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Firestone's valentine's guide
complete with recipes
by Andrew Firestone
Who
better to help us with a sensational Valentine's night
than America's favorite bachelor, Andrew Firestone?
Although he claim's he'll be taking V-Day off this go-round,
(perhaps he'll curl up on the couch with some ABC reality
TV reruns), after a heady dose of slick tv training,
Firestone has certainly learned the recipe of romance
on a grand scale. But it's the rules he learned at his
parents' knees, (keep in mind, this is the family who
founded one of Central California's first wineries,
Firestone Vineyards), that he shares with us: the failsafe
plan for seduction begins in the kitchen and ends when
the final wine bottle is drained.
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Andrew
recommends stripping the scene to its bare essentials.
An over-sugared plan of attack will transform romance
into something painfully forced. He does, however,
believe in the necessity of mood tune. For his own
evenings for two he digs deep into his collection
for a Mendelssohn quartet or a sampling of jazz standards.
Candles scream sexy, but an overabundance spells fire
hazard. Although scents are one of the most erotic
tools, skip the scented candles for the more seductive
intermingling of roasting meat, tangy white wine and
the overpowering enticement of unmasked human musk.
Andrew also recommends flowers, although heavily scented
varieties will, like candles overpower the mood. Red
roses seem to have brought Firestone luck; but white
orchids are far more original. Whatever flower you
choose, the symbolism will surely bring spice to your
red hot Valentine.
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the Recipes
Valentine temptation from the Firestone Family's recipe
archives:
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