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We l c o m e to yo u r “ I Lo ve Yo u With All My Senses” Da t e N i g h t I n . T o n ig h t , yo u will enjoy a uniquely t a il or e d e x per ien c e fo c u s ed on the senses of sm e l l , to u c h, s ig h t , t a s t e an d sound. Have some f un , t u n e i n to yo u r c u s t o m S p o tify playlist, if you so c h oo s e , p r ep a n d en jo y yo u r suggested dinner r e c i p e a n d en jo y t h is n ig h t as you reconnect f r om t h e h u s t le a n d b u s t le o f everyday life. We w ou l d l o v e f o r yo u t o s h a r e p ictures of your date w it h u s b y us in g t h e h as h t ag #DateNightInBox. Till n e x t m on t h ! – T h e D NI T eam!
{S E T T H E M O O D } T a ke a mo me nt to se t the stage and get in t he mood fo r y o u r d a t e toni ght! {CO O K Y O UR S U G G ES T E D D INNE R RECIPE} T o ta l l y o p t i o n al , b ut i f you l i k e w e hav e cho sen a vis u al l y s t u n n i ng and total l y tasty recipe for y o ur d in ne r t o n i g h t {S M E L L } T im e t o s me l l some sw e e t aromas, pick y our fav o rit e s ce n t f ro m o u r f ri e nd s at OKCOLL ECTIV E and t hen o r de r y o u r c a nd l e usi ng an e xc l usiv e disco unt co de! {TO U C H } M a s s a g e t i me ! Try your hand at S wedish, deep tis s ue , s h i a t s u, Thai and re f l e xol ogy t echniques. Wil l y o u b e a b l e to gue ss your p art ners massage s tyle ? {S I G H T } T im e t o t a k e a mi nute and re al l y l ook at y o ur s ign i f i c a n t o t h e r. What d o you se e? {TA S T E } En joy s a v o ry M c Cre a’s Cand i e s Caramel’s in a t ast e tes t. {S O U N D} H o w w e l l d o y ou he ar your si gni f i cant o t her? C o m p l e t e o u r d raw i ng c hal l e nge to find o ut .
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S UG GE ST E D DINN E R REC I P E { Grilled Pizza with Caramelized Pe ac h es, Bu r ra t a , A rug ula and Crisp y S e rra n o } } 1 t o 2 t a b l e s p o o n s veg et a b le oil } 8 o u n c e s t h in ly s lic ed s er r a n o ham } 2 p ou n d s f r o zen p izza d o u g h , thawed } A ll -p u r p os e flo u r , fo r s p r in kling } O l i v e o i l , f o r b r u s h in g } 2 t a b l e s p o o n s u n s alt ed b u t t er } 6 p e a c h e s , t h in ly s lic ed o n a mandolin slicer } 1 t e a s p o o n lig h t b r o wn s u g ar } S a l t a n d f r es h ly g r o u n d b lac k pepper } 5 o u n c e s b ab y a r u g u la , wa s h ed (about 6 cups) } 2 p ou n d s b ur r at a c h ees e
P re h e a t t h e o ven t o 425 d eg r ees F. Lig htl y b r u s h 2 b akin g s h eet s wit h vegetable oil. Lay t he h a m o n to p in a s in g le layer and lightly brush w it h v e g e ta b le o il. Ba ke in t h e oven until crispy, 1 0 t o 12 m i n ut es , flip p in g h alfw ay. Remove and let co o l. O nce y o u r p i zza d o u g h h as t h awed, divide into 3 ba lls . S p r i n k l e flo u r ( o r c o r n me al f or texture) on yo ur w o r k s p a c e a n d r o ll ea c h b a ll into an elongated “f la tb r e a d , � 10 t o 12 in c h es lo n g and 4 inches wide. B r us h b ot h s i des w it h o live o il. M e lt t h e b u t t er in a s a u c ep a n over medium- high he a t a n d s a u te t h e p ea c h es wit h the brown sugar a nd s om e s a l t an d p ep p er u n t il caramelized, 3 to 4 m inu t e s . H e a t a g r i l l o r la r g e g r ill p a n t o high heat. Grill 1 oi l e d cr u s t u n t il it h a s distinguished grill m a r k s , a b ou t 2 m in u t es . Flip a n d then layer with 2 cups a r u g u l a , g en er o u s s p o o n fuls of the burrata, so m e
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TOU C H Time t o t a k e o u t yo u r in c lu d ed massage oil and br us h u p on yo u r m a s s a g e t ec h n iques. Locate your m a ss a g e c a r d s an d p ic k t h e t yp e of massage style/ t o uc h y ou w o u ld mo s t en jo y. P lace your relaxation o rde r a n d h a ve yo u r p a r t n er g ive their best shot a t yo u r r e q u e s t ed s t yle o f ma s s a ge. How do you r a t e y ou r m a s s ag e t h er a p is t s ’ s ki lls? Keep your ca rd s h a n d y t o p lac e fu t u r e r eq u ests!
S IGH T No w t h a t y ou ar e b o t h n ic e a n d relaxed it’s time to e lim i n a t e a l l d is t r ac t io n s . S it fac i ng your partner, se t a t i m e r a nd t a ke t wo min u t es to gaze deeply a t e a c h o t h e r . T r y n o t t o la u g h . After the two m inu t e s a r e u p , s it b ac k t o b a c k and think about w ha t q u a l i ti e s yo u s aw in yo u r p artner. Take turns a nsw e r i n g t h e q u es t io n s b elo w without peeking!
