Valentine S Day Cooking Tips and Recipe Ideas

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New Media PublishingWhether you're looking to cook your sweetie a Valentine's Day dinner that'll blow their socks off, or just want romantic dinner recipes to say "I love you" on an ordinary Saturday night, these special dinners are sure to impress. We've gathered our favorite romantic dinner ... Read More

Frances JanischAdmit it, when you think of Valentine's Day, you think of sweets -- candy, cookies, cake, chocolate (not that we don't appreciate Champagne, oysters, and candlelight, too) -- so whipping up a great Valentine's dessert recipe is a must. We've come up with a way for everyone to ... Read More

Frances JanischOn Valentine's Day, have your date night at home: No crowded restaurants or blustery February nights, just the two of you and a romantic dinner. But, if you cook every night anyway, it can be a little more difficult to make a meal into a special event. One year I tried to ... Read More

Elizabeth Hait, AOLWhen I was growing up, our family was never one for presents, but every Valentine's Day my dad brought home a glossy red heart-shaped box of chocolates and Mom made a special meal. I carried on the tradition of making Valentine's Day special with my own family: Instead of ... Read More

Frances JanischWhen you've got a family, sometimes you're just not going to pull off the whole Valentine's Day romantic-dinner-for-two thing, even if your heart is in the right place. But you can still have some fun and get into the spirit with just one clever recipe worked into the day -- ... Read More

Getty ImagesYou might think that chocolate-covered strawberries have the sort of gourmet cachet that limits them to a dessert plate at formal affairs, or fancy boxes presented to loved ones on Valentine's Day. But did you know that in just over 30 minutes, using some bagged chocolate pieces ... Read More

AlamyChocolate fondue, with its heavenly cocoa aroma, is so often aligned with romance and elgegance, thanks to sensual imagery (strawberries literally dripping with thick, melted chocolate) and luxurious eating rituals. When you prepare chocolate fondue for a loved one (on Valentine's Day, or ... Read More

Getty ImagesFor people from coastal Maine, lobster may be everyday food (or at least that's how it works in the little Maine towns of our dreams....). For the rest of us, lobster is a special occasion food. And if you're dropping a bundle of cash on a couple of lobsters for your Valentine's ... Read More