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Ideas for the best Valentine's Day - 31 recipes

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Ingredients

  • 2 large water or soda bottles (empty)
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 sticks butter
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 4 tbsp cocoa powder

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Ready 2 large plastic bottles, cleaned and dried.
  3. Add 1 cup of flour to each bottle.
  4. Add 1/2 cup of sugar to each.
  5. Melt butter, then add equal halves to each bottle.
  6. Add 6 eggs, 3 in each.
  7. Add 1/2 tbsp of baking powder to each.
  8. Add 1/2 cup of heavy cream to each.
  9. Shake the bottles thoroughly until the contents are well mixed.
  10. In one of the bottles only, add the cocoa powder.
  11. Beginning with the cocoa powder mixture, add a dolop of batter to the center of a circular
  12. baking tin. Do the same with the other mixture, placing the dolop directly in the center of the previous one.
  13. Continue with alternating additions of each mixture until all batter is used and the tin is full.
  14. Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes.
  15. Serve and enjoy!

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Decadent, luscious and creamy with drizzled with Burnt Salted Caramel Sauce

  • 2 pkgs. brick cream cheese
  • room temperature
  • 500 ml sour cream
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1/3 cup + 3 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp instant coffee
  • 1/2cup chopped 50% dark chocolate
  • melted
  • 2 tbsp cocoa
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 lg eggs
  • Crust:
  • 2 sleeves
  • crushed Oreo cookies
  • 3-4 tbsp melted shortening
  • Caramel Topping:
  • 1/4 cup dolce de leche condensed milk
  • 1/4 cup caramel topping
  • 1 tsp coarse sea salt (for sprinkling)
4.1/5 (127 Votes)

It's summer... You should bake something to celebrate.

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This roasted Brussels sprouts salad with prosciutto, pomegranate and Feta cheese makes a great side dish on your Ho

  • 500g (1.1lb) Brussels Sprouts
  • 80g (2.8oz) Feta Cheese
  • 60g (2.10oz) Unsalted Butter
  • 50g (1.8oz) Jamon Serrano or Prosciutto
  • 1 Medium Onion
  • 1 Large Pomegranate
  • A Pinch of Salt & Pepper
5/5 (21 Votes)

It's hot outside... These recipes are no-sweat!

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This is the simplest version of chocolate covered strawberries I know

  • 16 ounces milk chocolate chips
  • 2 tablespoons shortening
  • 1 pound fresh strawberries with leaves
4.8/5 (15 Votes)

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Lamb, mint, fig, asparagus, forbidden rice, and wine; what could be more sexy and romantic? This romantic meal can

  • Forbidden Rice:
  • 5 spring green onions
  • 1 cup black forbidden rice
  • 1 cup vegetable broth
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon grass herb blend (tubes in produce section)
  • 4 dried Black Mission Figs
  • remove tough stem
  • chop in small pieces
  • 1/4 cup toasted almond slivers
  • Pink Himalayan Salt
  • Glaze:
  • 2 tablespoons merlot pinot
  • 1/3 cup fig preserves
  • 1/3 cup fig balsamic vinegar (this is too much)
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce (plus ½ T)
  • 2 tablespoons green mint jelly
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
  • Lamb:
  • a American Lamb racks
  • frenched (8 ribs)
  • Pink Himalayan Salt
  • Garlic Salt
  • fresh ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons garlic olive oil
  • Grilled Asparagus:
  • 1 tablespoon garlic olive oil
  • 10 asparagus spears
  • Pink Himalayan Salt
4.4/5 (46 Votes)

Craving something sweet?

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Toss strawberries with 1 Tbsp

  • 4 cups fresh strawberries
  • sliced
  • 1 pkg. (85 g) Jell-O Strawberry Jelly Powder
  • divided
  • 2 cups flour
  • 4 tsp. Magic Baking Powder
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1 cup thawed Cool Whip Whipped Topping
4.8/5 (14 Votes)

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On a foil lined baking sheet, rub turkey with olive oil, salt and pepper, and bake @ 425 for 1 hour or until juices...

  • For Filling:
  • 2-3 lb. turkey breast on the bone with skin
  • 1 lb. Cloverdale Pepper Bacon
  • 1 lb. crumbled bleu cheese
  • 1/2 lb. crumbled goat cheese
  • 1/4 lb. shredded port wine cheddar cheese
  • 1 lb. cremini mushrooms
  • 2 large white onions
  • 4 cups half and half
  • 2-tbl flour (measurement varies depending on how much bacon fat you end up with)
  • 1 bunch of broccoli tops
  • 1 tbl. Crushed garlic
  • 1 tbl. Butter
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Nutmeg
  • For Crepes:
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup water
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 tbl melted butter plus a little more for cooking crepes
4.5/5 (21 Votes)

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A creamy and luscious sauce surrounds tender chicken, a rainbow of bright vegetables, tossed in long slippery stran...

  • 400g fresh dried egg Tagliatelle
  • noodles
  • 1 chicken breast
  • sliced across the grain to 1/8"-1/4" slices
  • 1/4 each of red & orange thinly sliced bell pepper
  • 1/2 chili pepper (or to taste)
  • 4 cremini or oyster mushrooms
  • sliced
  • 1 small onion
  • sliced
  • 2 asparagus spears
  • woody ends snapped off
  • cut into 3" pieces
  • 1/2 cup baby spinach leaves
  • 2 tbsp. roasted
  • salted chopped pistachio nuts
  • 250ml 35% cream
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
4.3/5 (12 Votes)

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What says LOVE better than Bacon? This casserole is as easy as it is pretty/

  • 1/2 lb. apple wood smoked bacon
  • 1/2 ls. hardwood smoked slab bacon
  • 6 oz. triple crème Brie
  • 4 sheets of phyllo dough
  • 4 tbl. Dijon mustard
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes (8-10 tomatoes per casserole)
  • 1 leek
  • 1 large shallot
  • 1/8 cup dry white wine
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 2 individual casserole dishes
4.1/5 (21 Votes)

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Omelette with a touch from the Indian spice rack

  • Eggs -2
  • Oil - 1 tbsp + greasing
  • Chopped Onion - 1/2 cup
  • Chopped Green Chillies - 2 Nos.
  • Cilantro - 2 sprigs
  • Curry Leaves - 1 sprig
  • Turmeric Powder - a pinch
  • Salt - 2 pinches (1 pinch for 1 egg)
  • Crushed Pepper Powder - a pinch
  • Heart shaped metal cookie cutter - For valentine's day
4.3/5 (3 Votes)

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This recipe is especially made for romantic couples like us

  • For Pizza Bread
  • 2 cups of all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoon of active dry yeast
  • 1/4 teaspoon of sugar/ Honey
  • 1 cup of warm water
  • 3 tablespoon of olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon of Salt
  • Toppings for Heart Pizza
  • 10 sliced mushroom
  • 1 cup of bell pepper (orange
  • red
  • yellow)
  • 1/2 cup of sliced onion
  • 3 tablespoon of tomato sauce
  • 1 tablespoon of Rubbed thyme
  • Olive oil for brushing/spraying
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 tablespoon chilli flakes (optional)
4.3/5 (4 Votes)

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