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‘Gifts from the Heart* help fund HIV Alliance Looking for a unique gift for your Valentine? How about a basketball autographed by the Portland Trail Blazers’ 1999 2000 team or a romantic Sun River getaway? Maybe three days and two nights in a Heceta Beach house in Florence or the British editions of the Harry Potter books are more your style. Even a cherished and amazing handlebar mustache will be sac rificed to the razor for the right price. The “Gifts from the Heart” auction and dessert gala to bene fit HIV Alliance is Valentine’s Day eve, Sunday, Feb. 13Tfrom 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the DoubleTree Inn on Gateway Blvd.. Hundreds of unique items and adventures will be on display. Indulge in delectable desserts while Emmet Williams plies the piano with songs of love. Silent auction begins at 2 p.m. Larry Tardie starts the oral auc tion fun at 4 p.m. Comic News editor Taft Chatham will emcee. All proceeds of the auction will benefit HIV Alliance, Lane County’s only nonprofit organi zation providing comprehensive response to the challenges of HIV and AIDS. HIV Alliance pro grams include education, pre vention, client services and health care for people living with HIV and AIDS. HIV Alliance recently launched “Here for Life,” a ma jor gifts campaign to make up for the loss of a major federal grant last fall. Auction proceeds will contribute to the drive for $1 mil lion so that the agency can con tinue programs such as Acorn Center, which provides meals, activities and life skills support to clients. You can also bid on the Blaz ers’ basketball at www.ebay.com in the days preceding the “Gift from the Heart” auction. Aphrodisiac dishes can stoke your hunger lust Can food really be an aphrodisiac? A few basic rules have to be fol lowed. Firstly, the final preparation of a dish should only take a few minutes. Secondly, it should be satisfying without being heavy. Thirdly, it should incorporate at least one constituent with a reputation as an aphrodisiac. Fourthly, it should give the impression of being more ex pensive than it really is. And, finally, the taste should be delicious and different. The following recipes try to meet all these requirements. Even though success cannot be guaranteed, at least you can expect a very pleasant meal. All recipes are for two persons, except where otherwise explicitly stated. Main dish Amorous pesto (feta dip) The starting point for this recipe came from a Canadian contributor to the Aphrodisiacs Exchange. As usual, we began experimenting and, af ter a while and many attempts, came up some possible modifications. The dip mix can be used, e.g. as a pesto sauce. A similar dip mix has also been included in our collection of favourite recipes. Ingredients: 150 grams feta cheese (preferably in brine) 1 bulb and 1 clove garlic 2 grams fresh basil (6 4-cm leaves) or 2 grams fresh cilantro (coriander) leaves 50 grams pine nuts 1/2 -1 tsp saffron - optional! 1 tbsp lemon juice 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil or 3 tbsp creme fraiche (sour cream) Proceed as follows: 1. Remove the papery skin from the garlic bulb and bake it in the oven for 1 hour at a temperature of 350F. Let it cool and remove any residual skin. You should have about 25 grams baked garlic with a creamy tex ture. 2. If you use saffron, soak it in the lemon juice for at least 30 minutes. 3. Pur6e the feta cubes, the baked garlic, the raw garlic clove, the basil or cilantro (coriander) leaves and the lemon juice (with or without saf fron) in a food processor. Add olive oil or creme fraiche to get a smooth, creamy consistency. The dip mix based on olive oil is the original one. Substituting olive oil by creme fraiche results in a dip mix with a softer taste and a smoother consistency. Both forms can be used in the same way as ordi nary pesto sauce. Deep-freezing is possible, especially of the creme fraiche based dip. Remember: If you leave out the saffron, the aphro disiacal effects might be very weak or even absent. Dessert Candied violets This mildly exotic recipe is contained in the “Honeymoon Cook book,” which the Swedish “Kooperativa Forbundet” distributed to all newlyweds during the 1930's. Although we have not yet tried ourselves, we believe it might also work with lilacs! Ingredients: Freshly collected flowers of violets Sugar solution: 0.5 kg sugar, 0.1 kg glucose, 1 dl of water Proceed as follows: 1. Prepare the sugar solution by boiling the mixture until sugar and glucose have dissolved. 2. Let the solution cool but not to the extent that sugar crystals begin to precipitate. 3. Put the flowers of violets in a strainer and dip them into the solu tion. 4. Let them cool and dry on a roster or a paper towel Aphrodisiacs Exchange, www.santesson.com A sample of items to be auctioned at the HIV Alliance event Picasso reproduction, “Jacque line” DoubleTree Hotel package: Satur day overnight and Sunday brunch for two Coffe (and coffee mug) with Rep. Peter DeFazio Antique Mall, refinished antique furniture Oak entertainment center Custom-built computer desk Heceta Beach package: three days, two nights in home; 1/2 hour bay tour on sternwheeler; lunch at Traveler’s Cove; shop at Mo’s; din ner for two at Mo’s’ and wooden model of sailing ship 1999-2000 team autogra phed Portland Trail Blazers’ basketball Tickets to “Rent" at the Hult Cen ter High Priestess Piercing Tempt your sweetie this Valentine's Day with a sensual piercing from High Priestess. Bring this in and receive 10% OFF A Sensual Genital Piercing!! That's 10% off our NEW LOWER PRICES!! Superior Quality Piercings & Jewelry at low prices, can only be found at 7th & | Lincoln, in Eugene. Sweetheart Market is the place to find a deal Saturday Market’s annual Sweetheart Market takes place Saturday and Sunday at the Lane County Fairgrounds. This special market features gifts by Saturday Market crafts persons, foods from members of the Saturday Market food court and a wide range of mu sic from area musicians. The market is open on Satur day, Feb. 12, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 13, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Market takes place in the Auditorium Building, with free admission and parking. Special romantic music for the weekend starts Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. with Chip Cohen. At noon, Craig Einhom plays classi cal guitar, followed at 1:30 p.m. by blues from slide guitarist David Bowers. Edson Oliveira plays romantic Brazilian bossa nova at 3 p.m. and duo Sweet River performs swing, folk and Delta blues classics at 4:30 p.m. Sweetheart Market The Lane County/airgrounds hosts the Saturday Market’s spe cial Valentine’s marketplace Saturday Hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Music begins at 10:30. Sunday Hours are from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Music begins at 10:30. Free admission and parking. Sunday’s entertainment starts at 11 a.m. as Janet Naylor plays specially selected Celtic love songs on harp. Paul Safar and Lori Deskin sing Beatles’ love songs at 12:30 p.m. The afternoon ends with two well-known local singer/songwriters, presenting their best romantic tunes. Eileen Hemphill-Haley sings her songs from the heart at 2 p.m. and Neil Bjorklund performs his soulful songs at 3:30 p.m. Call 686-8885 for information. 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