Low-Carb Valentine’s Day

Spark your creativity to think outside the traditional roses and chocolate box this Valentine’s Day with gifts from your garden. John shows us how to use the bounty of autumn’s harvest to create simple yet delightful gifts for our loved ones.

If you want a delicious tale of a romantic Valentine dinner that's low carb delicious and won’t leave you full or heavy feeling, I’m your huckleberry. This dinner will wardrobe well with your Hallmark Valentine's Day cards. Susie T. Gibbs is your guide.

Valentine's Day, another holiday of ancient origin taken over by the sugar-mongers. Let's see the hands: How many of you are thinking it's just not Valentine's Day without chocolates? Yeah, I thought so. I'll continue my psychic act: How many of you are thinking "But chocolate makes you feel like you're in love!

For some people, Valentine's Day conjures up images of cupids, conversation hearts and chocolate. Others envision candle lit dinners, flowers and quiet retreats. My husband and I prefer to celebrate with a nice dinner out. We both get a juicy steak and I don't have to clean up afterwards. It doesn't get any better than that.

I'm going to share a well-kept secret with you: the real truth about why the Cecil Hotel in San Francisco closed down. It's been many years now, and a very popular restaurant currently occupies those premises, so it's safe to tell the true story without fear that the Men in Black will show up at our door in the dead of night.