There is something really wonderful about the texture of frozen, yet soft, cream with the crunch of chocolate throughout. The crisp, refreshing peppermint ice cream is complimented beautifully by the deep tones of the dark chocolate chips.

We celebrated our first Valentine's Day together this past year. As a part of our romantic dinner, we made this delicious torte. No, we didn't feed it to one another, but each bite was a heavenly little bit of love. (Too cheesy?)

The full name for this French side dish is Ratatouille Niçoise. There is a lot of debate on the execution of this dish, but for our recipe we kept it simple by baking the colorful array of vegetables, seasoned simply with herbs de Provence. To finish the dish, we then plate it over our fresh tomato sauce.