The Valentines Episode: Sweets, House Plants, and Hikes Are for Lovers

Sponsored by Green Space Design by Jude

In today’s episode, we are serving up ideas to make your Valentine’s Day cozy and connected - - inspired from the pages of our favorite home magazines.  

We have taken the recipe for the Red Velvet Brownie Torte (hello!) from the February 2023 issue of Real Simple Magazine into our home test kitchens, and we are excited to share that recipe, as well as our thoughts and what we learned along the way about how to pull it off without a hitch. And that’s a good thing because with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, there’s no room for error. 

And while flowers are lovely on Valentine’s Day, our magazines know us so well to know that a house plant is a much appreciated and adored exchange for the traditional bouquet. Both All Recipes and Sunset magazines in their February 2023 issues had articles on house plants, so we will dig into their appeal, their healing powers, and of course, how to keep them alive as we speak to plant shop owner, Jude Stevens of Green Space Design by Jude in Salem, Oregon. 

And we fill in the gap with a topic that we felt was lacking in allllll of our magazines. Something that I personally was searching for and needing but could not find- and that is creative ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day with the family - alongside the usual chocolate indulgence and expressions of love. So, I’ll share an idea I have for everyone - and that is a Valentine’s Day Heart Hunt Hike. It’s a tradition we have done in our family since Milo was able to walk, and we look forward to it every year. So, if you’re needing an activity to do with the family on love day, this could be it. 

Welcome to our Valentine’s Day celebration. Everyone put out your handmade kleenex box. It’s time to deliver tiny Valentines to each other. This is the Page Living Podcast. You are so loved. And you are more than welcome here.