Valentine's Day Recipes

Make Valentine's Day special. Find romantic dinner and dessert recipes for your sweetie, plus fun cookies for the kids.

Ideas That Say, "Be Mine"

top-down view of bright red split lobster tails with a lemon wedge, a ramekin of melted butter, and steamed vegetables on the side

11 Best Lobster Recipes for Romantic Dinners

Explore Valentine's Day Recipes

Creamy Wild Mushroom Risotto

a peppercorn sauce poured over and New York strip steak served with a side of asparagus.

Peppercorn Sauce

Bacon-Wrapped Scallops

Lobster Risotto

Homemade Melt-In-Your-Mouth Dark Chocolate (Paleo)

Homemade Melt-In-Your-Mouth Dark Chocolate (Paleo)

Red Velvet Cheesecake Swirl Brownies

Simple Garlic Shrimp

Simple Lobster Scampi

Chicken Saltimbocca

Strawberry Vanilla Pancakes

stack of pancakes with butter and syrup

French Toast Pancakes

closeup of real strawberry frosting on cupcakes

Real Strawberry Frosting

Shrimp Linguine

lava cake garnished with cherries and basil

overhead looking down at two broiled lobster tails garnished with lemon wedges

Broiled Lobster Tails

cookies decorated for fall: orange pumpkins with curly green vines and brown maple leaves

The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies

a low angle view of a single serving of shrimp scampi with pasta garnished with fresh chopped parsley

Shrimp Scampi with Pasta

a spoonful of strawberry pretzel salad being lifted from a casserole dish

Strawberry Pretzel Salad

a slice of pie topped with toasted coconut on a white plate

Old-Fashioned Coconut Cream Pie

Maple Salmon

Overhead view on a bowl of chocolate ganache with a whisk

Chocolate Ganache

close up view of garlic-lemon scallops on a white plate

Easy Garlic-Lemon Scallops

close up view of ravioli on top of parchment paper

Homemade Four Cheese Ravioli

Cedar Planked Salmon

low angle looking at a bunch of cream puffs on a tray with powdered sugar

close up view of Easy OREO Truffles on a platter

Easy Oreo Truffles

close up view of Chocolate-Covered Strawberries on a platter

Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

close up view of Roasted Duck in a roasting pan

overhead view of four salmon fillets in a casserole dish, topped with chopped tomatoes and green onions

Best Salmon Bake

Fresh Raspberry Sauce

Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes

Strawberry Spinach Salad

Lemon Chicken Piccata

Lemon Chicken Piccata

close up view of Coquilles Saint-Jacques on a plate

How to Make Coquilles Saint-Jacques

overhead view of scallops over spaghetti in a large white bowl, with sauce spooned over pasta.

Savory Sea Scallops and Angel Hair Pasta

High angle shot of a baking sheet of prepared oysters Rockefeller and lemon slices

Rockin' Oysters Rockefeller

Saganaki (Flaming Greek Cheese)

looking down at a plate of two steamed lobster tails garnished with lemon wedges

Steamed Lobster Tails

crispy fried onions

chocolate and cream cheese mixed until well combined.

No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake

eaton mess with raspberries and meringues

Looking at a plate of two grilled rock lobster.

Grilled Rock Lobster Tails

Black Bottom Cupcakes

Bacon-Wrapped Venison Tenderloin with Garlic Cream Sauce

close up view of Chicken Parmigiana in a glass baking dish

Chicken Parmigiana

close up view of caramel squares with wrappers

looking down at a bowl of lobster bisque with some lobster claws on top

Perfect Lobster Bisque

looking down at a bowl of sliced, sautéed sweet plantains

Sautéed Sweet Plantains (Tajaditas Dulces de Platano)

close up on a white chocolate-raspberry cheesecake topped with raspberries and sauce

White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

close up view of Pork Chops in Garlic Mushroom Sauce and mashed potatoes on a white plate

Pork Chops in Garlic Mushroom Sauce

Asparagus Quiche

close up on a few pralines on a plate

close up on a bowl of meatless meatballs with sauce, garnished with cheese and fresh herbs

Chef John's Meatless Meatballs

Chef John's Shrimp Cocktail

overhead looking down at a baked salmon fillet in tin foil, with a side of lemon

mid angle looking at a bowl of creamy pesto shrimp served over pasta in a white bowl

Creamy Pesto Shrimp

mid angle looking at a sheet pan of baked dijon salmon fillets with a fork-full taken off one fillet

Baked Dijon Salmon

Close up on a plate of croissants with one cut in half to reveal layering.

an overhead, close up view of a plate of spaghetti carbonara

Spaghetti Carbonara

high angle looking at two eggs benedict served on a blue plate

chocolate souffle in ramekins

Chef John's Chocolate Soufflé