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12 decadent meals to make last-minute this Valentine's Day

Ixta Belfrage’s quick steaks with coffee and chilli butter
Couldn't get a restaurant booking? Want to spend V-Day cosy at home? We've got you covered.

Couldn't get a restaurant booking? Want to spend V-Day cosy at home with your special someone? We've got you covered.

Flowers and chocolates are classic Valentine's Day gifts, but if you really want to impress someone, cook them a delicious dinner. The way to the heart is through the stomach, after all

Whether you're a pure Gordon Ramsay in the kitchen or a complete novice, we've the recipe for you.

Alex Petit's slow-cooked beef stew with red wine-poached plums

slow cooked beef

Burnt caramel chocolate truffles

chocolate truffles

Shane Smith's pistachio & rosewater cake

cake

Ping Coombes' sweet and sour pork with pineapple and kiwi

A bowl of crispy pork with fruit

Donal's spicy migas eggs

Brown butter sticky toffee pudding

toffee pudding

Eunice Power's coq au vin

A bowl of coq au vin

Sophie Richards' salted caramel swirl brownies

Sophie Richards' salted caramel swirl brownies recipe

Ixta Belfrage's quick steaks with coffee and chilli butter

Ixta Belfrage's quick steaks with coffee and chilli butter

Mags Roche's Victoria sponge with homemade jam

Victoria sponge cake with whipped cream and jam

Donal's speedy saltimbocca with beans

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's hot chocolate pud