10 Popular Recipes for Valentine's Day

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Every Valentine's Day, steak is an indisputable favorite among many couples. Thousands of you want to know how to cook the perfect steak (top tip: the secret is quick cooking and constant attention). And let’s not forget about the steak sauces and sides.

If you’re going attempt to make a spud romantic, giving it the French treatment isn’t a bad idea. It seems plenty of you take that route as this creamy gratin is the most popular side dish on Valentine’s Day.

Another rich and creamy dish you can’t get enough of on Valentine’s Day is carbonara. With its heady mix of cheese, eggs and crispy pancetta, plus the fact that it only takes about half an hour to cook from start to finish, it’s hardly surprising.

Instead of buying chocolates, some of you choose to make your own edible gifts. Last year, thousands of you said ‘I love you’ with cupcakes. Your favourites were our easy vanilla buttercream cupcakes, followed by chocolate and carrot & cream cheese cupcakes.

This luxurious beef parcel is often the reserve of special occasion. Most of beef Wellington recipes serve six to eight people, suggesting either that the Valentine’s Day dinner party is a popular entity or you just like taunting your workmates with leftovers the next day.

Roasting gives the pasta a slightly browned exterior while still maintaining a pillowy, chewy interior. To accompany the gnocchi we evoke the flavors of caprese without relying on seasonal tomatoes. Enter beautiful and perfectly sweet bell peppers.

Veggie and vegan recipes have become increasingly popular over the past couple of years, and Valentine’s Day is no exception. Easy veggie Valentine’s Day menu, with dish suggestions including courgette carpaccio to start, and a boozy chocolate fondue for pud.

Cheesecake requires a bit of forward planning – many recipes require you to prepare it the night before to give it plenty of time to set. But for the organized among you, the results are worth it. For a more seasonal alternative, try fresh and citrussy lemon cheesecake or chocolate hazelnut cheesecake.

Not all of you plump for a meat-heavy main. Sea bass searches have been steadily growing over the years and on 14 February it seems that people love scanning sea bass recipe collection to find something different for their Valentine’s spread.

After cupcakes, biscuits are your favourite Valentine’s Day bake. There are so many different decorations to choose from, including these jammy heart drops and caption cookies, but our slice and bake biscuits were your top choice last year.

10 Popular Recipes for Valentine's Day

Every Valentine's Day, steak is an indisputable favorite among many couples. Thousands of you want to know how to cook the perfect steak (top tip: the secret is quick cooking and constant attention). And let’s not forget about the steak sauces and sides.

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1. Steak

If you’re going attempt to make a spud romantic, giving it the French treatment isn’t a bad idea. It seems plenty of you take that route as this creamy gratin is the most popular side dish on Valentine’s Day.

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2. Dauphinoise potatoes

Another rich and creamy dish you can’t get enough of on Valentine’s Day is carbonara. With its heady mix of cheese, eggs and crispy pancetta, plus the fact that it only takes about half an hour to cook from start to finish, it’s hardly surprising.

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3. Spaghetti carbonara

Instead of buying chocolates, some of you choose to make your own edible gifts. Last year, thousands of you said ‘I love you’ with cupcakes. Your favourites were our easy vanilla buttercream cupcakes, followed by chocolate and carrot & cream cheese cupcakes.

Read more

4. Cupcakes

This luxurious beef parcel is often the reserve of special occasion. Most of beef Wellington recipes serve six to eight people, suggesting either that the Valentine’s Day dinner party is a popular entity or you just like taunting your workmates with leftovers the next day.

Read more

5. Beef Wellington

Roasting gives the pasta a slightly browned exterior while still maintaining a pillowy, chewy interior. To accompany the gnocchi we evoke the flavors of caprese without relying on seasonal tomatoes. Enter beautiful and perfectly sweet bell peppers.

Read more

6. Sheet Burrata

Veggie and vegan recipes have become increasingly popular over the past couple of years, and Valentine’s Day is no exception. Easy veggie Valentine’s Day menu, with dish suggestions including courgette carpaccio to start, and a boozy chocolate fondue for pud.

Read more

7. Vegetarian meals

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8. Strawberry cheesecake

Not all of you plump for a meat-heavy main. Sea bass searches have been steadily growing over the years and on 14 February it seems that people love scanning sea bass recipe collection to find something different for their Valentine’s spread.

Read more

9. Sea bass

After cupcakes, biscuits are your favourite Valentine’s Day bake. There are so many different decorations to choose from, including these jammy heart drops and caption cookies, but our slice and bake biscuits were your top choice last year.

Read more

10. Valentine's biscuits