Valentine’s Day Recipes

Valentine's Day Dinner Ideas and Recipes

Easy

Rosé Shrimp

Eric Kim

20 minutes

Easy

Ricotta Toast With Roasted Grapes

Ligaya Mishan, Raquel Villanueva Dang

30 minutes

Filet Mignon

Ali Slagle

30 minutes

Steak Diane

Melissa Clark

15 minutes, plus 15 to 30 minutes’ resting

Easy

Citrus, Beet and Avocado Salad

Ali Slagle

25 minutes

Easy

Spaghetti Carbonara

Ian Fisher

30 minutes

Tardivo Salad With Pistachio and Citrus

Nikita Richardson, Mary Attea

40 minutes

Lobster Thermidor

Lidey Heuck

1 hour

Easy

Air-Fryer Pork Chops

Eleanore Park

20 minutes

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Valentine’s Day Dessert Recipes

Easy

Flourless Chocolate Cake

Genevieve Ko

1 hour 15 minutes

Vanilla Citrus Soufflés

Lisa Donovan

1 1/2 hours

Suspiro a la Limeña (Caramel Pudding With Port Meringue)

Christina Morales, Gastón Acurio

1 hour 10 minutes

Easy

Panna Cotta

Lidey Heuck

15 minutes, plus 4 hours' cooling

Chocolate Shortbread Hearts

Melissa Clark

1 hour, plus chilling and cooling

Easy

Peanut Butter Hot Fudge Sundaes

Yossy Arefi

10 minutes

Easy

Basque Cheesecake

Tanya Sichynsky, Marti Buckley

1 hour 40 minutes, plus cooling

Cherries Jubilee

Melissa Clark

15 minutes

Chocolate Soufflé Cake

Yossy Arefi

1 hour, plus cooling

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Valentine's Day Cookie Recipes

Frosted Sugar Cookies

Eric Kim

55 minutes

Chocolate Chip Cookies

David Leite, Jacques Torres

45 minutes, plus chilling

Chocolate Shortbread Hearts

Melissa Clark

1 hour, plus chilling and cooling

German Chocolate Cookies

Samantha Seneviratne

45 minutes

Sugar Cookies

Naz Deravian

35 minutes, plus at least 1 hour chilling

Hibiscus-Spiraled Ginger Cookies

Yewande Komolafe

1 hour 15 minutes, plus chilling dough

Salted Caramel Cookies

Erin Jeanne McDowell

1 hour 20 minutes, plus chilling

Sugar Cookie Bars

Margaux Laskey, “American Girl Cookies”

40 minutes, plus cooling

Peanut Butter-Miso Cookies

Krysten Chambrot

30 minutes, plus chilling

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Easy Valentine’s Day Dinners

Classic Shrimp Scampi

Melissa Clark

15 minutes

Easy

Spaghetti Carbonara

Ian Fisher

30 minutes

Seared Scallops With Jammy Cherry Tomatoes

Lidey Heuck

25 minutes

Chicken Alfredo

Naz Deravian

55 minutes

Filet Mignon

Ali Slagle

30 minutes

Easy

Sheet-Pan Baked Feta With Broccolini, Tomatoes and Lemon

Yasmin Fahr

25 minutes

Easy

Shrimp Pasta

Lidey Heuck

45 minutes

Asparagus, Goat Cheese and Tarragon Tart

Melissa Clark

1 hour

Air-Fryer Chicken Parmesan

Christina Morales, Rebecca Abbott, Jennifer West

45 minutes

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Valentine’s Day Cocktail and Mocktail Recipes

Classic Champagne Cocktail

Rebekah Peppler

Tequila Sunrise

Naz Deravian

15 minutes

Shirley Temple

Becky Hughes

Ranch Water

Naz Deravian

5 minutes

Espresso Martini

Lidey Heuck

10 minutes

Negroni Sbagliato

Ali Slagle

10 minutes

Lemon Drop Martini

Lidey Heuck

10 minutes

Whiskey Sour

Ali Slagle

10 minutes

Hot Buttered Rum

Rosie Schaap

5 minutes

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Our Best Chocolate Dessert Recipes

