So here you are again, with Valentine's Day on the horizon and nothing but your standard stock of cards, flowers and a box of factory-made chocolates to please the object of your affections.

You're a little worried, because last year your significant other took one look at your gifts and started looking up old high school flames on Facebook.

Sure, you could hit the mall jewelry store and shell out a paycheck or two for something sparkly, but that's the easy way out. Any schlub can plunk down a grand for a tennis bracelet ... but what are you going to do to top that next year? It's a slippery slope.

Fear not, chum! We're here to save your romantic life with an assortment of creative uses for that most iconic of Valentine's sweets that will bring back the romance, surprise your lover and just in general turn you into the king (or queen) of Valentine's Day once again.

Let's start off easy ...

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