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Valentine’s Day Drinks, Dishes and Desserts

You don’t need to dine at an expensive restaurant on Valentine’s Day to enjoy a romantic dinner for two. Dine out at home! Show the love by treating your special someone or your family to a special and elegant home-cooked meal. These recipes for popular restaurant drinks and entrees can easily be duplicated at home, and most can serve four people for the cost of one entree in a restaurant. 

Valen-tini

This creamy, strawberry chocolate martini courtesy of McCormick® can be served before dinner, but its richness makes it an ideal dessert cocktail perfect for after dinner sipping. 

Cherry Bourbon Smash

Cozy up with a glass of Champagne, your favorite wine or perhaps a special Valentine’s Day signature cocktail. You can find plenty of ideas online or try this bourbon cocktail with its pretty reddish/pink hue. Since fresh cherries aren’t available now ... substitute frozen, thawed, sweet cherries!

Creamy Roasted Garlic and Spinach Orzo 

This side dish from Farm Flavor uses whole wheat orzo, is easy to prepare, and pairs especially well with beef and poultry. 

Steak Au Poivre

Featured on the menu of high-end steak houses, filet mignon is the most tender cut, and is best cooked to medium-rare. This recipe is a French cuisine classic loved for its peppery cream sauce. Pair with a Zinfandel to counterbalance the spiciness of the peppercorns. Get Recipe ->

Do you ever wonder how giving chocolate and sweets became a Valentine’s Day tradition? Giving a box of candy on Valentine’s Day was started in the 18th century by Richard Cadbury of the British chocolate manufacturing family. With a new technique established at the company to create more varieties of chocolate, he saw the opportunity to sell chocolates for the holiday. 


Here are some sweet treats to keep that tradition continuing:

Red Velvet Cake 

McCormick® makes it easy to bake up the perfect occasion dessert by using a boxed German chocolate cake mix. It’s finished off with a delicious vanilla cream cheese frosting making it even harder to resist!

Microwave Pots de Crème

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Chocolate Pecan Pie

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