This week Valentine Kitchen is celebrating its second anniversary! So this meal is extra special to thank you for all the support over the last two years. This week's meal includes Beef Bourguignon, Mashed Potatoes, and Chocolate Cupcakes. So again, thank you; I love cooking for you. ❤️

Beef Bourguignon is a French beef stew braised in red wine and beef broth. The stew includes beef, onions, carrots, and bacon. It's a classic homey french dish that I love. Julia Child described the dish as "certainly one of the most delicious beef dishes concocted by man."

I serve Beef Bourguignon with Mashed Potatoes. It just makes sense. I make my mashed potatoes over the top using cream cheese, sour cream, butter, whole milk, and a lot of salt and pepper.

Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting is my all-time favorite dessert. These Chocolate Cupcakes are Ina Garten's famed Beatty's Chocolate Cake. It's perfect, so I changed nothing.

I hope you enjoy this week's meal as much as I do. Next week's meal is new and includes Slow-and-Low Dry Rub Oven Chicken, Baked Sweet Potato Fries with Roasted Garlic Dip, and Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies!