Ideas for the best Valentine's Day - 31 recipes
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Grilled Artichokes with Garlic Lemon Aioli
By saltandpaper, Salt + Paper
It doesn't have to be all about "sweets" on the special day, savory can be romantic too! There's just something rea...
- 2 large globe artichokes
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup water
- Olive oil for brushing
- Salt and pepper
- Aioli
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup plain yogurt
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon finely minced garlic
- ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
Raspberry Love Potion Mojito
By Crazyspices
The non alcohalic version of love potion Mojito! Although this recipe can make more than two servings, it's sooo
- 2 Punnet Raspberries (Extra For garnish)
- Juice of about 5 limes
- 500ml Of Ice Water
- Fresh Mint leaves
- Quartered Limes
- Lime slices to garnish
- Sugar to taste (depending on how sweet you like it)
- Crushed Ice
- 500ml Lemonade
Strawberry Panna Cotta with Macerated Strawberry
By amy
Nothing more romantic than sharing a lovely dessert with your sweetheart at the end of a meal
- Ingredients for the Panna Cotta:
- 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin
- 1 1/4 cup low fat milk, divided
- 1 pound fresh strawberries
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Ingredients for the Macerated Strawberry:
- 1/2 pound fresh strawberries, sliced
- Juice from 1/2 a lemon
- 1 tablespoon of sugar (I used vanilla sugar)
Pan Seared Sea Scallops over Sun-dried Tomato and Black Pepper Cheddar Dixie Ice Cream (Grits)
By chefbirdsong, The Front Porch Gourmet
Sometimes you have to shake things up a bit! This recipe substitutes scallops for the traditional shrimp in this re...
- 2 cups stone ground yellow grits
- 8 cups chicken stock
- 1 block grated black pepper cheddar
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 jar Sun-dried Tomatoes – drained and chopped
- 2 dozen Sea Scallops
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- salt to taste
Bacon Stuffed Chicken
By SilverFoxy82
Breaded chicken stuffed with bacon, cream cheese, and onions
- 1/2 lb bacon
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 4 chicken breasts
- shake n' bake
- 1/2 cup cream cheese
Pearl River Shrimp and Asparagus Salad
By roxiechan
Pearl couscous, shrimp and asparagus are accented with a kumquat vinaigrette that together result in a very romanti...
- 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 ounces pearl couscous(Israeli couscous)
- 1 1/2 cups water
- Kumquat Vinaigrette
- 4 kumquats, quartered, seeded
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 3 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 Tbsp seasoned rice vinegar
- 1/2 tsp hot Chinese mustard
- 1/2 tsp minced ginger root
- 1 Tbsp snipped cilantro
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 8 ounces asparagus, trimmed, cooked till crisp tender
- 6 extra large cooked peeled shrimp
Lemon-Grilled Salmon with Dressed Kale
By josieag
So easy, you can spend your night with the one you love
- 1/4 c. fresh squeezed lemon juice (3 lemons)
- 1/4 c. fresh squeezed orange juice
- 1 tsp. garlic, minced
- 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
- 1/3 c. olive oil
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- Plenty of freshly ground black pepper
- 2 8-ounce salmon filets
- 4 sprigs mint
- 6 cups fresh baby kale
- 1 bunch asparagus, stems broken off and discarded
- 2 Tbs. pine nuts, toasted (optional)
Valentine's Day Sweetheart Cookies
By emjyhss
Beat together in a large bowl: butter, cream cheese until creamy
- 1 C. butter or margarine, softened
- 2-3 oz. softened cream cheese
- 1 C. sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 C. flour
- 1 T. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 C. oatmeal
- 1/2 C. chopped walnuts or pecans
Chicken Biryani
By sangita
This is an East African style Biryani, the chicken curry and rice are separated
- Chicken Masala -
- 4 chicken legs on the bone cut into 3 pieces
- 1 cup yogurt
- 2 inches ginger; grated
- 6 cloves garlic; minced
- 5 chillies minced
- 1/2 tspn saffron
- 4 large tomatoes (blanched, peeled and liquidised)
- 1 large can of tomato paste (puree)
- 12 small potatoes (extra oil to fry)
- 2 tablespn oil
- 2 sticks cinamon,
- 4 pods cardomom,
- 5 cloves; 1/2 spn cumin seeds
- 8 medium onions sliced into thin rings
- 3 Onions chopped
- 2 tspn coriander/cumin powder
- 1/2 tspn tumeric
- 1 tspn garam masala
- salt to taste
- Rice -
- 3 cups basmati rice; washed well; and soaked in water for 30 mins
- 1 tbspn oil
- 1 tspn cumin
- 1/2 tspn saffron soaked in a little warm water
- salt to taste
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