Chocolate Recipes to Cook This Month

Some sweet things to make in February

February is about love and chocolate. And a big birthday that I’m currently out of town celebrating. I couldn’t decide how to mark the occasion, so I persuaded my husband to run away with me — watch out for a London travel guide very soon. It will mostly revolve around pubs, various Ottolenghi haunts, Indian food and Portobello Road. We’re staying at the Ham Yard on the edge of Soho, where we’ve stayed before. There were some funkier and maybe cooler spots on my hotel list, but the rate we found for Ham Yard couldn’t be beat. I’ll share a London long weekend guide very soon.

Back to chocolate! I have a whole pantry basket dedicated to chocolate, and it includes everything from Nestlé milk chocolate chips (which my kids prefer for cookies) to single-source varietal chocolates and bags of bittersweet and semisweet chocolate from Guittard. Here’s what to make with all that chocolate!

Chocolate Filo Triangles

We’ve been making these warm chocolate filo squares in cooking classes lately, and once you get the hang of rolling them up, they’re a breeze. Just channel your inner Girl Scout and pretend you’re folding up a flag. They’re delicious served with vanilla ice cream when they’re warm. Use good-quality chocolate, like Guittard or Scharffen Berger. Here’s an Instagram video that shows how to roll them. I just made these in “Galentine’s” cooking class for Hunter Bell and her team and I may gotten distracted chatting with everyone and left them in the oven just a tad too long. They still tasted great. Vanilla ice cream can hide a multitude of sins.