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1Another Valentine's Day --- pandemic style --- is almost here.
2Some people will be heading to restaurants on February 14 for romantic, but socially distanced celebrations.
3However, many of us will stay at home, celebrating our loving partnerships as best we can.
4One way to make the day feel special is to think about your favorite foods and then add something unusual.
5Spend more than normal for a better cut of meat, rare spice or sweet treat.
6If a high-end steak dinner is your dream Valentine's Day meal, you can bring it home.
7Porter Road Meats in Nashville, Tennessee, for example, offers dry aged and hand-cut meats.
8The company's creators are committed to using only humanely-sourced animal products.
9But maybe you favor seafood, like lobster!
10McLoons Lobster Shack in Maine has a Valentine's Day deal for two.
11The restaurant will provide you with clam chowder, lobster rolls and a heart-shaped blueberry bread pudding.
12The whole meal will take about ten minutes to put together at home.
13You might want the meal-making to be part of the celebration however.
14Blue Ribbon Sushi, based in New York City, will ship you a do-it-yourself meal kit with fresh fish, expertly prepared sushi rice, seaweed and a bamboo bat for rolling.
15You can add other foods to this Japanese meal, like caviar, lobster, crispy rice cakes and more.
16For morning people, maybe a fancy Valentine's Day breakfast is best.
17You can improve your eggs with a few pieces of crispy, costly meat, like that from Peter Luger's Steakhouse in Brooklyn.
18Or check out Bill-E's Bacon from Fairhope, Alabama.
19It makes thick-cut pieces.
20Other high quality cooking ingredients might include special olive oil or balsamic vinegar.
21Valentine's Day can also be very simple but still special.
22Snuggle up and watch a rom-com with your love.
23Make some popcorn.
24Makers Stone Hollow Popcorn sell it by the jar or in gift boxes.
25You can choose from several kinds of corn, including Red, Blue and Lady Finger.
26And we cannot discuss Valentine's Day without talking about chocolate.
27There are several ways to go: You might treat your special people to some fancy chocolates like the imaginative, handmade mice with toasted almond ears from L.A. Burdick company.
28Or, consider the Colorful Love box from andSons chocolatiers.
29The treats are almost too pretty to eat.
30Midunu Chocolates are made in Ghana, and the sweets are designed to honor African chocolate-making traditions.
31Try their chocolate tasting kit for four with a flavor wheel, tasting mats and more.
32Staying home for Valentine's Day sounds better and better!
33Let us know if you are planning anything special for this February 14.
34I'm Caty Weaver.