Valentine's Day recipes

Serve an easy, romantic meal for two with our roast rack of lamb. We’ve added olives and anchovies, but leave them out if you want to keep it even simpler

Bake our easy jam tarts and they'll instantly become a family favourite – plus, you can make them in less than half-an-hour if you use ready-made pastry.

Make the ultimate spaghetti carbonara with a creamy hollandaise-style sauce and crisp pancetta or guanciale. You can also mix in an egg yolk at the end

This rich dark chocolate sponge makes a great alternative Christmas cake, or dinner party dessert

Enjoy fillet steak with sauce for a healthy dinner that also boasts sweet potato fries, spinach and cherry tomatoes. You'll be getting all of your 5-a-day

This chocolate pudding is the perfect balance of richness and textures. It's easy, yet impressive and you can even make it ahead before your guests arrive

Enjoy this one-pan roast salmon with leeks and onions. It's gluten-free and delivers on flavour with a punchy anchovy, caper and parsley dressing

These decorative cupcakes make the perfect centrepiece for a wedding or christening, or a lovely gift

Make an easy, decadent dessert of chocolate fondue spiked with alcohol. Ideal for Valentine's Day. Buy strawberries, marshmallows and shortbread for dipping

Indulge guests at your next party with this impressive dessert. A touch of salt really sets off the caramel and dark chocolate

This lamb curry's a popular restaurant classic that's really easy to make at home. It's a rich, crowd pleasing lamb dish that the whole family will enjoy

Steak and Cajun potatoes make a tasty meal for two – perfect for special occasions like Valentine's

Combine cranberry juice, vodka, raspberries and prosecco to make this ruby-red cocktail. If romance is in the air, it's the perfect tipple for Valentine's Day

Combine creamy goat's cheese, crisp apple and earthy beetroot for a simple salad that's bursting with flavour and colour – and it looks impressive plated up

Anjum Anand's recipe for this Indian lamb curry is slowly stewed for melt-in-the-mouth meat and a rich, spiced sauce

Whip up a simple cacio e pepe for a speedy lunch. With four simple ingredients – spaghetti, pepper, parmesan and butter – this is a storecupboard favourite

Turn the popular cake into chewy cookies, complete with cream cheese icing. Box them up to give as a gift, or make a batch of dough to keep in the freezer

Sit back and tuck into a big bowl of pasta alla vodka, a creamy tomato pasta with – as you can guess – vodka, which balances out the intense flavours

Enjoy this gnocchi with a homemade tomato sauce or even a beef ragu. The sauce is rich, buttery and soothing – and you don’t even need to chop an onion

Indulge in chocolate-dipped strawberries for dessert or as part of a romantic picnic. Drizzle over milk and white chocolate for the wow factor

Nestle leeks, potato and capers around salmon fillets to make this easy traybake for two. It's great as an midweek meal, or for a more romantic occasion

These picture-perfect sweet treats make a gorgeous gift for someone special. Create dough cylinders then simply slice and bake the number of biscuits you want.

Turn the flavours of cherry bakewell into a cocktail with amaretto and cherry cordial. Finish with a maraschino cherry for the ultimate kitsch beverage

Enjoy a comforting bowl of gnocchi with parmesan and black pepper. It's simple but utterly delicious – and the best part is, it only takes seven minutes to make