Valentine's Day

Discover BBC Good Food's fabulous Valentine's Day feasts, easy menu plans and impressive, romantic recipes for the special foodie in your life.
Quick and easy Valentine's menu

Quick and easy Valentine's menu

Keep things simple with our speedy, stylish recipes.
10 easy date night dinners

10 easy date night dinners

No-fuss, romantic feasts for an extra-special Valentine's Day.
Valentine's Day cocktails

Valentine's Day cocktails

Drinks recipes to complete your romantic meal, including pink negroni and passion fruit martini.
The most indulgent brunch recipes ever

The most indulgent brunch recipes ever

Serve up a fabulous breakfast in bed this weekend.
How to host a Galentine's Day party

How to host a Galentine's Day party

Holding a Valentine's party for friends? Discover our recipe ideas.

Romantic main courses

Prawn & harissa spaghetti served in a bowl Recipe

Prawn & harissa spaghetti

4.73684

(19 ratings)
Steak with chips and sauce on plate Recipe

Rib-eye steak with red wine & pastrami sauce

4.333335

(3 ratings)

Steak and chips is an unbeatable main course. Try this juicy rib-eye for two...
A creamy salmon, leek & potato traybake Recipe

Creamy salmon, leek & potato traybake

4.925925

(27 ratings)

Nestle leeks, potato and capers around salmon fillets to make this easy...
Cauliflower steaks with roasted red pepper & olive salsa served on a plate Recipe

Cauliflower steaks with roasted red pepper & olive salsa

4.4

(10 ratings)

Unlock the flavours of cauliflower with a red pepper, olive and caper salsa,...
Sole fillet on plate with capers and blood orange slice Recipe

Sole meunière with blood orange & crispy capers

5

(2 ratings)

Marvel at the combination of delicate white fish with caramelised citrus...
Giant Yorkshire pudding Sunday lunch with cutlery served alongside Recipe

Giant Yorkshire pudding Sunday lunch

5

(10 ratings)

Try this twist on a Sunday roast, with steak, potatoes, veg and gravy served in...
Onion bhaji fish & chips served with tartare sauce Recipe

Onion bhaji fish & chips

4.833335

(6 ratings)

Combine the nation’s two favourite takeaways - fish & chips and...
A plate of spaghetti topped with a tomato sauce and cod Recipe

Cod puttanesca with spinach & spaghetti

4.083335

(12 ratings)

Tuck into a healthy seafood pasta dish in under half an hour. We've...

Valentine's desserts and bakes

Maltesers no-bake cheesecake, with milk chocolate, dark chocolate, Maltesers and chocolate buttons on a cake stand Recipe

No-bake chocolate cheesecake

4.17647

(17 ratings)
Red velvet cookies served on a wire tray Recipe

Red velvet cookies

4.076925

(13 ratings)

Turn the popular cake into chewy cookies, complete with cream cheese icing. Box...
Chocolate pudding with cream and nuts on plate Recipe

Dark chocolate pudding with malted cream

0

(0 ratings)

This chocolate pudding is the perfect balance of richness and textures. It'...
Easy jam tarts on a serving board Recipe

Easy jam tarts

4.74074

(27 ratings)

Bake our easy jam tarts and they'll instantly become a family favourite...
Vegan chocolate chip cookies served on a tray Recipe

Vegan chocolate chip cookies

4.066665

(30 ratings)

Try our best ever vegan chocolate chip cookies. Non-vegans will be hard pressed...
Prosecco cake Recipe

Prosecco cake

3.857145

(7 ratings)

The perfect cake for Prosecco lovers, with the Italian tipple finding its way...
Chocolate heart cupcakes on plate Recipe

Valentine's Day cupcakes

5

(2 ratings)

Got a sweet tooth? Treat someone special on Valentine's Day with these rich...
Tiramisu in dish with slice on plate Recipe

Next level tiramisu

5

(4 ratings)

Create this superb version of the classic, creamy Italian dessert. It's the...
Contrary to popular belief, seasoning your steak with salt ahead of time doesn't draw out the moisture but actually gives the steak time to absorb the salt and become more evenly seasoned throughout. Feel free to salt your steak for 2 hrs before for every 1cm of thickness.
How to cook the perfect steak

Steak know-how

Rare steak served with chips Guide

How to cook the perfect steak

Pay respect to quality cuts of meat by using our guide to achieving the perfect...
Rib eye steak in a frying pan, next to another steak on a plate with red wine sauce and cutlery Guide

10 steak sauces you can make in minutes

When you're cooking steak, whip up a sauce to go with it. Our cookery team...
Guide

How to choose your steak

Make sure you pick the right cut for the occasion with our handy infographic...
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Valentine's drinks

two cocktail glasses of passionfruit martini Guide

10 quick and easy Valentine’s Day cocktails

Whip up one of our delicious boozy blends and raise a toast to romance this 14...
five different gin and tonic glasses Guide

5 ways with gin & tonic

Need to liven up your glass? We've given the classic G&T some new...
French pink gin on white background Review

The best pink gin, taste tested

Flavoured with fruit like rhubarb and raspberry, pink gin is an on-trend spirit...
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