Valentine's Day Food & Drink

Recipes and more for a romantic Valentine's Day
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Chocolate Covered Strawberries Recipe
This romantic dessert is easy to make—just be sure to use top-quality ingredients.
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How to Make Strawberry Cupcakes That Are Berry, Berry Good
Topped with a rosy pink buttercream and freeze-dried and fresh strawberries, these vanilla-scented cupcakes are light, tender, and speckled with fresh strawberries. They'd make a delightful contribution to a picnic, potluck, or special occasion.
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If you've been to Singapore, you've probably heard of Lana Cakes, a beloved cake shop that's been around since 1964. For the uninitiated, they're famous for their fudgy chocolate cake with pudding-like frosting. After tasting this intensely chocolatey cake with a serious following, @pameliachia took on the challenge of recreating it at home. Lucky for us (and you), she shared the recipe and it's surprisingly easy to make. Find it at the link in bio. 📸: @beyondsweetandsavory
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Slow-Roasted Beef Tenderloin Recipe
Roasted beef tenderloin can be the decadent star of a great meal. Our method yields a nicely browned crust, an ultra-tender center, and perfectly pink meat from edge to edge.
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Steak Diane: A Retro Restaurant Classic That's Shockingly Easy to Make at Home
With the right techniques and just a handful of ingredients, you can make this restaurant-worthy retro steak dinner—complete with a rich sauce—in your own kitchen.
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The 5-Ingredient French Chocolate Dessert I Make Every Valentine's Day
Chocolate pot de crèmes—rich, velvety French custards—are easy enough to make on a weeknight, and luxurious enough for a special occasion like Valentine’s Day.
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Make 2-Ingredient Chocolate Truffles With This Dead Simple Ganache
Water and chocolate are all you need to make this luxurious dark chocolate ganache, which you can use to glaze cakes or fill pastries or turn into truffles.
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A perfectly cooked, expertly seared steak is a marvel on its own, but a silky-smooth pan sauce takes it to a restaurant-quality level. @leahc284's steak Diane—at the link in bio—delivers just that. The glossy, brightly flavored sauce clings beautifully to the meat and pairs perfectly with mashed potatoes or fries. 📹:@kelli_epicurie
chocolate desserts to make no matter your relationship status
If you love someone who loves chocolate, shouldn't you just make them something? And all the better if that special someone is yourself! We've gathered our favorite chocolate dessert recipes—including an airy soufflé, flourless chocolate cake, and creamy pot de crèmes—that are as easy as they are delicious and guaranteed to impress. Get all the recipes at the link in bio.
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How to Butter-Baste Steaks, Chops, and Fish
Pan-seared steaks, chops, chicken, and fish fillets are delicious and quick-cooking. Here, we show you how to step up their flavor and texture by basting them with butter.
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Forgot Valentine's Day? You're in luck—luxurious chocolate truffles are surprisingly easy to make. All you need is chocolate, cocoa powder, and water. (Yes, water—the supposed sworn enemy of chocolate!) So instead of wasting your time and money on subpar drugstore chocolates, make @genevievefyam's recipe for dark chocolate water ganache at the link in bio. 📹:@kelli_epicurie @amandamsuarez
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This Classic Italian Pasta Dish Is the Adult Way to Eat Ham and Cheese
Cheesy, crispy rosettes filled with melty fontina and savory prosciutto cotto—sliced into beautiful, individually portioned spirals that look like swallows' nests.
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34 Chocolate Dessert Recipes for a Sweet Valentine’s Day
These chocolate-heavy cakes, pies, mousses, and other desserts are perfect for a sweet Valentine's Day.
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Incredible. ~Patrick D. Luxuriously amazing. ~Suzanna Complexly scrumptious. ~Harlowe That’s what people are saying about @krazon’s tart. A silky toasted white sesame custard meets a luscious bittersweet chocolate ganache, all nestled in a crisp, cookie-like crust. It’s rich, nutty, and delivers just the right hint of chocolate in every bite. Recipe link in bio!
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French. Silk. Chocolate. Pie. What’s not to adore? Billowy whipped cream, flirtatious curls of chocolate, and beneath it all—a luscious, velvety chocolate filling nestled in a flaky, all-butter crust. @seabiscuitahoy’s dessert at the link in bio is one to make for someone you love (even if that someone is you).