6 romantic chocolate recipes for Valentine's Day

Whether you have lobster, oysters or filet mignon for your romantic dinner, there's always room for a chocolatedessert. We have collected a variety of recipes that will wrap up your Valentine's Day like — what else? — a box of chocolates.

Chocolate pasta is a sweet, simple surprise

Basic fresh pasta is made with just flour and eggs, but by adding a wee bit of cocoa and sugar, you can spruce it up into something special: chocolate pasta.

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A trio of terrific pies take local contest

Well, Marianne Schaefer, of Millstadt, did it again, winning top honors in the annual Pie Day Contest at the Pie Pantry in downtown Belleville. She took the top spot last year as well with a lemon meringue pie and second the year before that with a coconut cream. Marianne said she used rhubarb from her garden that she had frozen. She found this recipe on the Denver Post website. It had won a ...

Simple but impressive Valentine's Day meals: Part I

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