Chocolate Layer Cake

Claire Saffitz

2 1/4 hours

Four-Layer Surprise

Lisa Donovan

6 hours 20 minutes

Brownies

Lidey Heuck

45 minutes

Death by Chocolate

Dan Pelosi

3 hours (includes at least 2 hours’ cooling and chilling)

Easy Chocolate Cake

Yossy Arefi

About 2 hours

Easy

Flourless Chocolate Cake

Genevieve Ko

1 hour 15 minutes

Chocolate Caramel Tart

Amanda Hesser, Gramercy Tavern

1 hour 15 minutes

Easy

Chocolate Lava Cake for Two

Yossy Arefi

25 minutes

German Chocolate Cake

Samantha Seneviratne

1 1/4 hours

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Breakfast in Bed

Jordan Marsh’s Blueberry Muffins

Marian Burros

40 minutes, plus at least 30 minutes' cooling

Easy

Crispy Parmesan Eggs

Melissa Clark

10 minutes

Easy

Oven Bacon

Ali Slagle

20 minutes

Healthy

Green Smoothie

Ali Slagle, Veggies Natural Juice Bar & Cafe

10 minutes

Easy

Fruit Salad

Ali Slagle

20 minutes

Easy

Everyday Pancakes

Mark Bittman

20 minutes

Easy

Eleven Madison Park Granola

Sam Sifton, Daniel Humm

40 minutes

Easy

Migas Breakfast Tacos

Genevieve Ko

20 minutes

Easy

Cranberry-Orange Scones

Yossy Arefi

35 minutes, plus cooling

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Delightful Hot Chocolate Recipes

Easy

Rumplemayer’s Hot Chocolate

Molly O'Neill, Rumplemayer's Restaurant

2 minutes

Hot Chocolate Mix

Melissa Clark

10 minutes

Mexican Hot Chocolate

Kiera Wright-Ruiz

10 minutes

Creamy Vegan Hot Chocolate

Genevieve Ko

5 minutes

Coconut Hot Chocolate

Melissa Clark

Easy

Ingrid's Spicy Hot Chocolate

Christine Muhlke, "The Chocolate Connoisseur"

1 hour

Champurrado

Naz Deravian

25 minutes

Marshmallows

Yossy Arefi

35 minutes, plus setting

Spicy Hot Chocolate

Melissa Clark

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More Valentine’s Day recipes

Butter-Basted Steak With Asparagus

Eric Kim

45 minutes

Easy

Citrus, Beet and Avocado Salad

Ali Slagle

25 minutes

Lobster Thermidor

Lidey Heuck

1 hour

Easy

Easy No-Bake Pistachio Cheesecake

Melissa Clark

5 to 7 hours

Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

Eric Kim

40 minutes

Pistachio Cheesecake

Melissa Clark

10 hours

Bicicletta

Rebekah Peppler

Milano-Torino

Rebekah Peppler

Easy

Microwave Chocolate Pudding Cake

Samantha Seneviratne

20 minutes

Vanilla Citrus Soufflés

Lisa Donovan

1 1/2 hours

Easy

Chocolate Fondue

Ligaya Mishan, Laura Bilodeau Overdeck

10 minutes

Chocolate Chess Pie

Vaughn Vreeland

3 hours

Easy

Nutella Brownies

Jessie Sheehan

35 minutes, plus cooling

Sugar Cookies

Naz Deravian

35 minutes, plus at least 1 hour chilling

Pink Grapefruit Bars

Jesse Szewczyk

About 8 hours 10 minutes

Brownies With Coffee and Cardamom

Nargisse Benkabbou

1 hour

Easy

Pastrami-Spiced Steak With Charred Cabbage

Ali Slagle

35 minutes

Easy

Chocolate Rice Pudding

Samantha Seneviratne

30 minutes

Easy

Mochi Brownies

Hetty Lui McKinnon

40 minutes

Chocolate Soufflé Cake

Yossy Arefi

1 hour, plus cooling

Steak Diane

Melissa Clark

15 minutes, plus 15 to 30 minutes’ resting

Cherries Jubilee

Melissa Clark

15 minutes

Chocolate Earl Grey Crème Brûlée

Yossy Arefi

45 minutes, plus 2 hours’ cooling

Easy

Peanut Butter Hot Fudge Sundaes

Yossy Arefi

10 minutes