Biscotti for Valentine's Day

Have you already thought about what to get your sweetheart for Valentine’s Day? Did you think of chocolates? Let me suggest a non-traditional, but sweet and thoughtful little gift that will make the morning of your loved one: a cup of coffee with fresh biscotti.

These Italian cookies are crisp and crunchy. They have no butter, full of almonds, and if you make them out of wholegrain flour they will be healthy as well as tasty. Though they are twice baked they are not too hard, so if you and your someone special have a sweet tooth don’t worry about breaking it. First baking makes biscotti chewy and crumbly. I personally prefer them that way, but the true crunchy biscotti are born at the second baking.

Some people put dried fruits, chocolate or other types of nuts. But I add just crushed flax seeds to make my favorite cookies even healthier.

But if you don’t like baking you can just buy them from “7 Grain” on Saturday at the Covington Farmers Market or at Camellia City Market.

Have great holidays with your loved ones!