The 2010 Pillsbury Bake Off Finalists - 100 Recipes!

The 2010 Pillsbury Bake-Off Finalist Recipes have been chosen and there are some really great ones amongst the 100 offerings! Right off the bat I scanned for Tiny Foods and there's quite a few interesting and delicious sounding appetizer recipes I want to try: Caprese Pesto Margherita Stackers, Salmon Pecan-Crusted Tartlets, Pepperoni-Pesto Popovers amongst them. Not to mention a few of the desserts like Java-Glazed Cinnamon Rolls or Pear-Havarti Crêpe Squares.

With 100 original recipes I could be testing these out for a long time so I'm going to watch for the winners to be announced on April 12th to see what the judges think. In the meantime I'm going to try out a few of the most interesting ones that appeal to my personal tastes.

Check out the 100 finalist recipes with photos at the Pillsbury Bake Off Site and Happy Cooking!

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VALENTINE DESSERTS - Chocolate Fondue

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Here it is the last and maybe best of my favorite Chocolate Valentine's Day Desserts - CHOCOLATE FONDUE.

It's easy, delicious and a very sensual experience, just perfect for an intimate Valentine's Day dinner for two. Seriously, you can dip almost anything in chocolate, even bacon, which might really clinch your guys, ladies. Guys, you had us at chocolate!

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Here's the other Valentine Desserts already posted in case you missed them:
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Chocolate Raspberry Heart Tarts
Mini Chocolate Lava Cakes w/ Berries
Chocolate Creme Brulee

Here's my favorite Valentine's Day Dinner Menu:
Cupid's Arrow Breadsticks
Dill Cucumber Crostini Hearts
Mini Seafood Casserole Starter
Oven Roasted Red Potatoes
Oven Roasted Tri-Tip for Lovers

And don't miss all the Valentine Martinis from TheMartiniDiva:
Desperate Valentine Martini
Valentine Proposal Martini
Valentine Surprise Martini
Chocolate Raspberry Valen-Tini
Valentine's Kiss Martini
Strawberry Colada Valen-Tini
Chocolate Kiss Valen-Tini
Chocolate Cherry Valen-Tini
Cherry Pomegranate Valen-Tini
Chocolate Strawberry Valen-Tini
Cupid's Kiss Martini

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VALENTINE DESSERTS - Chocolate Creme Brulee

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One of my favorite desserts is this Chocolate Creme Brulee for Valentine's Day. Brulee is French for "burnt cream" by the way so if you want to get really "showy" torch the sugar right at the table! Enjoy!

Here's the other Valentine Desserts already posted in case you missed them:
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Chocolate Raspberry Heart Tarts
Mini Chocolate Lava Cakes w/ Berries

Here's my favorite Valentine's Day Dinner Menu:
Cupid's Arrow Breadsticks
Dill Cucumber Crostini Hearts
Mini Seafood Casserole Starter
Oven Roasted Red Potatoes
Oven Roasted Tri-Tip for Lovers

And don't miss all the Valentine Martinis from TheMartiniDiva:
Valentine Proposal Martini
Valentine Surprise Martini
Chocolate Raspberry Valen-Tini
Valentine's Kiss Martini
Strawberry Colada Valen-Tini
Chocolate Kiss Valen-Tini
Chocolate Cherry Valen-Tini
Cherry Pomegranate Valen-Tini
Chocolate Strawberry Valen-Tini
Cupid's Kiss Martini

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VALENTINE DAY DESSERTS - Mini Chocolate Lava Cakes

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Another chocolate dessert - and this time it's the king of chocolate desserts - Chocolate Lava Cakes in mini size. These little cakes are rich, gooey little gateaus that burst with flowing chocolate on the first spoonful. Yes, I said spoonful - a fork can't scoop up all that chocolate love that cascades out.

If you can find little heart shaped baking dishes it really gives these little cakes a good love vibe! Dusting the powdered sugar through a heart themed doiley can also add some Valentine fun, but you could serve these on a plain old paper plate and they'd still rock your chocolate craving.

Here's the other Valentine Desserts already posted in case you missed them:
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Chocolate Raspberry Heart Tarts

Here's my favorite Valentine's Day Dinner Menu:
Cupid's Arrow Breadsticks
Dill Cucumber Crostini Hearts
Mini Seafood Casserole Starter
Oven Roasted Red Potatoes
Oven Roasted Tri-Tip for Lovers

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VALENTINE'S DAY DESSERTS - Chocolate Raspberry Heart Tarts

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These Chocolate Raspberry Heart Tarts take a little bit of work but they're easy to do and they'll really impress when you set them down in front of your Valentine's dinner guests.

The heart shape is a lovely way to end a Valentine meal but if you don't have the heart shaped valentine cutters go ahead and use another shape and bring the heart shape in with a heart shaped chocolate candy on top. You can also use glasses, shot glasses, cleaned cans or even a knife to cut your shapes out of the pastry, be sure to dip whatever you're cutting with into a little flour to keep it from sticking to the dough.

Here's the other Valentine Desserts already posted in case you missed them:
Chocolate Covered Strawberries

and there's 3 more to go - all with Chocolate!

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VALENTINE'S DAY MENU - Oven Roasted Tri-Tip for Lovers

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Here's the protein portion of my Valentine's Day Menu - Oven Roasted Tri-Tip. This is great with the Oven Roasted Potatoes and both can be down in the oven at the same time.

Now you have the complete dinner menu including a dessert (links below). The rest of the desserts will be posted from tomorrow through Saturday - all have chocolate, of course!

Cupid's Arrow Breadsticks
Dill Cucumber Crostini Hearts
Mini Seafood Casserole Starter
Oven Roasted Red Potatoes
Chocolate Covered Strawberries

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VALENTINE RECIPE CARD for your own Valentine Recipes!

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Many of you have your own recipes for Valentine's Day so I created this cute blank Valentine's Day Recipe Card for you to write your own recipes down.

If you're always being asked for one of your great recipes - and you don't mind sharing! - send it to your loved ones on this heart covered pink and red recipe card inside their Valentine or write a few of your recipes down on several, wrap them up in a pretty bow and give as a Valentine gift!

If you'd like a really cute Valentine's Day card to match this recipe card
Check out my Love Love Love Card
or check out my other Love inspired:
Pop Art Love Card
For only $2.00 you download either card in a standard #10 business envelope size,
trim it down (instructions on the download), fold it and it's ready to send off with your personal message!
And, if you have a bunch of sweethearts - you can print it over and over
again for the same price!

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