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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Hannah Twiggs

Skip the set menu: Six French dishes for a better Valentine’s dinner at home

Cooking at home means better food, better wine and no one rushing you out for the next sitting - (Getty/iStock)

Valentine’s Day has become the culinary equivalent of surge pricing: the same steak, the same glass of wine, the same chair you could sit on next week, only now it’s mysteriously £30 more expensive because someone has decided romance can only happen on 14 February.

But here’s the thing – why save the good stuff for one night? If you’re looking for a recipe to treat your significant other (or just yourself, which, frankly, should count), consider this your permission slip to cook romantically all week long.

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