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For more great cocktail recipes, check out FINE LIVING's Mixology Masterpieces.

Cocktail Recipes

Don't forget to check out FINE LIVING's "10 Chocolate Cocktails", but here are four Valentine-appropriate cocktails, along with a few non-alcoholic choices for your party guests:

Very Sexy Cocktail
Classic sophistication featuring champagne, vodka, Marie Brizard Cassis de Bordeaux and Grand Marnier marinated wild berries.

Hot Passion
La Grande Passion® liqueur, hot black coffee and Crème de Grand Marnier create a passionate treat.

Champagne Punch
This tasty crowd-pleaser is a great alternative for a larger group.

Love Potion
Make sure a couple you want to fix up get one of these vodka-amaretto-peach liqueur delights — and stand back!

This elegant Virgin Hibiscus Cosmos is just the ticket for the teetotalers attending your Valentine's Day cocktail party.(Photo by Rose Kennedy.)

Non-Alcoholic Cocktails

Virgin Hibiscus Cosmos
Several online sites offer hibiscus syrup...add water and various fruit juices and you have a beautiful, tasty drink.

Pink Lime
This pink-hued lime, grenadine and simple syrup concoction is perfect for Valentine's Day.

Turkish-Style Mocha
This ground dark roast coffee and cardamom combo would be a great nightcap for everyone at the party.

Wolfgang Puck's beautiful Roasted Beet Napoleon would add an aesthetic elegance to your Valentine's Day buffet. Enjoy more Wolfgang Puck recipes!

Recipes

Appetizers and desserts are the best way to go with a cocktail party, and here are some great selections from FINE LIVING:

Appetizers and Snacks

Polenta and Chicken Tartlets
This polenta tartlet topped with roasted chicken and dried cranberries (to add color and taste) serves 24.

Crudité Platter
Serve this all-encompassing veggie platter with the following two dips.

Curry Dip
Whole milk yogurt, clove garlic, Madras curry powder, mayo and finely-chopped sweet mango chutney help bring your veggie platter to life.

"Really" Onion Dip
Onions and scallions are the key to this "real" recipe.

Mom's Chili Olives
Sicilian olives spiced with chili powder, red pepper flakes and garlic cloves

Bonus Video: Spinach Appetizer

For a delicious and pretty dessert, give Wolfgang Puck's homeland favorite, Kaiserschmarren, a try.

Desserts

Cabernet Chocolate Sauce (for fondue)
With the 1/2-cup of Cabernet, this is "not" your mother's chocolate fondue.

Chocolate and Raspberry Petit Fours
Perfect bite-size morsels for your Valentine's Day cocktail party

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