We love the playful, irresistible dessert tables put together by event stylist and party planner Amy Atlas. And the best part is, you don't have to be a professional to make your own version for Valentine's Day or any other celebration. Amy was kind enough to share her simple tips for turning 5 favorite desserts pink, as well as her recipe for pretty white chocolate strawberry truffles.

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We're adding this to our list of pink and red foods for Valentine's Day: red beet gnocchi from Jodi of What's Cooking Good Looking. She uses beets instead of the traditional potato in this recipe, which give the gnocchi a beautiful deep pink color — perfect for Valentine's Day. (Her version is also gluten-free and can be made vegan, if you so choose!) More

Every year we share a few of our favorite food-related Valentine's cards, and this time around it's getting serious. For your all-thyme favorite, your everything (bagel), the one to whom you whisper "olive you" every night, these cards will show how much you mean it. More

When it comes to pairing food and drinks, there are three basic elements: complementing, contrasting and bridging. In relationships you could say the same. It's the contrast, though, that can create the fireworks and often the passion. With the "Hallmark holiday" around the corner I set out to find a sexy cocktail suitable for toasting your sweetheart, but also one perfect for any happy hour in 10-minutes' time. More

Q: I live in Boston and my boyfriend lives in New York. I'll be visiting him for Valentine's Day and I'd like to bring some kind of special baked good since his kitchen is... sparse, to put it kindly. No flour, no sugar, no baking pans, nothing. 

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Get your Valentine's Day started on a sweet note: a batch of fluffy, heart-shaped scones is the ultimate breakfast treat. Whether served as breakfast-in-bed with a teapot for two, or tucked into a bag for an out-the-door treat, homemade baked goods are a sure-fire way to your sweetie's heart. More

My Food Valentine, the thesis project of an NYU student, is a collective storytelling project with a website where you can log in and write a love letter to your one and only favorite food. The project isn't too active anymore, but you can still add your own and read others' love letters. We enjoy that the foods with the top number of love letters are ranked. Guess what food is the fairest of them all? More

Judging by America's obsession with possessive, moody vampires and young entrepreneurs with a taste for domination, we have a national fascination with the darker side of love. Here's an idea for those not interested in the usual pink, sweet and simple homemade treat: dark and chewy DIY black licorice.

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Are you looking for a Valentine's Day snack that's as easy on the hips as it is to make? Orange and chocolate is a classic combination, but this version has a grown up twist. Can you guess what it is? More

Looking for a sweet way to dress up your soups, salads or stews? Sophistimom has an easy step-by-step tutorial for cutting carrots into heart-shaped coins perfect for Valentine's Day, or anytime you want to add a little love to your cooking.

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