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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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I made my boyfriend (now husband) crab patty sandwiches with chips and apple pie.
01/30/2013 12:46:20 PM CST
Grilled Sirloin with Dark Cherry Balsamic reduction... and Chocolate covered Strawberries!
01/30/2013 12:59:13 PM CST
I made pumpkin bars with a decadent cream cheese frosting with sprinkles on top!
01/30/2013 1:12:20 PM CST
One of our first dates was shopping together at Whole Foods, admiring the displays and inspecting the produce for our meal that night. We settled on making a salad and roasting a chicken together, with some fresh strawberries and whipped cream for dessert. Cooking together with someone you love (or like very much) is one of life's simplest pleasures!
01/30/2013 1:13:55 PM CST
I made pumpkin bars with a decadent cream cheese frosting!
01/30/2013 1:14:58 PM CST
Samosas from scratch!
01/30/2013 1:33:56 PM CST
berry stuffed healthy muffins! I think he ate like 4 in one day...
01/30/2013 2:07:47 PM CST
I made him some vegan cashew cheese we put on grilled veggie tacos. Not sure if its what won his heart, but he's stuck around since them!
01/30/2013 2:15:31 PM CST
For our first Valentine's day together, my husband of nearly-twenty years made a beautiful and delicious apples flambe with vanilla ice cream. I thought it was SO fancy and romantic. I hope someday he will make it again. Maybe to celebrate our 20th anniversary?
01/30/2013 2:18:16 PM CST
I made him vegan cashew cheese that we put on our grilled veggie tacos... Not sure if it's what won him over, but he's stuck around since!
01/30/2013 2:21:11 PM CST
I make angel food cake for my Husband's birthday every year. He smashes it before eating but loves how I make ir.
01/30/2013 2:24:57 PM CST
I just came from the Whole Foods store opening in Katy, TX. I went for 3 reasons. First, get to know the store, 2nd to look for deals and 3rd to buy the ingredients for my Valentine jello hearts. I got organic sweetened condensed milk and cherry jell dessert from Natural Desserts, beside my regular groceries . Since my husband lost his job few months ago, we have had very hard times as family with 2 small boys. But as a mom and wife I need to be strong and keep the love that we have. So, no money for a fancy dinner, instead, I am making beautiful Valentine Jello Hearts recipe I found on internet but I transformed it in a healthier one with no artificial ingredients.
01/30/2013 2:31:48 PM CST
I believe that I've discovered the "Elixir of Love" in my osso buco recipe. Back in 1989 I met a devastatingly charming German architect while working at the Pacific Design Center. Head-over-heels-enamored with my German prince, I concocted a magic potion of saffron, orange peel and enough garlic to sink a battleship. When I served the dish, the heady aromas wafting from the plate were enough to have him propose marriage the next day.
I serve my "Elixir of Love" each year on our anniversary--22 times at last count!
01/30/2013 2:40:57 PM CST
Baked Cajun tilapia with broccoli and brown rice! I cook this meal for my husband and he loves it! BTW, he is the love of my life:)
01/30/2013 2:45:54 PM CST
On our very first date, we were both graduate students and did not want to spend a lot of money going out to eat. Instead, we cooked eggplant parmesan... three years later we are getting married and that will be one of the dishes at our wedding :)
01/30/2013 3:15:47 PM CST
One New Year's Eve I cooked up a batch of slow-cooked pulled pork with sriracha and fresh cherries, plus some polenta, green beans with a vinegarette and candied butternut squash for me and my honey!
01/30/2013 3:15:55 PM CST
Spinach lasagna. My husband says the critique he made of this dish many years ago made me the cook I am today.
01/30/2013 3:39:34 PM CST
My husband saw me pouting during a random PMS time. He asked me what was wrong and I explained to him all I wanted was a cookie ice cream sandwich with mint chocolate chip ice cream. My husband knew I was pouting because I have to eat gluten free and I was thinking this wish was impossible. He went to the store, got all the ingredients including my most favorite brand of mint ice cream, then came home and baked gluten free chocolate chip cookies. He then added the ice cream, made it all nice, smooth, and presentable....then made me cry. I will never let him go. <3
01/30/2013 3:44:35 PM CST
My now husband grew up eating lots of processed foods. He constantly made fun of me for buying what he thought back when we first started living together was too much produce. One day I had enough and made him tomato sauce from scratch just like my Italian relatives raised me on. He said that was the day he knew he wanted to marry me....and never looked back to processed "food".
01/30/2013 3:46:49 PM CST
cut the stem out of large strawberries and fill with Chambord and top with whipped cream
01/30/2013 3:55:52 PM CST
I call this meal the boyfriend maker. I rub salmon with brown sugar and marinate it with orange juice and zest, and then serve it grilled with a pineapple orange (sometimes mango) salsa usually over a rice pilaf or a salad. Then I make a kick-butt trifle for dessert with store bought angel-food cake soaked with cointreau amaretto and/or frangelico's, layered with jam, fruit, and whipped topping. As long as you let the trifle soak for awhile it's all good and alcohol-y and tasty. (Must be 21+!)
01/30/2013 3:59:50 PM CST
when we first stated dating my husband made me chicken dish in his electric cooker, it was delicious.. he still cooks or bakes for me now that I'm gluten free ..
01/30/2013 4:19:28 PM CST
I remember the time I made homemade pickles for my pickle-loving man's birthday. We have since married, so I think that was a conquest!
01/30/2013 4:26:51 PM CST
Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge made with Coconut Oil, Almond Butter and Raw Honey... YUMMY and "healthy"!
01/30/2013 4:26:53 PM CST
Homemade pizza is our favorite meal of love...
01/30/2013 4:30:11 PM CST