February 2008

For information on pets and "people food," visit the ASPCA. And, try our favorite Pet Friendly recipes:

• Power Pooch Smoothies
• Meat and Potatoes Hash
• Peanut-Carob Isabooscotti

Make one of Rach's romantic 30-Minute Meals for two, below, and you won't be single for long. Then tell us how your date worked out and if you sealed the deal!

• Montalcino Chicken with Figs and Buttered Gnocchi
• John's Citrus Fish, Savoy Cabbage and Couscous
• Black Cherry and Black Pepper Lamb Chops with Sweet Pea Risotto
• Seared Scallops and Tenderloin Steaks with Manhattan Sauce

Don't forget, the Chinese New Year starts February 7. Try our easy dim sum menu or learn your Chinese sign and crack open an online fortune cookie.

Send your sweetie one of our Valentine's e-cards featuring a recipe for a tasty dessert—and a personalized love note!

Chop, chop! Enter to win a set of Füri Rachael Ray Gusto-Grip East/West knives.

Check out our readers' tastiest treats for Super Bowl snacking.

Plus, throw an instant bash with our Super Bowl Menu, or make some of our great party snacks:

• Mini Beef and Sage Sliders with Gorgonzola
• Baked Potato Bites
• Wicked Hot Wings
• Dog Days Dip with Veggie Spears

And, enter to win a new Insignia 42" Plasma HDTV from Best Buy!

Rach's buddy Daisy Martinez heads south of the equator and returns with a one-pot chowder that's just right for chilly nights. Get the recipe en español.

Turn chicken breast into a meal with mashed-potato stuffing. Get the recipe.

Distribute Oscar ballots and give prizes to guests who predict the most winners. Print your own ballots!

Score a date with Chris or Colleen.

Stay at a lighthouse in Big Bay, Michigan and read about one writer's trip there.