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Tell Us Your Recipe for Romance
| Meet the Blogger | More Posts by Elizabeth BealThey say the way to a lover’s heart is through the stomach, and while that looks unappetizing in print, we know it’s true. Would your sweetheart be by your side if you’d plunked down a frozen burrito on your first let’s-do-dinner-at-my-place? Didn't think so.
Looking to sway cupid in the kitchen? We recommend this gorgeous Peppered Steak with Mushrooms, Seafood Risotto, Chicken Marengo or Romantic Rice Bowl, finished off with our ever-popular Flourless Chocolate Cake or Red Wine Strawberries and Cream. Warning: the aforementioned recipes could all lead to swooning — or spooning.
Tell us: Have you ever cooked for love? Did someone make you a meal so romantic it made your heart sing (and did it sing Al Green)? What did you cook to win the love of your life — or the love of last month?
Let us know in the comments below by Wednesday, February 13. One winner will be chosen at random to receive a $100 Whole Foods Market® gift card. Use it to buy the ingredients for your next luscious feast! UPDATE: Thank you to everyone that entered. Congratulations to our randomly chosen winner, Rachelle W. from Oakland!
The fine print: No purchase necessary. Promotion ends February 13, 2013, 11:59 PM CDT. Must be a legal resident of the US or Canada (except in Quebec, where it is void) age 18 or older to participate. Taxes on prize, if applicable, are the responsibility of the winner. Employees of Whole Foods Market, Inc., are not eligible. Void where prohibited.
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All it takes to swoon my sweetie is a decadent, made from scratch Carrot Cake with made from scratch Cream Cheese Icing. I get my way everytime!
01/31/2013 6:22:41 PM CST
Cooking with my significant other on Valentine's day last year was more romantic than any meal I could have cooked on my own. We made a huge, fresh Mexican fiesta and had margaritas together throughout the whole night!
01/31/2013 6:22:56 PM CST
Food can bring people together and cooking in the kitchen can be the perfect way for two people to bond. My and my spouse have been cooking together for quite some time. I cook for her and she cooks for me and well most times we find it more enjoyable to cook together. The dishes vary, but I'd say we both make a great pasta dish together.
01/31/2013 6:25:38 PM CST
All it took was the first time I made my secret recipe chocolate chip cookies for my boyfriend - we weren't dating before, but after those cookies we sure were!
01/31/2013 6:27:19 PM CST
Me and kids made chocolate fondue for my husband with strawberry, banana, and cookies... We had so much fun!!
01/31/2013 6:28:23 PM CST
I once made a disaster known as cranberry Brie quesadilla. I used fresh cranberries that never cooked down, so, as you can imagine, they were rocks. My boyfriend at the time (now husband) ate every last bite, despite my persistence for him to throw it away. Although I will never live that dinner down, that is love.
01/31/2013 6:32:05 PM CST
I love starting the meal off with a light appetizer. I make my hubby something like seared bay scallops in a white wine sauce with truffle salt seasoned asparagus. It's so fresh and decadent!
01/31/2013 6:34:57 PM CST
Expect respect, don't settle for less. Also give it when it is deserved. No romance without it.
01/31/2013 6:49:19 PM CST
Grilled chees and chicken noodle soup. Comfort = Love
01/31/2013 7:02:24 PM CST
I am not a good cook, and I rarely cook for myself, but I decided to cook something that my boyfriend will love. He likes pasta and creamy sauces, so I cooked my first ever Chicken Marsala with fettuccine pasta, and for dessert, I baked a red velvet cupcake, he still remembers that dish to this date and compliments me =))
01/31/2013 7:06:25 PM CST
My partner appreciates a warm, simple and wholesome meal that is nourishing, comes from the most ethical sources, is something that we can share and brings us closer together through appreciating our healthy lives together. A meal that is a favorite that I make for the two of us is a mushroom, udon and tofu miso soup. For our sweet tooths, warm vegan berry muffins with vanilla coconut ice-cream! Hits the right spot every time!
