TIP OF THE DAY: Beets For Valentine’s Day

Beets are an unsung Valentine’s Day food. Not only are they deep red but they’re punny, as in “My heart beets for you.” Our tip today includes three beet recipes: a hot side dish, a first-course salad and a beet-and-quinoa side. The first recipes is from Williams-Sonoma. It’s adapted from the cookbook Williams-Sonoma New Flavors…
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RECIPE: Valen-Tini Chocolate Martini

Make this Valen-tini with ice cream. Photo courtesy McCormick.   A Valen-tini for Valentine’s Day: This one’s a rich, creamy chocolate Martini with optional ice cream, whipped up by the folks at McCormick. RECIPE: VALEN-TINI CHOCOLATE MARTINI Ingredients For 2 Cocktails 1 cup light cream 2 ounces vodka 3 tablespoons chocolate syrup 1 tablespoon banana,…
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