Valentine's Day Recipes

Make Valentine's Day special. Find romantic dinner and dessert recipes for your sweetie, plus fun cookies for the kids.

Ideas That Say, "Be Mine"

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11 Best Lobster Recipes for Romantic Dinners

Explore Valentine's Day Recipes

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Peppercorn Sauce

Bacon-Wrapped Scallops

Lobster Risotto

Homemade Melt-In-Your-Mouth Dark Chocolate (Paleo)

Homemade Melt-In-Your-Mouth Dark Chocolate (Paleo)

Red Velvet Cheesecake Swirl Brownies

Simple Garlic Shrimp

Simple Lobster Scampi

Chicken Saltimbocca

Strawberry Vanilla Pancakes

stack of pancakes with butter and syrup

French Toast Pancakes

closeup of real strawberry frosting on cupcakes

Real Strawberry Frosting

Shrimp Linguine

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Broiled Lobster Tails

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The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies

a low angle view of a single serving of shrimp scampi with pasta garnished with fresh chopped parsley

Shrimp Scampi with Pasta

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Strawberry Pretzel Salad

a slice of pie topped with toasted coconut on a white plate

Old-Fashioned Coconut Cream Pie

Maple Salmon

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Chocolate Ganache

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Easy Garlic-Lemon Scallops

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Homemade Four Cheese Ravioli

Cedar Planked Salmon

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close up view of Easy OREO Truffles on a platter

Easy Oreo Truffles

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Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

close up view of Roasted Duck in a roasting pan

overhead view of four salmon fillets in a casserole dish, topped with chopped tomatoes and green onions

Best Salmon Bake

Fresh Raspberry Sauce

Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes

Strawberry Spinach Salad

Lemon Chicken Piccata

Lemon Chicken Piccata

close up view of Coquilles Saint-Jacques on a plate

How to Make Coquilles Saint-Jacques

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Savory Sea Scallops and Angel Hair Pasta

High angle shot of a baking sheet of prepared oysters Rockefeller and lemon slices

Rockin' Oysters Rockefeller

Saganaki (Flaming Greek Cheese)

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Steamed Lobster Tails

crispy fried onions

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No Bake Chocolate Cheesecake

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Looking at a plate of two grilled rock lobster.

Grilled Rock Lobster Tails

Black Bottom Cupcakes

Bacon-Wrapped Venison Tenderloin with Garlic Cream Sauce

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Chicken Parmigiana

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Perfect Lobster Bisque

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Sautéed Sweet Plantains (Tajaditas Dulces de Platano)

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White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

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Pork Chops in Garlic Mushroom Sauce

Asparagus Quiche

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close up on a bowl of meatless meatballs with sauce, garnished with cheese and fresh herbs

Chef John's Meatless Meatballs

Chef John's Shrimp Cocktail

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Creamy Pesto Shrimp

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Baked Dijon Salmon

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Spaghetti Carbonara

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chocolate souffle in ramekins

Chef John's Chocolate Soufflé

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Crème Brûlée French Toast