Valentine Caramel Apples Recipe For Valentine’s Day Treats

Envy apples are now in stores. We laid in a stock of big, juicy ones at Trader Joe. And for the week leading up to Valentine’s Day, we’re going to have our “apple a day” coated in caramel and white chocolate. White chocolate tinted pink, that is. So pick up ingredients and have fun making…
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Valentine’s Day Popcorn Recipe: Pink & Dotted With Chocolate

[1] Valentine popcorn: white chocolate drizzle, M&Ms and pink sprinkles (photo © National Popcorn Board). [2] First take popped popcorn… (photo © Crunch Daddy). [3] Use red food coloring to tint it pink… (photo © McCormick). [4] Drizzle with melted white chocolate… (photo © Lake Champlain Chocolates). [5] Quickly scatter M&Ms or other red candies……
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Limited-Edition Heart-Shaped Cheesy Bread At Aldi’s

Bread lovers take note: heart-shaped cheesy bread goes on sale today at Aldi’s. Mama Cozzi’s Pizza Kitchen, which sells take-and-bake pizzas at Aldi’s, has created a limited-edition cheesy bread for Valentine’s Day, for $4.99. While “cheese bread” is typically a loaf made from dough that’s mixed with cheese, this cheesy bread is a heart-shaped crust…
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Valentine Tea Gifts From Steven Smith Teamaker

[1] Lovely packaging for your valentine (both photos © Smith Teamaker). [2] A bouquet in a sachet.   Steven Smith Teamaker is one of our favorite brands of fine tea—superb tea in silky sachets (tea bags) instead of loose leaves. Steven Smith (1949-2015) was a co-founder of Stash Tea Company, then founded Tazo tea company.…
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Artisanal Chocolates: Ruth Bader Ginsburg & Dr. Anthony Fauci

[1] The chocolalicious RBG can be purchased individually or as part of the collection of women in the next photo (all photos © Chouquette Chocolates). [2] The Phenomenal Women Chocolates is inspirational, as well as delicious. [3] Dr. Fauci: Hip hip hooray!   Some people have a particular concept of Valentine’s Day chocolate: It’s wrapped…
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