an easy valentines dinner menu

Anyone feel like valentines dinner needs a makeover?

Let’s ditch the red roses and silent, set menu, couples’ valentines dinners in restaurants. Instead let’s gather people we love – friends or family and eat something delicious together.

February is a month that needs a bit of niceness so why not make the 14th the night you stop, set the table, put a playlist on, skip sports practice (sorry coaches), eat together and tell each other why you think you’re all lovely?

If you do all that with a parcel of fish and chips it will still be special, but if you can cook valentines dinner together it will be even nicer.

So to help your valentines dinner be low stress and doable midweek, here are some ideas for recipes you can make with minimal dish washing.

Some are prep-ahead, some are quick ones you can throw together when you’ve dashed in. And if you fancy going all out and making a cocktail, here are 3 easy recipes.

It would make my day to see your valentines dinner and to hear how you make these recipes part of your celebration. So please send me a picture or a message or tag me @cookwithgem