Poor Richard's Almanac: Date Night in Black and White

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"Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards."

~from Poor Richard's Alamanac by Benjamin Franklin

When my husband and I started dating, we believed in doing things like rock climbing, and night picnicking, and star-gazing, and grooming.

Things have changed a bit since then.

Now we are just happy if we can go to the grocery store together without having to corral five kids and push a sticky race car shopping cart with skiwampus wheels.

In an effort to recover financially from Christmas (and to live more providently this month) my hubby and I bypassed the nice restaurant and the movie theater and the sticky race car cart last night for a date night at home "in black and white."

And it was FABULOUS!

Here are some ideas for recreating your very own 

Date Night in Black and White . . .

Hubs and I started the evening with a viewing of The Artist.  At first I was hesitant to see this because I couldn't imagine a silent film about a silent film being riveting.  But it was!  This is an absolutely beautiful film.  It is no wonder it won several Academy awards.  

And the best part:  IT IS ON NETFLIX!  Wahoo!

No movie would be complete without a good bowl of popcorn.   

Try a batch of these crowd-pleasing kernels.

Or you could even create your very own black and white inspired concession stand!  I stocked this one with hors d'oeuvres skewers featuring olives, tomatoes and mozzarella.  (The concessions sign is a picture frame with chalkboard paint.  I added a little flower made from sticky-backed felt for fun.)

And as a sweet end to your date night, serve up a tray of these darling little striped cake pops.  

(Use your favorite recipe for the inside of the pops and then dip the outsides in white chocolate.  Let the pops cool in the fridge until the white coating is hard.  Next, melt some chocolate chips in the microwave.  Put the melted chips in a baggie, snip off one of the corners of the baggie to create a makeshift frosting bag, and start swirling!)

I realize that a night spent at home in front of the TV while cuddling cake pops and popcorn isn't everyone's idea of dream date, but it sure beats a cleanup on aisle 9 caused by an unwieldy race cart.

So here's to your perfect date night this week . . . wherever it may be!

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