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Event Tue Feb 14 2012
Reservations Available for Valentine's Day...in Your Kitchen
If you can't afford a restaurant--or just want to avoid crowds--you can still celebrate V Day at home in style. Here are some simple dishes that will do the trick.
For starters, I love apple and dill in salads. The fennel in this recipe adds a lot of welcomed kick.
For the entree, I recommend Marcella Hazan's tomato sauce with onion and butter, which I have made many, many times. My poor mother used to make spaghetti nearly every Sunday, which was all-day affair full of chopping and stirring; she would be furious to know that all she needed was a half hour and three ingredients. For reals. This is an amazing recipe that deserves many returns.
Cap off the evening with chili chocolate-dipped strawberries. I'm not a spice person in general, but I really like it mixed with chocolate--and this recipe takes mere minutes to prepare.
Andie / February 16, 2012 6:20 PM
Excellent use of Treat Yo-Self. Brava!