“He’s not perfect. You aren't either, and the two of you will never be perfect.

But if he can make you laugh at least once, causes you to think twice, and if he admits to being human and making mistakes, hold onto him and give him the most you can.

He isn’t going to quote poetry, he’s not thinking about you every moment, but he will give you a part of him that he knows you could break.

Don’t hurt him, don’t change him, and don’t expect for more than he can give.

Don’t analyze. Smile when he makes you happy, yell when he makes you mad, and miss him when he’s not there. Love hard when there is love to be had.

Because perfect guys don’t exist, but there’s always one guy that is perfect for you.”

Bob Marley

T”u Be’av, the Israeli valentine's day, is right around the corner and I decided to treat you to a quick and fun recipe that you can make at the very last minute 😉

Before I share this super-duper simple and delicious recipe with you, I want to share an anecdote that happened to me while preparing this post…

This is the way we divided up the tasks for this recipe – I made the popcorn and Daniel was responsible for melting the white chocolate.

The thing is that the popcorn has to cool down a bit before continuing with the recipe and we weren’t coordinated, so by the time the popcorn cooled down, the chocolate passed its melting point and suddenly became thick and difficult to work with.

Daniel suggested that we add a little milk to thin things out and suddenly all of the smooth white chocolate became chunky, disgusting, and actually quite unusable.

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.

Now imagine the situation – It was a Saturday afternoon, boiling hot {43 Celsius in Eilat}, I’m enjoying wearing my PJs with the air conditioner blasting, with messy hair and no makeup.

This whole thing seriously bummed me out because Daniel had to go back to work and I got stuck with half of the recipe ready and missing ingredients to finish it.

Daniel knows me too well and immediately realized my situation, he tried to cheer me up unsuccessfully and offered I go to the nearest candy store to buy two new packages of chocolate.

Ok – I mean if there’s no choice then there’s no choice, right?

Getting ready in a flash, I went to the store to get the chocolates. When I got to the checkout counter, the cashier asked me “Are you sure you want to take this?”. I thought he was just joking around and that I didn’t understand the joke so I nodded gracefully and paid…

Suddenly he said “I didn’t just ask you if you’re sure for no reason… two minutes ago a really tall guy bought the exact same thing…”.

Strange, I thought, but what are the chances that Daniel went to buy chocolate when he has to be at work soon?

To make a long story short – I got home just in time to hear my cell ringing {I forgot it at home}… Daniel called.

He was completely frightened, said he called five times and texted me and he didn’t understand what happened to me… It turns out that he felt really bad because I was bummed out and called work to let them know he’ll be a little late, went to buy me the chocolates and left me them under the rug on our porch {because he forgot his key}.

Is he perfect or what?!

So if you wanted to know what love is – it’s exactly that.

I don’t have anything else to say – I’m a lucky girl  ♡

And now, here’s the recipe…

♡♡ Sweet Popcorn for Your Loved Ones ♡♡

Preparation Time – 15 minutes

Quantity – 2 servings

Ingredients –

• 1 cup of popcorn kernels / 1 bag of microwavable popcorn
• 1 tablespoon of oil {if you prepare it on the stove}
• 2 packages of white chocolate
• Ground coconut
• Heart shaped candies
• Cake decorations – red, pink and white

Serving suggestion –

Brown paper bags

Instructions –

1. Prepare the popcorn in the microwave, on the stove or in a popcorn making machine, and allow it to cool to room temperature.
2. Melt the white chocolate in a bain-marie until all of the pieces melt down and the chocolate is nice and smooth.
3. Place parchment paper or aluminum foil on a baking pan, and arrange an even layer of cool popcorn on it.
4. Use a fork to drizzle the white chocolate on the popcorn and sprinkle the candies, decorations and ground coconut evenly.
5. Mix the popcorn so the chocolate and candy decorations wrap each piece of popcorn.
6. Let the popcorn finish cooling off until completely dry {you could put it in the fridge to make this process faster}.
7. Serve it in a brown paper bag, a gift jar {like a mason jar} or a regular bowl if you’re staying in to watch a movie ☺

Let me know what you think after you try this recipe!