Galentine's Day recipes
We’ve got the perfect recipes for Galentine’s Day 2025 (13 February), a day dedicated to celebrating the women in your life and the importance of friendship. Gather your mates and kick off the festivities with a cocktail – margaritas and porn star martinis are two of our favourites. Fuel the fun with plenty of nibbles, such as our pear, camembert and proscuitto wraps or sophisticated deep-fried olives. In the mood for something more substantial? Pulled pork nachos are a crowdpleaser – or share the love with a sharing fondue. Who doesn’t love gooey cheese?
Finish things on a sweet note with our Galentine’s Day dessert recipes. Make-ahead cheesecake topped with a swirl of caramel hearts will go down a treat, or get the gang involved in some cake decorating for your Galentine’s Day party – our red velvet cupcakes make the perfect canvas. Here’s to female friendship!
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White chocolate
Caramelised white chocolate
Fan of blond chocolate? Learn how to make caramelised white chocolate at home. It sounds cheffy but is simple to make – and so versatile.
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30-minute meals
Tagliatelle with lamb meatballs and artichokes
This easy tagliatelle with lamb meatballs is made extra tender with an olive and garlic paste – the oils make the meatballs melt-in-the-mouth.
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Valentine's cakes and treats
Flourless chocolate and espresso cakes
Share the love with these heart-shaped flourless chocolate cakes from renowned food writer Skye McAlpine. The perfect Valentine's dessert.
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30-minute meals
Cavolo nero linguine with pangrattato
A deep green purée rich with slow-cooked garlic really delivers in this simple cavolo nero linguine recipe. Top the pasta with crispy breadcrumbs.
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No-bake desserts
Chai hot chocolate with spiced waffle dippers
For an easy dessert with a difference, serve cups of our rich and aromatic chai hot chocolate with golden spiced waffles to dunk.
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Favourite vegetarian
Truffled mushroom pasta with burrata
Impress your date with heavenly truffle mushroom pasta. Finish the dish with burrata and truffle shavings for a divine Valentine's dinner.
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Valentine's Day
Cheesy scallop gratin
This cheesy scallop gratin makes the perfect romantic starter and cooks in just 15 mins. Serve as part of a Valentine's Day menu.
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Caramel
Caramel lava puddings
Looking for an easy Valentine's dessert? Our caramel lava puddings only need 10 mins prep, can be made ahead and have a Lindor hidden inside.
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15-minute meals
Classic fondue
Classic fondue is the OG sharing dish. Our gooey fondue is quick and easy to make, the only hard bit is choosing what to accompany it.
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Winter cocktails
Fifth Avenue daiquiri
Shake up your cocktail game with a Fifth Avenue daiquiri. This heady take on a rum-based classic comes from Claridges. Serve chilled.
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Christmas cocktails
Pornstar martini
Bursting with fruity passion fruit and fully of bubbles, the Pornstar Martini is the perfect tipple for a celebration.
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Cupcakes
Red velvet cheesecake cupcakes
These rich and satisfying red velvet cheesecake cupcakes are the perfect indulgent treat for birthdays or Valentine's Day.
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Cocktails
Classic margarita cocktail
Learn how to make a perfect margarita cocktail with our easy recipe. Plus, how to scale up this classic Mexican tequila drink for a crowd.
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Cheesecakes
Hazelnut and cinnamon-swirl cheesecake
Behold, this beauty of a cheesecake! It looks good and tastes wonderful – and its heart-shaped topping makes it a winning date night dessert.
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Canapés and cocktails
Ascolana olives
These crispy breadcrumbed and deep-fried (YES!) olive bites make a wonderful nibble and pair perfectly with a dry fino or manzanilla sherry
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Comfort food
Nachos with pulled pork and sweetcorn salsa
Layer up nachos with succulent pulled pork, cheddar and a sweet and zingy sweetcorn salsa. Friday night in just got a whole lot better.
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