Recipes > Valentine's Day

We have put together a few recipes which can be mixed and matched according to taste to make a special romantic Valentine's meal. These recipes should be relatively simple and easy to prepare, allowing you to spend more time with your guest and less time in the kitchen. Also some of the recipes, like fondue, introduce a more intimate element into the proceedings!



STARTER
Artichoke Hearts with Smoked Salmon (or Start with a Heart!) - FEB 2008
Avocado Mousse Recipe
Baked Scallops Recipe
Cheese & Mushroom Fondue Recipe
Cheese Tartlets Recipe
Cucumber Starter Recipe
Mushrooms in Brandy Recipe
Prawn Pate Recipe
Seafood Salad Recipe
Spinach Salad with Bacon (or Cupid's Spinach Tantaliser!) - FEB 2007
Tuna Fish Hors d'oeuvre Recipe

MAIN MEAL
Cod Mornay Recipe
Duck Breast Recipe
Honeyed Lamb Noisettes (or Sweet and Spicy!) - FEB 2008
Lamb for a Romantic Dinner Recipe
Nut Roast Recipe
Potato Soufflé Recipe
Trout with Mushroom Stuffing (or Truite de Vénus!) - FEB 2007
Valentine Cream Chicken Recipe
Vegetable & Fruit Sweet & Sour Kebabs Recipe

SIDE DISHES
Carrot Salad Recipe
Celeriac Salad Recipe
Cucumber Salad Recipe
Tomato Salad Recipe
Vegetables to serve with Valentine Recipes
Waldorf Salad Recipe
Watercress, Chicory and Orange Salad Recipe

DESSERT
Almond Biscuit Baskets
Brandied Peaches Recipe
Cassata Ice Cream Recipe
Champagne Sorbet Recipe
Cherry Charlotte Recipe
Cherry Cheesecake Recipe
Chocolate Fondue Recipe
Cranberry Dessert (or Cranberry Heart Throb!) - FEB 2007
Passionfruit Syllabub (or Passion Pudding!) - FEB 2008
Pineapple Fruit Salad Recipe
Raspberry & Mascarpone Cheese Dessert Recipe
Sponge for a Valentines Gateau Recipe
Strawberry Liqueur Ice Cream Recipe
Sweetheart Valentine's Cake - FEB 2009
Tiramisu Recipe
Valentine Pavlova Recipe


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Eating affordably and ethically

Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:59 am // 5 comments // Alex McKee


In a post I just made in the Christmas dinner thread I referred to ethics and thought I should expand on that a bit.

Being an advocate of the free-market, I don't agree with government intervention in matters of food except for the most extreme cases. Many argue that battery farming is an issue for the Food Standards Agency. I don't agree. Many people can only afford to eat chicken because it has been battery farmed.

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