Valentines Day Is Right Around The Corner

Anybody can buy ordinary chocolates and strawberries for a Valentine's Day dessert.  Why not be adventurous and different this year?  Joe and Son's Olive Press can help you.

Decadent Chocolate Fettuccine is now gracing the shelves of the store.  It's a versatile pasta that can be prepared in a traditional manner, BUT it is also a dessert pasta.

This dessert is as delicious as it beautiful.  And it's easy to prepare.
It's a combination of Chocolate Pasta, freshly Whipped Cream and Strawberries in a Balsamic Sauce.

Interested?  Keep reading.

Getting started:

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Macerated Strawberries in Tahitian Vanilla Balsamic

1 pint ripe strawberries, washed, hulled and sliced ..or frozen and thawed
2 Tablespoons Joe and Son's Tahitian Vanilla vinegar
4 Tablespoons sugar…or more, to taste

In a small, non-reactive bowl, toss the strawberries with the Tahitian Vanilla Balsamic Vinegar and sugar.  Set aside to macerate. 

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 Fresh whipped cream

1 cup heavy cream

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, whip cream until stiff peaks are just about to form. Beat in vanilla and sugar until peaks form. Make sure not to over-beat, cream will then become lumpy and butter-like.

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Chocolate Fettuccini.....sold at Joe and Son's Olive Press

Cook the pasta according to the package directions and strain.  Do not overcook.

Assemble the dessert by placing a portion of the pasta on a serving dish, top with a generous amount of whipped cream and spoon several tablespoons of the strawberries and their juices over the whipped cream.