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Valentine's Day Ideas

Celebrating Valentine's Day with kids makes the day extra special.

Plan an easy Valentine's Day family dinner and then spoil your little sweeties with these Valentine's Day treats they can bake with you.

Want to invite some friends? Try hosting a simple Valentine's Day cookie decorating party.

Don't miss out on some Date Night fun with your own grown-up sweetie. Plan an at-home date night for 2 after the kids go to bed.

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A layered cherry delight dessert slice on a white plate. You can see layers of graham cracker crust, cream cheese filling, and cherry pie filling on top with a dollop of whipped cream.

Cherry Delight Dessert

A white plate has a pile of freshly griddled chocolate belgian waffles.

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A mason jar filled with pink brownie pops on white sticks with red and white sprinkles.

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A filet of macadamia encrusted halibut is covered with a drizzle of lemon butter cream sauce. Fresh green asparagus and a serving of wild rice sit next to it on the plate.

Prep-Ahead Macadamia Crusted Halibut

A heart shaped dish of strawberry cheesecake dip has cookie crumbles on top and is surrounded by fresh strawberries for dunking.

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Two Heart Cookies with Blue Frosting are decorated with sprinkles on half of the cookie.

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A small pitcher is filled with creamy amaretto sauce. It is on the counter in front of a panettone bread pudding.

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A platter of peppermint brownies has York candies next to it.

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A slice of cherry cake is on a plate with a fork beside it. In the back is the metal cake pan the 9x13-inch cake was baked in. You can see the slice has been removed and there are maraschino cherries on top of the cake.

Cherry Cake with Almond Icing

A white platter is filled with chocolate cookies with peanut butter chips scattered about.

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A slice of cherry almond coffee cake shows the layer of big fresh cherries on the bottom and the crumbly streusel topping on top.

Cherry Almond Coffee Cake

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A wicker picnic basket with white flowers and a bottle of water with fresh fruit sits on a picnic blanket outside.

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A heart shaped dish of strawberry cheesecake dip has cookie crumbles on top and is surrounded by fresh strawberries for dunking.

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Red velvet waffles on a pink and red heart plate.

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A red velvet cinnamon roll with cream cheese frosting is on a white plate with a fork.

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A serving of chocolate topped no bake vanilla pudding torte with graham crackers on a blue plate.

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A cream cheese and chocolate chip cheese ball coated in pecans sits next to fresh fruit and a bagel.

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A plate of red velvet waffles has a drizzle of cream cheese icing and fresh strawberries on the side.

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A white platter has pink frosted Valentine cookies with sweet red and pink sprinkles.

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A layered cherry delight dessert slice on a white plate. You can see layers of graham cracker crust, cream cheese filling, and cherry pie filling on top with a dollop of whipped cream.

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A heart-shaped almond cherry scone with a drizzle of icing over the top is in a heart-shaped plate.

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An aqua cake plate has 5 soft frosted sugar cookies decorated with pink icing and sprinkles. One cookie has a bite taken out of it.

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A white plate has a pile of freshly griddled chocolate belgian waffles.

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A white bowl filled with chocolate dip that has marshmallows and chocolate chips on top. A chocolate cookie is being dunked into the dip.

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Creme anglaise, a rich custard sauce has been drizzled over a slice of chocolate flourless torte. A fork is scooping a bite.

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Two heart shaped cut out sugar cookies decorated with pink and red icing sit in an aqua dish on a pink background.

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A tray of peanut butter blossom cookies with hershey kisses on top.

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A serving platter filled with black and white cookies.

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An eggs benedict on a croissant.

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Cupcakes topped with a swirl of chocolate cream cheese frosting sit on a baker's rack next to a piping bag filled with frosting.

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A slice of tiramisu is on a white plate, a spoon has a bite on it showing the cream filling and spongey cookie layer.

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A mason jar filled with homemade strawberry freezer jam has a green plaid spoon sticking out of the top and sits next to a bowl of fresh strawberries.

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A row of rainbow colored watercolor hearts have been painted on white paper.

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Wedding photos and wooden art featuring romantic quotes and a golden heart.

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