Date night recipes
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Soufflés
British cheese soufflé
A light-as-air soufflé is a wonderful thing. This easy, cheesy version is pillowy and inviting – a great dinner party starter or light lunch in the garden.
Focaccia
Theo Randall’s focaccia with pesto and vine tomatoes
This fluffy focaccia recipe, made with vine tomatoes and fresh pesto, is a staple in Theo's restaurant at the InterContinental London Park Lane.
Comfort food
Oven-roasted chicken satay
This easy midweek dinner has all the flavours of satay, minus the hassle of using skewers and chargrilling. Try this fabulous chicken dish by Valli Little.
November seasonal
Rib steak with pesto hollandaise and skinny oven chips
This slap-up steak dinner for two with skinny oven chips and a velvety pesto hollandaise sauce is perfect for impressing a date or Valentine.
Creamy chicken
Pan-fried chicken supremes in mustard, cream and prune sauce
If you can't find chicken supremes, you can use skin-on chicken breasts instead – both taste incredible when cooked in the creamy mustard and prune sauce.
Dinner party desserts
Molten-middle Lindor fondants
Break open these hot chocolate fondants to reveal a luscious puddle of melted white Lindor truffle – a heavenly Valentine's Day pud.
Cheesecakes
Raspberry cheesecakes
Michel Roux's mini raspberry cheesecakes do not disappoint: crisp biscuit base, creamy mascarpone filling and a layer of raspberry jelly.
Scallops
Scallops with lemon, basil and chilli brown butter
Serve scallops in their shells, drizzled with a lemon, basil and chilli brown butter, for the ultimate starter that's both induglent and easy
Macaroni cheese
Macaroni cheese with spinach and pesto pangrattato
We've taken macaroni cheese to the next level with this easy cheesy, pesto-y vegetarian recipe - perfect for a meat-free Monday. Or Tuesday. Or...
Dinner ideas for two
Onglet steak with watercress butter and shoestring potatoes
Onglet steak, shoestring fries and watercress butter make for a quick, easy dinner for two that's special enough for date night.
Make-ahead Christmas desserts
Eric Lanlard’s triple chocolate verrines
Eric Lanlard's recipe proves good things come in threes. Layers of milk, dark and white chocolate mousse make up this dinner party dessert.
Paella
Chicken, prawn and chorizo paella
A quick and easy alternative to your traditional paella but keeping chicken and prawn for a winning combination. Ready in just under an hour.
Italian pastas
Spaghetti cacio e pepe
We've tweaked the traditional recipe for 'cheese and pepper' pasta so the cheese is guaranteed to melt evenly and the flavours are simple, yet satisfying.
Camembert
Baked camembert with crispy pancetta and sourdough sticks
An oozy, boozy, pancetta-covered baked camembert is the perfect dinner party starter recipe. Serve with toasted sourdough for extra dunking opportunities
Nourishing winter
Truffled parsnip soup with hazelnuts and bacon
The humble parsnip is turned into an induglent creamy soup by adding the richness of truffle oil and the salty kick of bacon. It's a hearty winter warmer.
Beef fillet
Beef fillet with sherry vinegar and shallot jus
Simon Hulstone serves up an impressive yet simple dinner party dish featuring perfectly pink beef fillet and a sherry vinegar and shallot jus.
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