If you don’t feel like making reservations and fighting the crowds out on Valentine’s Day, or if you’d just prefer something a bit more quiet and intimate, BHG.com offers a collection of 17 romantic food and wine pairings that might give you some ideas for the dinner menu with your sweetie.

Whether you want to go with something such as Steak au Poivre with a full-bodied red, Roasted Oysters with a bubbly, or Easy Crab Bisque with a California chardonnay, you’re sure to get some ideas on how to create a lovely evening for two.

You can even get ideas for a little sweet treat to end the evening, such as Chocolate Fondue (pictured) served with a nice Shiraz.

Super Bowl Sunday is almost upon us. Weather predictions for the New River Valley include an impending winter storm Friday and Saturday, so get out now to get the ingredients for your Super Bowl snacks.

BHG.com has some tremendous recipes for appetizers to make in your slow cooker. They are super easy and you won’t have to spend hours in the kitchen. They just need a few minutes prep time and then they go into the slow cooker while you do other things.

Ranging from classic favorites such as meatballs, wings, and dips to recipes a bit more out of the ordinary such as Bagna Cauda, these amazing appetizers will be so good, you might just decide to make them the whole meal!

You’ve been so busy with work, the family, shopping, and attending holiday events that you haven’t even had time to think about Christmas dinner. And now the day is almost upon you.

BHG.com offers some Christmas dinner menus that are sure to fill the needs and tastes of your family.

Pecan-Parmesan Pork with Port Sauce (pictured) is a great entrée (and not a bad tongue twister!).  Other ideas for the main dish include such recipes as Pork with Cherry and Wild Rice Stuffing, Rosemary Beef Tenderloin, Christmas Rib Roast, and of course recipes for ham and turkey, too.

And each of those main dishes are accompanied by a selection of well-matched sides for a Christmas dinner you’ll always remember.

It’s getting to be crunch time. The big holiday is almost upon us and you still have to make desserts for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. So what do you do when time is at a premium but desserts are a must?

BHG.com offers a selection of no-bake holiday cookies that can help you get some desserts on the buffet without spending too much time in the kitchen.

Try some Yummy No-Bake Bars (pictured),  Chocolate Snowflakes, Vanilla Dreams, or Ginger Dips for some tasty treats your family and guests will love.

If you’re looking for something a bit different for Thanksgiving dinner this year, perhaps this menu from BHG.com will be just right for you.

The star of the show is Spiced-Rubbed Turkey with Cranberry Barbecue Sauce. But don’t worry, this star gets lots of support. For starters, try Apple and Dried Cranberry Salad. A delicious side with the turkey is Pecan Cornbread Stuffing. Green Bean and Onion Sauté rounds out the meal.

And the simple fact is that this menu is so great that you won’t want to confine it to just Thanksgiving. You’ll want it several times per year.

OK, so the big day is almost here. But do you know how to cook a turkey? Lots of us always have Thanksgiving with someone else and now suddenly find ourselves this year as the one making the big bird.

BHG.com offers plenty of tips on how to cook the turkey and then how to carve it, too. Check out all the tips here!