Valentine’s day! With Hamilton Beach
Hamilton Beach® 8 Quart Slow Cooker
Make a delightful meal for your loved ones with this spacious Slow Cooker. Its large stoneware pot can hold various dishes like chili, stew, roast, or chicken. With easy controls, effortlessly create flavourful meals with little effort and great results, making Valentine’s dinner a breeze! $74.98 available at amazon.ca
Hamilton Beach® Wave-Action® Blender
Experience pure bliss as you effortlessly blend frozen cocktails, smoothies, shakes, and more with this powerful 700-watt blender. Achieve consistently smooth results every time, thanks to the innovative patented Wave-Action® System. Serving your delicious creations is easy with the convenient pour spout and removable filler cap. Enjoy delightful sips with your Valentine and savour perfection! $76.86 available at amazon.ca
Hamilton Beach® Stainless Steel Electric Kettle
This stylish kitchen companion boasts 1500 watts for speedy boiling, a 360-degree cordless base for convenience, and auto-shutoff with boil-dry protection for safety. The concealed heating element, water-level window, and pop-up lid with a handle button release add sophistication, making this a seamless combination of elegance and functionality. $47.98 available at amazon.ca
Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Serves: 2-3
Ingredients:
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 2 medium bananas, cut in pieces.
• 1 cup fresh strawberries, hulls removed.
• 1/2 cup non-fat vanilla yogurt
• 1 cup crescent-shaped ice cubes (10 to 12 ice cubes)
Directions:
1. Place orange juice, bananas, strawberries, and yogurt in blender jar.
2. Add ice cubes to mixture in blender.
3. Press PULSE 4 or 5 times to chop ice. Then, blend on HIGH until mixture is thoroughly blended.
Test Kitchen Tip:
For a Personal Blender, use 1/4 cup orange juice, 1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and cut in half, 1/2 banana, 1/4 cup non-fat vanilla yogurt and 4 ice cubes.
Nutella Raspberry Valentine’s Day Pizza
Serves: 2-3
Ingredients:
• homemade pizza dough
• Nutella® hazelnut spread.
• fresh berries
• decorative sugar or sprinkles
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 475°F. Place Homemade Pizza Dough on floured counter and let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
2. Shape into 16-inch round pizza pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until crust is lightly browned. It may puff up while baking. If desired, line dough with non-stick foil and weigh down with pie weights.
3. Top pizza crust with desired amount of Nutella® hazelnut spread. Top with fresh berries and decorate as desired.
Valentine’s Day Oreo Pops
Serves: 30
Ingredients:
• 4 packages (12 ounces each) red, pink or white candy coating
• 1 package (15.35 ounces) red crème filled chocolate sandwich cookies.
• 30 white lollipop sticks
• Colored sprinkles and candy decorations
• Craft foam, if desired
Directions:
1. Add candy coating to a 4-quart slow cooker crock. Cover and cook on LOW for 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reduce to KEEP WARM for up to 1 hour 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Meanwhile, line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper or waxed paper. Insert lollipop sticks about 1 inch into crème filling of each cookie. Place on prepared sheets.
3. Holding stick, carefully dip cookie into melted candy, making sure cookie is completely coated. Gently remove any excess coating and place on parchment paper.
4. Add candy decorations or sprinkles. Let dry on paper or stick into craft foam.
Test Kitchen Tip:
• Add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil at a time to candy coating if it starts to thicken.
• Melt a small amount of different color candy coating to drizzle over lollipops.
