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 the menu:

champagne cocktails

quick roast chicken with zucchini and beans

crispy spuds

molten chocolate cake

the timetable:

2 days before.

  • do shopping
  • salt the chickens
  • pop the champagne in the fridge
1 day before:
  • choose serving plates and glass ware
2 hours before.
  • pre-heat the oven
  • pop the chicken in the oven
  • par boil the potatoes
  • make the cake batter / whip cream
1 hour before:
  • remove the chicken from the oven, place on serving platter
  • put potatoes into oven
  • assemble a side salad
  • set table / dining area
  • clear up
30 minutes before:
  • light candles
  • have a vase ready (but not visibly awaiting)
  • put music on
  • dim lights
30 minutes after:
  • put cake into oven for
1 hr after:
  • (well, that's none of my business really)




You're a lover, not a fighter!


You might be on a date.

You might be on the precipice of a new relationship.

You might just be wanting to put out all the right signals to get a little action on the big day.

Whatever your deal, this year the meal is the same for you as everyone else. Keep it simple but do it well.

Whether you roast up a chicken from scratch (1 hour cooking) or pick up a rotisserie bird at the supermarket (15 mins prep), you can still be simply irresistible this Valentine's Day.

Set up a cosy area. It might be a dining table, or you might turn the ottoman into a make-shift dining table so that you can snuggle up on the sofa.

Why not serve everything in cheeky bite size morsels; slice up the chicken, cut the potatoes into wedges; serve them on a platter garnished with some greens.

Oven crispy baguette waiting to be torn into.

Build each other tiny sandwiches.

Have a finger bowl with lemon wedges and rose petals nearby.

Cook the molten chocolate cake in little ramekins. Have the cream in a side bowl and another bowl of mixed berries. Spoon and feed each other sticky bites.
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