Romantic meal ideas for Valentine's Day

A recipe for slow roasted pork belly, cooked for hours in the oven and served with a salsa verde.

Jelly, parfait and meringue in one – this romantic spectacular is worth the effort

Ladurée's bright and fresh dessert puts coconut and passion fruit front and centre

This pistachio strawberry macaron cake from Ladurée's cookbook ‘Sucre’ is sure to impress

Recreate the iconic French pâtisserie's éclairs

There's no resisting a steaming bowl of delicious apple crumble with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. This recipe by cook and author James Rich is just about perfect

Athina Kontos creates delicious cocktail recipes perfect for whipping up for Valentine's Day, including this fruity cocktail in deepest crimson

A whole slow-roasted lamb shoulder is a beautiful way to prepare lamb for a few people, as Danielle Alvarez proves in this extract from her cookbook

This indulgent recipe by Diana Henry is the perfect feast for a long lazy weekend lunch or dinner 

Every French fisherman, Italian grandmother or coastal restaurant has its own recipe for fish stew or soup, and I love to try them all. When it comes to cooking it at home, I adapt the dish to make it suit the fish available. The main thing is to achieve a balance of firm, sweet-fleshed and shelled fish for maximum flavour.

Athina Kontos creates delicious cocktail recipes perfect for whipping up for Valentine's Day, including this pretty pink take on a classic Bellini

This cauliflower soup recipe is both comforting and suavely French with scallops for a pinch of sweetness and spice

Served on top of the chard and the polenta, with chilli flakes and parmesan, this the perfect go-to winter supper. From Home Cookery Year by Claire Thomson.

A Burmese recipe for chicken biryani (danbauk), courtesy of The Rangoon Sisters Cookbook, which chronicles dishes from their Burmese kitchen

Using Sicilian pistachios will make this tart even more flavourful and take it to the next level

A recipe for pide - a Middle Eastern flatbread, with seasonal figs and feta cheese. The perfect recipe for a summer dinner party from the Honey & Co: At Home cookbook

When I worked at The River Café, we used to prepare a wonderful Italian antipasto called zucchini alla scapece – crisp courgette coins marinated in vinegar, chilli and mint. I have added courgette’s summer partner, aubergine, the dense, meaty flavour of which tastes so good with the sweet courgettes and wine vinegar, and mint to brighten the dish. Burrata cheese, a mozzarella filled with soft curds, is extra rich and creamy and benefits from the acidity of these marinated vegetables. Serve as a first course or with tomato bruschetta for a light lunch.

In this dish from Carole Bamford's Daylesford cookbook, potted shrimps are added to a butter sauce, flavoured with nutmeg and herbs to serve with the halibut

Chef Danielle Alvarez shares her recipe for her mum's flan, from her cookbook 'Always Add Lemon'

A boozy splash on creamy vanilla panna cotta