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TASTE Time f o r a t a st e t es t ! G r ab yo u r McCrea’s Candies P illow p a c k a nd yo u r Ca r a m el T asting Mat & Score Ca rd a n d g e t r ea d y t o in d u lg e yo ur taste buds in so m e S E R I O US yu m m in es s ! Yo u and your partner w ill b e s h a r i n g a t as t in g ma t . Cu t each caramel pie ce i n f o u r th s an d p lac e t h e p ieces into a square o n y o u r t a s ti ng ma t . A s you s a m p l e ea c h c ar a m el yo u will be rating t he f o l l o w i n g c at eg o r ies s m ell, t ouch, taste and t im in g . S c or e eac h c ar a m el fr o m 1 - 1 0 on how well t he n a m e p or t r a ys t h e t as t e. Aft er your rate all yo ur c a r m e l s , wr it e o n t h e b a c k of your card which is you r f a v o r i te, an d d o n t fo r g et to share with us using # D a te N ig h t In Bo x.
{ SM E L L } T a k e a d eep b r ea t h a n d smell the ca ra m e l – i s i t ea r t h y o r flo r al? Are there scents of spices ? { TO U C H } H ow d o es it feel? s m o oth, rough, is t he re t e x tu r e t o t h e c ar a m el? { TA S T E } G r a b a s ma ll p iec e o f t he carmel and po p i n t o y ou r mo u t h . Clo s e yo u r eyes and let the ca ra m e l m e l t t o t a s t e t h e in it ia l f lavors, aromas a nd t e x tu r e . Ru b t h e t o n g u e a g a inst the palate t o in c r e a s e t emp er a t u r e o f t h e c aramel. This will r e le a s e t h e f i nal flavo r s a n d a r o mas. Whe n t h e c a r amel b eg in s t o melt and the aromas a r e r e l e a s e d , b r ea t h e g en t ly t h r ough the nose t he n i n h a l e t o fu lly exp er ien c e t he diversity and co m p l e x i t y o f t h e flo r al, fr u it y o r spicy notes. B r e a t h o u t t o c r eat e s u c t io n in t he mouth, like a w his tl i n g e f f e c t , c au s in g all t h e aromas f rom the ca ra m e l t h a t h a s b een w o r ked b y the tongue and t he p a l a t e t o c o m e t o g et h er an d move up towards t he n os e . T a k e a m o men t t o c o n centrate on your t o ng u e , t o f e el, t o s avo r t h e d ifferent flavors.
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TASTE { CON TI N U E D . . . } Ta st e a g a i n , b u t t h is t ime c o n c entrate on your no se , a n d d i s c o ver t h e ar o ma s t hat unleash t he ms e l v e s o n e aft er t h e o t h er . Y o u w i l l f i r s t s mell t h e h ea d ies t aromas that are inst a n t a n d f ad e a wa y. T h en t h ere are the body a r o m a s m i d t as t in g like r o as t ed almonds, spice m ix , e tc . F i n a l ly a llo w yo u r s elf t o linger over the t a st e, i t i s a t t h e en d yo u w ill b e to savor the subt l e n ot e s l i ke r o as t ed n ib s , w oody or malty aromas. Simil a r t o w i n e, yo u will fir s t s m ell the most v o la t i l e a r om as ( p r im a r y o r h ead aromas): These a r e i n s t a n t a n eo u s , w h ic h vo lat ilize quickly and f a de a w a y i n t h e mid d le o f t h e t asting process. { TI M I N G } D o es t h e t a s t e c o me and go quickly or do e s i t l i n g e r ? S o m et im es t h e fla vors surprise you a mo m e n t l a t er . W r it e d o wn yo u r thoughts on your inclu d e d t a s ti ng s c o r e c ar d .
{ T alk w i th each o the r a f t e r ea ch c ar amel , w h at d i d y o u notice? Wh at d i d y o u l i k e ? Wha t di d n ’ t y o u l ik e ? W hi c h on e e n d ed u p b ei ng y o ur favor ite ? Sco r e e ac h c a r m e l a n d jo t d o w n th e wi nne r o n th e b ack o f th e c a r d ! }
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H o w w e l l d o yo u h ear yo u r p ar t n er? Gra b y ou r c a rd s an d in c lu d ed wr iting utensil and sit w i th y ou r b ac ks t o eac h o t h er . One person will sk e t c h a d r a w in g a n d will g ive very descriptive w o rd s t o r e f l ec t t h e p ic t u r e t h ey are drawing. The o t he r p e r s o n w ill lis t en an d d r aw the same picture w it hou t l oo k i ng . H o w c lo s e c an y ou get your dr a w i n g s t o m a t c h ? W h o is t h e b etter listener? Do n’t f o r g e t t o s w it c h r o les an d each take a turn!
{ D R A W I N G C HALLE NG E ONE } D raw a beach scene w it h s a n d , a p alm t r ee, s a ilb o a t and sun { DR AW I N G C HALLE NG E T W O } Draw the place you f irst m e t e a c h o t h er { DR AW I N G C HALLE NG E T H R E E } Draw your f a v o r i te a n i m al { DR AW I N G C HALLE NG E FOU R } Draw your signi f i c a n t o t h er
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