Taste of Home Valentine's Day mini binder

By Taste of Home

Bring on the love this Valentine's Day with a tasty surprise your sweetheart will always remember. Creating a heartfelt celebration is easy with our best recipes for the most romantic day of the year, whether it is a dazzling dinner, swoon worthy desserts, or  indulgent homemade chocolates. We even cover Galentine's Day with tips for creating the perfect celebration for your favorite friends!

Bring on the love this Valentine's Day with a tasty surprise your sweetheart will always remember. Creating a heartfelt celebration is easy with our best recipes for the most romantic day of the year, whether it is a dazzling dinner, swoon worthy desserts, or  indulgent homemade chocolates. We even cover Galentine's Day with tips for creating the perfect celebration for your favorite friends!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trusted Media Brands
• Release date: Jan 5, 2021
• ISBN: 9781617659966

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ISBN: 978-1-61765-995-9

ISBN-13: 978-1-6176-5996-6 (eBook)

LOCC: 2020942851

Executive Editor: Mark Hagen

Senior Art Director: Raeann Thompson

Editor: Amy Glander

Art Director: Maggie Conners

Designer: Arielle Jardine

Copy Editor: Amy Rabideau Silvers

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Photographer: Grace Natoli Sheldon

Set Stylist: Melissa Franco

Food Stylist: Leah Rekau

Pictured on front cover:

Chocolate Chip Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

Table of Contents

Valentine’s Day Menus

You Are the Bacon to My Eggs

Start Valentine’s Day off right with a hearty breakfast. Whether you spoil your sweetie with a cozy breakfast in bed or just want to treat the kids to something special, you’ll agree these sunny staples are worth waking up for.

Lovely Bites and Sips

With these delish dips, hot bites, must-try drinks and other small-plate delights in your party-day repertoire, impressing guests—and your special someone—has never been easier.

A Match Made in Heaven

Just like you and your main squeeze, a soup and sandwich are the perfect pairing. The deliciously fun and creative flavors in these recipes prove the classic duo is the ultimate comfort-food combo!

Stuck-on-You Sides

The perfect menu isn’t complete without sensational side dishes to complement the main course. From veggies and salads to spuds, these stunning sidekicks lend extra flair to an unforgettable meal.

Lovin’ from the Oven

Nothing says I love you like a warm slice of buttery, freshly baked bread. Look here to find the best baked beauty to accompany your meals or enjoy as a snack.

Be Mine, Valentine

An epic love story is befitting of an epic meal. Instead of worrying about a dinner reservation and an inflated bill, treat your darling to an at-home meal made with love.

Love You to Pieces

Nothing crowns off a special occasion like a gorgeous cake, pie or cheesecake. No matter how you slice it, these dolled-up desserts let you have your cake (or pie!) and eat it, too.

Cutie-Pie Kid Treats

Play Cupid this Valentine’s Day with a roundup of adorable treats that will leave little ones smiling and asking for more.

All You Need Is Love…and Chocolate

Chocoholics, rejoice! This year skip the candy store and impress all the chocolate lovers in your life with your own decadent creations.

Pour Some Sugar on Me

Valentine’s Day is extra sweet when you have these lip-smacking homemade candies and confections on your treat tray.

BONUS: Galentine’s Day

Cheers to the ladies in your life! This flavorful brunch spread will have you and your besties wishing it was Galentine’s Day every day.

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BRING ON THE LOVE THIS VALENTINE’S DAY

with a meal your sweetheart is sure to remember. Creating a heartfelt celebration is easy with the latest edition in our popular series of mini books—Taste of Home Valentine’s Day. This brand-new title is Taste of Home’s love letter to Feb. 14, featuring our best recipes for the most romantic day of the year: dazzling dinners, swoon-worthy desserts, indulgent homemade chocolates and candies, eye-opening breakfasts, adorable heart-shaped treats, and other recipes sure to win hearts! In addition to recipes that woo, you’ll fall in love with chocolate and wine pairing ideas, easy crafts, clever party ideas and a bonus Galentine’s Day section for creating the perfect party for your gal pals. Filled with over 100 decadent and heavenly recipes, this keepsake collection is one you’ll treasure for years to come.

