Impress Your Sweetheart with Valentine's Day Chex Mix

This sweet treat is easy to make and sure to impress you Valentine.

It's Valentine's Day. If you haven't bought a gift yet, or just want to make a special treat, you'll want to try this recipe for Valentine's Day Chex Mix. I found the recipe on Pinterest, a great resource for food and gift ideas. The recipe takes only a few minutes to make, and you can package it up easily into a gift box to give to your sweetheart. To make this recipe you'll need: To start, place the cereal in a large bowl. In small microwavable bowl, microwave baking chips, peanut butter and butter uncovered on high for one minute, to one minute 30 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and smooth. Pour the peanut butter mixture over the cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Next, place half of the cereal mixture in 1-gallon …

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Classic Books to Share with Your Children for Valentine's Day

From 'Charlotte's Web' to 'Where the Wild Things Are', share these classic books with your children and encourage their love for reading.

“Where’s Pa Going with that Axe?” The Enduring Quality of Children’s Classics By Anita Silvey Courtesy of James Patterson's Read Kiddo Read Foundation The opening line of E. B. White’s Charlotte’s Web— “Where’s Pa going with that axe?”—has now been read by adults to eager young listeners for more than 60 years. Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time and Ezra Jack Keats’s The Snowy Day have been picked up with enthusiasm for more than 50 years. For 75 years, parents have shared The Hobbit, and this year Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are turns 50. These books and others like them (Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Virginia Lee Burton’s Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, and L. M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables) bring …

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Romantic Recipes: Eat Your Heart out with These Valentine’s Delectables

Try these favorite dishes to make you fall in love all over again.

When my husband and I were dating some 20 years ago, I decided to try to impress him with a home-cooked meal for Valentine’s Day. The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, right? I knew my man’s stomach was no exception. So off to the market I went for fresh shrimp, wine, flowers and more. I’d seen my mom make a deviled shrimp dish for my dad through the years, and the two always seemed to be happier when tucking forks into this delicious seafood-starring meal. The same was true with my then-boyfriend and me the night I made it for him, and I’ve been creating deviled shrimp for us for Valentine’s Day ever since.  Culinary prowess and affairs of the heart go hand-in-hand for several Metro Detroit and nationally known chefs.  Here are…

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The Look of Love: Couples' Stories From Around Northville

Tales about how Cupid entered the lives of four Northville couples.

You never know where love will bloom. Sometimes a bite of fresh chocolate candy can stir the heart. Or love can bud on the shelves of a hobby shop where two people share a passion for history and collecting. It also often peeks its head out of flower bouquets or can spring up in an ice cream shop. Love can also swirl amid everyday errands and can even slip between raindrops.   Love. It’s the most unexpected of visitors that’s also the most welcome. It enters into the ordinariness of everyday life, but brings with it extraordinary magic. To celebrate one of the calendar’s most love-filled days, these Northville couples share their tales of how and when Cupid shot his arrow into their lives and how and why the winged cherub seems to still be…

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Great Escape

Hidden Romantic Jewel Right in Plymouth

You don't have to go too far to find a romantic getaway on Valentine's Day.

Your teens are holding a car wash at the high school Saturday. The grandparents volunteered to take the younger children to a movie Sunday afternoon. Your tweens take tap on Wednesday evening.  It’s your time. Take it. Each week, we’ll tell you about one great idea to give you a much deserved break, and make your life a little easier, maybe a whole lot easier. Hey Northville ladies: are you looking for a romantic getaway this Valentine’s Day?  I have a local personal favorite deal to share with you.  The Inn at St. John’s, located at 44045 Five Mile Road in Plymouth, has a perfect package for couples.  The Inn has a hotel and dinner package for two for $269.  This package has everything you need to put the typical day-to-day duties behind…

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