RECIPE: Beet Mashed Potatoes

Beets and mashed potatoes are a delicious side with any protein, and a perfect color for Valentine’s Day. At any time of year, this lavish mash recipe is sure to impress. It’s easy to prepare when you use packaged baby beets, typically found shrink-wrapped in the produce department. This recipe is courtesy Love Beets. Find…
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FOOD FUN: Valentine Ice Cream Pops

We were inspired by these ice cream pops from La Chocolate in Melbourne, Australia to make our own. You can also dip frozen bananas. We were unable to find uncoated ice cream bars, and were just as happy to use uncoated frozen yogurt bars. However, you can just as easily purchase chocolate-coated ice cream bars…
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VALENTINE GIFTS: Fun Stuff From Jacques Torres

The “Do Not Disturb” sign is chocolate! Photo courtesy Jacques Torres.   Valentine’s Day chocolate isn’t limited to the romance of Champagne truffles and chocolate hearts. Some chocolatiers have fun with it. “Mr. Chocolate,” Jacques Torres, is one who creates the fun stuff along with the classics. First up, a chocolate “Do Not Disturb” sign.…
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VALENTINE GIFT: Heart Shaped Donuts

We [heart] Valentine donuts. Photo courtesy Dunkin’ Donuts.   Have a heart…or a dozen hearts. Dunkin Donuts is helping to make Valentine’s Day more festive with the return of its heart-shaped donuts. This year there are two varieties of heart-shaped donuts,: The new Cookie Dough Donut, a heart-shaped donut with cookie dough buttercream-flavored filling, topped…
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VALENTINE GIFT: The Best Toffee

We taste a lot of good toffee. But if you like very buttery, buttercrunch-style (dusted with crushed almonds) with more almonds inside, our favorite is Enstrom’s. The company sells toffee in different sizes and shapes. For Valentine’s Day there’s a special assortment of milk- and dark chocolate-covered “Petites,” bite size toffee enrobed in chocolate, in…
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