7 Things You Need For Your Galentine’s Day Gathering
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Galentine’s Day is for the ladies who are celebrating the love they have for their homegirls instead of a significant other. Usually celebrated on February 13, this day became a trend after a 2010 episode of Parks & Recreation titled “Galentine’s Day.” In the episode, the character Leslie said, “Every February 13, my lady friends and I leave our husbands and our boyfriends at home and we just come and kick it, breakfast-style. Ladies celebrating ladies.” The pseudo-holiday promotes showering your female friends with love and spending quality time, something that actually has mental health benefits according to research. Psychology Today noted that research from the University of Oxford “found that women who get together with their girlfriends at least two times a week experience less anxiety and even better physical health than other women.”
Whether you are hosting a small gathering or choosing to have a virtual Galentine’s Day gettogether, it should be a time of laughs and love. Here are six things you need if you plan on celebrating Galentine’s Day.
French Wines
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Whether dry or bubbly, French Blue’s selection of wines offer a refreshing taste. When I tried the French Blue rosé, it offered a fresh, subtle and fruity flavor with a smooth finish. This wine would be perfect for any wine lover’s palette. The sauvignon blanc was a bit dry for my liking, but if you love white wine then it will be a hit for you. French Blue wines are sold at Target, Whole Foods, Kroger and World Market.
Simple Goodness Sisters
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If one of your good girlfriends doesn’t drink, she can make her a mocktail using the Simple Goodness Sisters’ line of specialty non-alcoholic cocktail syrups. It can be mixed with seltzer water to add a sweet taste or it can used as a topping for dessert or even DIY popsicles.
Color My Cookie Decorating Kit
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Make your Galentine’s Day gathering fun with these paint-your-own cookie sets from Color My Cookie. These shortbread cookies come pre-iced with edible watercolors and sprinkles, making them the perfect canvas for your creativity. Color My Cookie even offers a Valentine’s Day-themed “Love Is In The Air” cookie set.
For $35, every Color My Cookie set includes:
-Six cookies to decorate
-Edible palette with edible watercolors, icing, sprinkles, & edible glitter
-Two paint brushes
-Two cups–one for water, one for sprinkles
-A link to an online cookie decorating tutorial taught by a real pastry chef!
RED Chocolate
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What would Galentine’s Day be if you couldn’t indulge in some rich chocolate with your girls? RED Chocolate was created by master chocolatiers and is also quite healthy. There’s no added sugar, 50% less calories than other chocolates and 30-40% less fat. RED, which is made from cocoa from the Ivory Coast of Africa, offers full bars, grab-n-go and pralines that come in the flavors classic dark, classic milk and more. The dark chocolate is Keto Friendly while all of them are Weight Watchers appropriate.
WellTold – Personalized Etched Map Glassware
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If you’re having wine and cocktails, why not sip out of some fancy, etched wine glasses? Well Told offers one-of-a-kind glassware that are etched with designs of maps, topographies and even a vision of the night sky from that place and time. For $20, the glasses are available in Pint, Wine, Champagne glasses and more.
Good & Tasty Bakes Cheesecake
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Good & Tasty Bakes offers a delectable assortment of cheesecakes that doesn’t pack on the calories. These homemade, grain-free cheesecakes are made with no added sugar and feature locally-produced butter and pure 100% rBGH-free cream cheese. There’s zero high fructose corn syrup, partially hydrogenated oils, artificial flavors, or refined sugar or flour in these cheesecakes. Flavors include chocolate, key lime, pumpkin and of course the classic. These cakes are also keto-friendly and gluten-free!
