturally they needed to sample one as well when they were finished.)  These cupcakes were a huge triumph for me. I have been trying to replicate my favorite cupcake frosting for YEARS now, and today I am pretty sure I finally got it right!  Unfortunately, I didn't write my proportions down....so here's hoping I can do it again next time :)

This afternoon, Hubby set up a wood working project in the garage and Big-Bug and Middle-Bug got to build a wooden ship with their Daddy while Little-Bug napped and I ran out to take care of a few errands.  While I was out I picked up the mail and found a hilarious envelope from my in-laws.  Of course, there was also a nice card inside, but this envelope is the best!

For dinner tonight the boys got to top their own heart-shaped mini pizza and they really enjoyed themselves.  Surprisingly though, they weren't too interested in actually eating them...possibly because they were saving room in their tummies for a second cupcake ;-)

Hubby and I tucked the boys into bed early tonight and had our own valentine's dinner just the two of us.  I made Hubby's favorite, spaghetti bolognese, and I spiced it up a little with a pear and prosciutto salad.  We shared a nice bottle of lemon Perrier, since we aren't big wine drinkers, and finished with a strawberry mascarpone tart.  It was delicious!!

This was my first experience with prosciutto and I was impressed.  Super tender and more mild than I had expected.

Mascarpone and strawberries is maybe the best food combo in the history of food.