Red Hot Valentines – From Russia With Love

This year entertain your loved one in style with a Valentine’s Day to Remember. It’s as easy as 1 …  2 … 3 …  

“From Russia with Love”
“Fire and Ice” Romantic Celebration for Two

Make this Valentine’s Day (or any winter evening) one to remember with a “Fire and Ice” celebration for two. Skip the reservations and crowds this year and create your own intimate retreat. Follow our “From Russia with Love” tips and you’re sure to turn up the heat while sending chills down your flame’s spine.

Setting the stage is easy. Simply click and buy the dinner and dessert and add a few special touches—we’ve laid the groundwork, now it’s your turn to have some fun. Just follow the three easy steps in our Partybluprints™ e-party plan outline and your special evening will be most memorable

Step 1

Get Romantic with a Red Russian Champagne Cocktail. This cocktail is delicious and has a great tart taste that will have your partner puckering up!

Ingredients:
1/2 oz. Vodka
4 oz. Brut Champagne
1 oz. Cherry Juice
Sugar Cube

Preparation:
Pour vodka in a champagne flute, add cherry juice and fill with champagne. Drop in a sugar cube to add some sweetness and create a fizz. Try sugar cubes from Sur La Table. They are red and white shaped hearts with a notch that is perfect for sitting them elegantly on the rim of a Champagne flute. Let your loved one drop it in and create their own fizz!

FYI:
Did you know? Cherries are great for your heart and have more antioxidants then green tea or pomegranates!

Step 2

Share a new tasting experience, Russian specialties from the famed Petrossian. “For more then eighty years the Petrossian Family has maintained a rare and privileged relationship with the Russian fisheries. Even today, the family personally chooses, on site, the very best of the fresh high quality caviar produced in Russia.”

Simply purchase the Bijoux de la Mer Gift Basket and Desserts below from Petrossian and you’ll have everything you need.

Bijoux de la Mer Gift Basket:
250g of Trout Roe
8 oz. of moist, meaty Smoked Black Cod
8 oz. of Smoked Sea Scallops
8.8 oz. of velvety Classic Sliced Smoked Salmon
1 dozen Mini Blini
a 14 oz. can of Petrossian Lobster Bisque, enriched with chunks of lobster and heady notes of Armagnac
8 oz. of creamy, flavor-rich Smoked Trout Dip
7.5 oz. of Creme Fraiche
3 1/2 oz. mild and creamy Horseradish
and a package of buttery Baguette Toasts

Here are some of our favorite serving ideas from the Petrossian.

To create a “Beggar’s Purse”, one of Petrossian’s most popular appetizers, gather the salmon into a “purse”, tie with a chive and top with caviar and voila! A treat fit for a Tsar!

To prepare Smoked Scallops, slice and serve on baguette toasts with a touch of creme fraiche or simply serve whole on a platter.

Chocolate Truffle Sampler:
Finish your meal with one or both of these decadent treats, also available through Petrossian.