Valentine’s Day All-Star Recipes

Published on Wednesday, February 9, 2011, by CHOW Food Team / Edit Post

Chocolate body paint and rose petals are for sissies. We all know that the way to someone's heart is via the belly. If these dishes look familiar, it's because they're the all-stars of precoital dining, the greatest hits that will never disappear from Valentine's menus (even if you secretly want them to). So don't go rogue and try to be creative; make these dishes, because they taste good and you want to eat them.

Crab Cakes
Crab Cakes with Mock Aioli

Oysters
Oysters with Prosecco Mignonette

Cheese Fondue
Cheese Fondue

Basic Steamed Lobster
Basic Steamed Lobster

Warm Lobster Salad
Warm Lobster Salad

Black Truffles Over Fresh Pasta
Black Truffles Over Fresh Pasta

Pepper-Crusted Filet Mignon
Pepper-Crusted Filet Mignon with Béarnaise Sauce

Red Velvet CakeRed Velvet Cake

Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries
Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries

Chocolate Lava Cake
Chocolate Lava Cake with Raspberry Coulis

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  • C'mon Maria...what man doesn't like Filet Mignon? Or Red Velvet cake???

  • Crab cakes. Crab Cakes.. CRAB CAKES!!!

    Oh, and the warm lobstah salad. Now THAT the wife would love. Wonder if it would go with the Asian ginger sesame dressing she loves?

    I thinks that maybe some kind of mayo based dressing. No mustard. Maybe a really lightly seasoned Russian style dressing?

    I am running down to Wholey's Saturday to get me a couple of 2lb'ers, and a head of bib lettuce,...+READ

    Crab cakes. Crab Cakes.. CRAB CAKES!!!

    Oh, and the warm lobstah salad. Now THAT the wife would love. Wonder if it would go with the Asian ginger sesame dressing she loves?

    I thinks that maybe some kind of mayo based dressing. No mustard. Maybe a really lightly seasoned Russian style dressing?

    I am running down to Wholey's Saturday to get me a couple of 2lb'ers, and a head of bib lettuce, and that will be that. A nice bottle of prosecco. Yum!-COLLAPSE

  • I need a new husband... these all look and sound amazing, I'm capable of cooking them all, hubby wouldn't like any of them.

  • These dishes sound and look amazing
    I will be trying them out for the special
    Day Yum

  • amazing recipe you post here, i am feeling hungry now for these all, that are looking sooooooooo delicious and yummy.
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  • I cant wait to try these recipts

  • Each one of these dishes looks uber delicious but the crab cakes would totally make my husband happy on V-Day!

    Nisrine

    www.dinnersanddreams.net

  • Yes, I'll take the oysters, the black truffle pasta and the chocolate lava cake please. And for Valentine's breakfast I'm having I Love You Waffles from mamaguru.