Valentine’s Day Menus

TAKE THE GUESSWORK OUT OF MENU PLANNING WITH THESE EASY MEAL IDEAS.

ROMANTIC DINNER FOR TWO

Serves 2

Beef Filets with Portobello Sauce

Berry-Beet Salad

Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries

Champagne Cocktail

CASUAL YET COZY

Serves 4-6

Heart-Topped Chicken Potpie Soup

Peanut Butter Cutout Cookies

Buttermilk Angel Biscuits

Chocolate-Covered Pretzels

FAMILY VALENTINE PARTY

Serves 4-6

Garlic Clove Chicken

Molded Strawberry Salad

Twice-Baked Red Potatoes

Favorite Coconut Cake

GALENTINE’S DAY BRUNCH

Serves 6-8

Buttermilk Pecan Waffles

Sugared Doughnut Holes

Honey Poppy Seed Fruit Salad

Sparkling Coconut Grape Juice

CHAPTER 1

You Are the Bacon to My Eggs

Sausage Bacon Bites

These tasty morsels are perfect with almost any egg dish or as finger foods that party guests can just pop into their mouths.

—Pat Waymire, Yellow Springs, OH

PREP: 20 min. + chilling • BAKE: 35 min. • MAKES: about 3 ½ dozen

¾ lb. sliced bacon

2 pkg. (8 oz. each) frozen fully cooked breakfast sausage links, thawed

½ cup plus 2 Tbsp. packed brown sugar, divided

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Cut bacon strips widthwise in half; cut sausage links in half. Wrap a piece of bacon around each piece of sausage. Place ½ cup brown sugar in a shallow bowl; roll sausages in sugar. Secure each with a toothpick. Place in a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.

2. Sprinkle with 1 Tbsp. brown sugar. Bake until bacon is crisp, 35-40 minutes, turning once. Sprinkle with remaining brown sugar.

1 PIECE: 51 cal., 4g fat (1g sat. fat), 6mg chol., 100mg sod., 4g carb. (4g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g pro.

READER REVIEW

This made a great last-minute after-school snack for a house unexpectedly filled with tween boys! Obviously, I didn’t wait 4 hours before baking. But I was voted best mom that afternoon!

—MAMAKNOWSBEST, TASTEOFHOME.COM

Cheese & Fresh Herb Quiche

With herbs from the garden to use, I created a quiche with basil, parsley and dill along with feta, Swiss, Gruyere and mozzarella. Goat cheese is also yummy.

—Sonya Labbe, West Hollywood, CA

PREP: 15 min. • BAKE: 25 min. + standing • MAKES: 6 servings

1 sheet refrigerated pie crust

½ cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

½ cup shredded Swiss cheese

½ cup shredded Gruyere or additional Swiss cheese

½ cup crumbled feta cheese

5 large eggs

1 cup half-and-half cream

1 Tbsp. minced fresh basil

1 Tbsp. minced fresh parsley

2 tsp. minced fresh dill

1. Preheat oven to 400°. Unroll crust into a 9-in. pie plate; flute edge. Sprinkle cheeses into crust. In a large bowl, whisk eggs and cream until blended. Stir in herbs; pour over top.

2. Bake on a lower oven rack 25-30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

1 SLICE: 394 cal., 26g fat (13g sat. fat), 209mg chol., 380mg sod., 21g carb. (3g sugars, 0 fiber), 17g pro.

Elegant Smoked Salmon Strata

This overnight egg bake is ideal for guests. In the morning, simply let it come to room temperature and prepare a side dish as it bakes. Then get ready for compliments!

—Lisa Speer, Palm Beach, FL

PREP: 30 min. + chilling • BAKE: 55 min. + standing • MAKES: 12 servings

4 cups cubed ciabatta bread

2 Tbsp. butter, melted

2 Tbsp. olive oil

2 cups shredded Gruyere or Swiss cheese

2 cups shredded white cheddar cheese

10 green onions, sliced

½ lb. smoked salmon or lox, coarsely chopped

8 large eggs

4 cups 2% milk

4 tsp. Dijon mustard

¼ tsp. salt

¼ tsp. pepper