RECIPE: Ravioli With Pan Roasted Tomatoes

This recipe from is easy and inviting for Valentine’s Day. It’s from blogger Annalise of Completely Delicious, via GoBoldWithButter.com. Prep time is 10 minutes, cook time is 20 minutes. RECIPE: RAVIOLI WITH PAN ROASTED TOMATOES Ingredients For 4 Servings 1 pound fresh or frozen cheese ravioli 3 tablespoons butter 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes…
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RECIPE: Dark Cherry Fizz With Sparkling Wine

The Dark Cherry Fizz in a coupe glass. Photo courtesy Chandon.   For Valentine’s Day, here’s a charming cocktail from Chandon, one of our favorite affordable sparkling wine makers. It uses cherry purée and crème de mûre, blackcurrant (not blackberry!) liqueur. It may sound fusty in the U.S., but in France, where we first discovered…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Valentine Toast

Get out your heart-shaped cookie cutter and think about your menu for tomorrow. You can start Valentine’s Day with with heart-shaped toast and red fruit jam. Then, make extra toast hearts: For lunch with soup, spread with herb butter For lunch or dinner as croutons with a salad, spread with goat cheese For cocktails (make…
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RECIPE: Beet Tarte Tatin

Beet Tarte Tatin. Photo and recipe courtesy Taste.com.au.   If you love the combination of beets and goat cheese, try this recipe for Beet Tarte Tatin. We adapted it from one by Katrina Woodman, originally published in the October 2012 of Australian Good Taste. The Tatin sisters, Caroline and Stéphanie, ran the Hotel Tatin in…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Watermelon Radish

Roasted mahi-mahi with baby squash, roasted eggplant puree, pistachios and watermelon radish. Photo courtesy Due Forni.   Some vegetables light up any dish; watermelon radishes are one. Thanks to farmers markets, we’re seeing a lot more of them. Watermelon radishes are available year-round, with peak seasons in spring and late fall (meaning they’re more bountiful…
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