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Homemade Valentine’s Day Dinner

POSTED BY Kim Pawell ON February 13, 2025 WITH NO COMMENTS

CATEGORIES: Holiday

I'm here to convince you to make a homemade Valentine's Day dinner instead of eating out.

The worst night to eat out and the best night to cook at home

To me, the worst night to go out to dinner is Valentine's Day. You have to make reservations weeks in advance, seating is often limited to weird times so the restaurants can squeeze in as many turns as possible, menus are often fixed, prices are high and you have to fight hordes of people. So what do you do? The simple answer is cook at home and go out before or after Valentine's Day.

Great meals for Valentine's Day

So if you want to avoid the hordes and have a truly romantic dinner, here are our menu recommendations. We have included main entrees, salads and sides and desserts. Each recipe is rated by difficulty, time and expense to make it easy for you to pick the perfect Homemade Valentine's Day dinner.

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