If you want to give a special treat for Valentine's Day (besides the usual box of chocolates), try a creamy white, heart-shaped cheese to share with your honey.

Heart-shaped cheese? Yes. For centuries, artisan fromagers have been creating cheeses, namely goat cheeses, in different shapes using hand-crafted molds. With its soft, luscious texture, chevre is so elegant it's actually been mentioned in literary classics, specifically The Romance of the Rose, in which the heart shaped cheeses are called "angelots," or "cherubs."

Coach Farm is a modern-day cheesemaker here in the United States (just outside of New York City in Hudson Valley Village), and prides itself on producing their goat cheeses according to traditional French farmstead cheesemaking. This includes the process of hand-ladling the curds, which preserves the natural texture and flavor of the cheese and sets Coach Farm goat cheese apart from factory produced varieties. The cheese is mild, smooth, and lightly tangy, and goes great with fruits, olive oils, and spices.