TIP OF THE DAY: Easy Valentine Cake Decoration

Decorated by you, with jumbo white morsels and cinnamon candies. Photo courtesy GoodEggs.com.   Want to bake a cake for someone special but don’t have the chops to decorate it? Just get chocolate chips and other candy decorations in contrasting colors and sizes, and press them into the frosting of your own homemade or a…
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VALENTINE GIFT: Pink Or Red Food Dehydrator

A growing number of people are switching to good-for-you snacks. If they like to make their own, an unusual and generous Valentine gift is a food dehydrator from Excalibur, in red or pink. According to the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, Americans consume a third of their daily calories from snacks. Many pre-packaged bars, cookies, dried…
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RECIPE: Stuffed Baked Potatoes With Beets & Feta

Here’s an easy Valentine dish: baked potato filled with beets and feta, with a refreshing mint salad on the side. The idea is to stuff the baked potato with beets and feta instead of sour cream and chives. Love Beets, which developed this recipe, likes to serve it with a protein of choice and a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Rose Cocktails For Your Valentine

Toast your Valentine with a rose cocktail. If you can’t find organic rose petals for garnish, any edible flowers will do. Photo courtesy Chandon.   In the Middle East, rose is a more popular flavor than chocolate. It’s used in beverages, candies, cookies and other baked goods, ice cream, jam and sorbet. The flower petals…
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RECIPE: Red Velvet Donuts ~ Baked, Not Fried

For all your Valentine—the recipe makes two dozen donuts (photo © Farmgirl Gourmet).   This recipe is courtesy of Farmgirl Gourmet, one of our favorite blogs. Author Heather Scholten, the author, is a recipe developer, food blogger and photographer. She writes: “I love whipping up deliciousness in my 100 year old kitchen. My emphasis is…
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