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"   In the last 8 days, we&amp;#039;ve had a layoff, a move and a 4-year-old who wakes in the middle of the night (several times) with a wet, hacking cough and a nose red and raw from all the wiping. So I&amp;#039;ve decided to minimize Valentine&amp;#039;s Day. Everyone around here could use a lot of love, but it&amp;#039;s going to be more of a warm, cozy cocoon of your favorite things type, and less about grand gestures. On the food front, that means pancakes for breakfast, a frosted sugar cookie project during the day and spaghetti with meatballs for dinner. After the kids go to bed, some weary bones sprawled out on our comfy sofa with a bottle of sparkling wine.  If you&amp;#039;re more inclined to something fancy for Valentine&amp;#039;s Day this year, these ideas are classic:  Chocolate fondue. Oh-so-close to virtuous with fresh fruit and pretzels, you can make it over-the-top with homemade marshmallows or coconut shortbread.  Chocolate souffl\u00A9. Mark Bittman makes a wicked easy one in Wednesday&amp;#039;s New York Times. I&amp;#039;ll get right on it as soon as I unearth the Kitchen Aide. (There&amp;#039;s also a recipe for molten chocolate cake on his blog, Bitten.) Sugar cookies. This is the route I&amp;#039;m taking because it&amp;#039;s fun for my son. He&amp;#039;s not always crazy about dessert, but he can&amp;#039;t resist cookies and frosting.  Breakfast in bed. Eggs on Sunday has developed a whole menu, starting with heart-shaped scones and ending with a beautiful blood-orange mimosa.  For my boys, Wednesday&amp;#039;s Dinner Diary entry qualifies and special-occasion food. Maybe your carnivores would feel the same way.  What are you doing for Valentine&amp;#039;s Day? \u2014 Kim Walker "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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