Are you planning on cooking something special for your favourite people on Valentine’s Day (14 Feb)?
We asked on Instagram: what recipe would you make to show a friend you care?
@binipw My Jamaican gingerbread. Everyone loves it
@chemfifi We would enjoy a delicious risotto, stirring while enjoying a glass of wine
@fluffymitten
Wouldn’t be so cruel as to inflict my cooking on my friends. I’d probably make them a cocktail
@kevineaglesfield
Victoria sponge cake. Easy to make, easy to eat
@cake_of_duty Spicy Indonesian food
@judithmurphy722
Tortilla de patata
@andiwillis63
A lovely warming beef casserole and creamy mash
@postcards fromthecollection
Soup. Warming, nourishing, soul restoring soup
@shellfisholdboot
My nana’s lemon drizzle cake
@pinch_of_panther
Whatever is their favourite of course!
FLIPPING FANTASTIC
Note the date... Shrove Tuesday is 21 February this year. Food writer and historian Regula Ysewijn shares two batter-based treats, inspired by her Belgian upbringing, on p30 – but if you’re in need of the basics (or fancy fluffy American pancakes or this gratin-style bake), head to deliciousmagazine.co.uk/pancakes
Have you joined the delicious. Food Lovers group on Facebook? Here’s a taste of what they’ve been cooking and sharing…
MARMALADE MAGIC Rachael Shaw shared a snap from her marmalade-making session: “The only reason to like January: seville orange marmalade.”
CHEF IN A LORRY Robert Booth rustled up a feast while on the road “I’ve cooked the sausage, beetroot and apple stew [Jan, p96] for tonight. When you’re parked in a lorry on a grotty industrial estate on a chilly January night, this really hits the spot