01/31/2013 7:22:25 PM CST
My partner appreciates a warm, simple and wholesome meal that is nourishing, comes from the most ethical sources, is something that we can share and brings us closer together through appreciating our healthy lives together. A meal that is a favorite that I make for the two of us is a mushroom, udon and tofu miso soup. For our sweet tooths, warm vegan berry muffins with vanilla coconut ice-cream! Hits the right spot every time!
01/31/2013 7:23:20 PM CST
Grilled veggie risotto and homemade chocolate truffles:)
01/31/2013 7:45:25 PM CST
I made homemade Italian gnocchi in a homemade red wine pasta sauce. For dessert Tirimisu from scratch. I cooked all day.lol. It was worth it!
01/31/2013 7:49:42 PM CST
He made a whole seafood feast! BBQ lobster tails, shrimp étouffée and salad for a bit of greens. It was better than any restaurant experience I could ever have
01/31/2013 7:49:57 PM CST
Good, old-fashioned chocolate chip cookies!
01/31/2013 7:53:24 PM CST
I love to make chocolate mousse!! Dark chocolate, mmmm
01/31/2013 8:00:39 PM CST
One Valentine's Day, we made a heart shaped pizza, my hubby's fave, and had heart shaped delicious brownies!
01/31/2013 8:38:08 PM CST
It's not exactly cooking, but you can't go wrong with raw oysters for a Valentine's Day treat!
01/31/2013 8:50:54 PM CST
I cook for love almost every day - my hubby works very long days, so I really like to surprise him when he comes home with one of his favourite meals! They range from homemade butternut squash raviolli with basil pesto to simple but so delicious homemade chili.
01/31/2013 9:20:33 PM CST
Escoveitch Snapper Fish with white rice in additon to steamed carrot, brocolli, with red & yellow bell peppers
01/31/2013 9:46:49 PM CST
Im not an astounding cook but the love if my life loves mushroom pizza. I made her a pizza with everything from scratch but the pizza didn't want to cooperate and stay round. Instead I had to modify to a heart shape and it worked like a charm!
01/31/2013 9:57:24 PM CST
One of the ways I won my husbands love started with my cooking for him after we first met. Our first meal was a simple broccoli chicken dish and fresh salad. I made it romantic by having a candle lit table along with his favorite wine. I went even further by making a decadent crème brûlée for dessert that melted his heart even more. It is so true "The way to a mans heart is through his stomach." Well it surly was regarding mine and still is after twenty-one years of marriage and candle lit dinners. Using recipes shown through Whole Foods helps me to keep the fire burning along with the tools to stimulate my joy in cooking.
02/01/2013 12:57:31 AM CST
The ultimate romantic meal I prepared to win the love of my life started with fresh oyster on half shells, and I opened each one of them on my own. The nice guy at Whole Foods offered to open them for me, but I know it's going to be more fresh so I did it right before serving. With a splash of lemon juice and hot sauce, it was the magic starter. Next course was a simple mixed green salad topped with raspberries and a homemade Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette. Entree was a gorgeous black pepper crusted filet mignon, served with blue cheese cream sauce and chives, on the side were mushrooms stuffed scallops and homemade French fries. Dessert was homemade Strawberry Sweetheart Macarons. I piped the strawberry macaron shells in heart shape and filled them with dark chocolate ganache. It was a sweet ending for me and my valentine! :)
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02/01/2013 1:39:33 AM CST
Wanting so badly to impress the guy who would be become my best friend and now husband of 15 years I decided to start simple. On our first Valentines Day I decided to impress him with my baking prowess. I laboriously made warm, gooey and soft chocolate chip cookies in a super cute tin. In my very own scatter brained way I forgot to add the sugar to the recipe. He was so sweet that he ate the whole batch and didn't tell me about my mistake until years later. It did explain why he wanted to "give me a break," and buy the desert after that for a while.
02/01/2013 6:33:02 AM CST