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Valentine's Day

Discover our fabulous Valentine's Day feasts, easy menu plans, and romantic recipes for the special foodie in your life.

Valentine's Day inspiration

Squidgy chocolate & pomegranate torte

Top 10 Valentine’s Day cake recipes

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Best Valentine’s day health and wellbeing gifts

Bowl of mussels with cavolo nero and chorizo sauce

Valentine’s Day menu ideas

Two cosmopolitan cocktails

Valentine’s Day cocktail recipes

Oysters filled with Asian-style pickles on a tray

Last-minute Valentine’s Day menu

Prawn spaghetti in pan

Healthy Valentine’s Day recipes

pink truffles, tray of chocolate and tin of truffles

Best Valentine’s Day chocolate gifts

Two bowls of linguine with avocado, tomato and lime

Vegan Valentine’s Day recipes

Chocolate loaf cake with hidden red heart shape in the middle

Valentine’s baking recipes

Pink gin and English sparkling wine

The best boozy gifts for Valentine’s Day

Steak with butter, chips and veg on plate

Valentine’s Day steak recipes

GF Valentine's day gifts for foodies

The best Valentine’s Day gifts for foodies

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Romantic main courses

Smoky steak with Cajun potatoes & spicy slaw served on a plate

Smoky steak with Cajun potatoes & spicy slaw

32 ratings 5.0 out of 5 star rating
A serving plate with crab ravioli and a fork alongside

Crab ravioli

7 ratings 3.7 out of 5 star rating
Grilled lobster tails with lemon & herb butter served on a baking tray

Grilled lobster tails with lemon & herb butter

3 ratings 4.7 out of 5 star rating
Spicy seafood spaghetti

Spicy seafood spaghetti

6 ratings 4.7 out of 5 star rating
A pan serving tomato & mascarpone risotto

Tomato & mascarpone risotto

164 ratings 4.8 out of 5 star rating
Gnocchi cacio e pepe served in bowls

Gnocchi cacio e pepe

24 ratings 4.2 out of 5 star rating
More romantic mains

Valentine's day drinks

Two Valentine’s day cocktails in prosecco glasses

Valentine’s Day cocktail

1 rating 5.0 out of 5 star rating
Passion fruit cocktails in glasses with olives and halved fruit

Passion fruit martini

17 ratings 3.9 out of 5 star rating
Espresso martinis in glasses with stirrers

Espresso martini

36 ratings 4.1 out of 5 star rating
Martini in glass with pineapple

French martini

6 ratings 5.0 out of 5 star rating
Champagne cocktail in a cocktail glass

Champagne cocktail

0 ratings 0.0 out of 5 star rating
Two cherry bakewell cocktails with ice

Cherry bakewell cocktail

0 ratings 0.0 out of 5 star rating
More cool cocktails
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Valentine's desserts and bakes

Red velvet cookies served on a wire tray

Red velvet cookies

29 ratings 3.6 out of 5 star rating
Champagne & raspberry possets

Champagne & raspberry possets

29 ratings 4.7 out of 5 star rating
Slice-and-bake Valentine’s biscuits

Valentine’s biscuits

10 ratings 4.0 out of 5 star rating
Chocolate fondants

Chocolate fondants

23 ratings 3.7 out of 5 star rating
Sweetheart choc & hazelnut sandwiches

Sweetheart choc & hazelnut sandwiches

8 ratings 4.2 out of 5 star rating
Easy jam tarts on a serving board

Easy jam tarts

43 ratings 4.5 out of 5 star rating
More delicious desserts