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For Daring Cooks of february we made mezze with falafel, hummus and homemade pita
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Fix this fresh and easy dinner in advance, and freeze it for up to three months. Now that’s thinking ahead. Try more recipes with roasted peppers:

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Going out for a romantic meal on Valentine’s Day is not for the faint of heart. Valentine’s Day is to restaurants as New Year’s Eve is to bars. It can be tough to get in to a good place, and even if you do get in, you may be underwhelmed by what’s on offer (shakes fist at sky: “prix-fixe!”). Even famous chefs like to observe Valentine’s Day by cooking a meal at home. A special meal is a lot less special when you’re eating it elbow-to-elbow with other diners in a packed, loud house, where they can’t wait to turn over your table to the next wistful-looking couple waiting by the door with their date-night outfits on. But there’s something to be said for going out on Valentine’s Day, too. No dishes to clean means more time for smooching after dinner. No cooking or prep means more time for smooching before dinner. Getting out of the house gives you both an excuse to put on those fancy date-night outfits, and an opportunity to make a clean break from the demands at home (kids, pets, really needy houseplants). A special meal is a lot less special when there’s a sink full of pots with your name on them lurking in the next room. Call it a Valentine’s Day Catch-22. How are you planning to celebrate today? (Hint: If you don’t have any plans yet, you might want to call in some of the heavy hitters.)

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Just in case you missed the blinking red sign alerting you that tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, here’s one more reminder that it’s time to show your very special someone that you think they’re, well, very special. Did you forget? It’s ok. It happens. Fortunately, there are ways to prevent your spouse, lover, partner, or crush from ever finding out that you neglected to remember this momentous day. Option 1: Head to the nearest pharmacy or convenience store, and pick up copious amounts of chocolate. Problem: If your sweetheart read about our favorite Valentine’s Day chocolates or our obsession with macaroons, your gift will just disappoint him or her, and he or she will instantly know that you forgot and went gift shopping way too late to get the good stuff. Option 2: Spend all day calling restaurants and trying to secure a reservation for an oh-so-romantic, cupid-inspired feast. Problem: Most likely, everything is booked, and if a restaurant isn’t booked by now, do you really want to go there? Option 3: Fondue! Problem: There isn’t one! Fondue comes from fondre, the French word for “melt,” and refers to cooking food in a pot at the table. Classic Swiss fondue, known as fondue au fromage, involves dipping bread cubes in a decadent mixture of melted cheese, white wine, kirsch, and seasonings, while for fondue bourguignonne, cubes of meat are cooked in a pot of hot oil and then dipped in different sauces. Another variation is chocolate fondue in which various sweets (fruit, cookies, cake, marshmallows, etc.) are dipped in a pot of warm, melted chocolate. I won’t get into the details, but as you can imagine, fondue’s intimate set-up can make for some pretty romantic dining. Two more reasons to make fondue for Valentine’s Day: it’s super-easy (much easier than cooking and serving a multicourse meal) so you can whip it up at the last-minute and it’s fairly flexible so you can customize it based on you and your sweetie’s preferences. Below you’ll find some of our favorite savory and sweet versions, but see our database for many more fondue recipes. 5 Savory Fondue Recipes:Porcini Fondue with Ham and Ciabatta Three-Cheese Fondue with Tomato-Onion Chutney Cheese Fondue Gruyere Fondue with Caramelized Shallots Brie, Roquefort, and Wild-Mushroom Fondue 5 Sweet Fondue Recipes: Toblerone Dark Chocolate Honey-Almond Fondue Chocolate and Coconut Cream Fondue Bittersweet Chocolate-Orange Fondue Chocolate Fondue Chocolate Fondue with Candied Orange Peel, Raspberries, and Almond Macaroons Need more ideas, see our complete guide to Valentine’s Day for romantic recipes and menus, sexy cocktails, aphrodisiacs, and more.

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Stouts seem to exist at an interesting nexus of flavors. The rich, chocolatey flavor of stout beer makes one think of, well, chocolate, and for that reason it’s not much of a stretch to think of it as an ingredient for a beer-y stout cake or ice cream mash-up. And since espresso is such a perfect match for chocolate, the idea of bringing together coffee and stout strangely makes sense too. Enter Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout Beer, which is brewed from caramel, roasted, black and chocolate malts, along with real espresso beans. I’m a big fan of Hitachino Nest’s spicy and orangey White Ale, so I was curious to try this unusual concoction. After searching around for it, I finally found a bottle at the beer shop at Whole Foods’ Bowery store in Manhattan, which is stocked with all sorts of beers from far flung places. When poured into a glass, the deep dark brown/black colored stout bubbled up a big foamy bronze head. The beer has an almost syrupy flavor, tasting distinctly of espresso and chocolate. I thought it was delicious, though it was lacking the thicker, creamier texture I like in other stouts. I guess when it comes to beer, I like cream in my coffee.

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My cousin’s company, Trilogy International Partners, has had a significant presence in Haiti for years. They own “Voila,” a Haitian Cell…

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