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Valentine’s Day Is a Chocolate-Lovers Dream—so Are These Recipes

For our chocolate-loving Valentine’s celebration, we plan to serve the hot chocolate alongside a slice of chocolate cake.
Valentine’s Day Is a Chocolate-Lovers Dream—so Are These Recipes
Creme anglaise makes a decadent base for this rich chocolate cake. JeanMarie Brownson/TCA
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We bring home chocolate in beautifully wrapped bars, tins of bonbons, and bottles of sauce from nearly every vacation. Notes of our favorite chocolate dessert indulgences pepper our travel journals.

The steaming cup of hot chocolate at LHardy, a stunning restaurant in Madrid dating back to 1839, made us swoon. We sat at the marble counter while the elegant staff poured the dark, thick beverage from an ornate samovar into delicate bone china cups. We sipped the rich, chocolatey drink and vowed to recreate it at home.

JeanMarie Brownson
JeanMarie Brownson
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JeanMarie Brownson is a James Beard Award-winning author and the recipient of the IACP Cookbook Award for her latest cookbook, “Dinner at Home.” JeanMarie, a chef and authority on home cooking, Mexican cooking and specialty food, is one of the founding partners of Frontera Foods. She co-authored three cookbooks with chef Rick Bayless, including “Mexico: One Plate at a Time.” JeanMarie has enjoyed developing recipes and writing about food, travel and dining for more than four decades. ©2022 JeanMarie Brownson. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.