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Homemade Valentine’s Day dinner
The worst night to eat out and the best night to cook at home
To me, the worst night to go out to dinner is Valentine's Day. You have to make reservations weeks in advance, seating is often limited to weird times so the restaurants can squeeze in as many turns as possible, menus are often fixed, prices are high and you have to fight hordes of people.
So what do you do? The simple answer is cook at home and go out before or after Valentine's Day.
Great meals for Valentine's Day
So if you want to avoid the hordes and have a truly romantic dinner, here are our menu recommendations. We have included main entrees, salads and sides and desserts. Each recipe is rated by difficulty, time and expense to make it easy for you to pick the perfect Valentine's Day menu.
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Bacon wrapped filet mignon
Super Easy - Under 30 minutes - Pricey
Chilean sea bass with tropical fruit salsa
Moderate difficulty - 1 hour - Pricey
Rack of lamb
Easy - 40 minutes - Pricey
Slow-cooker chicken with walnuts and pomegranates
30 minutes preparation - 5 hours in slow cooker - Moderately priced
Roast spatchcocked chicken and grapes
Easy - Under an hour - Moderately priced
Teriyaki salmon
Easy - Under 30 minutes - Moderately priced
Grilled branzino with lime and herbs
Easy - Under half an hour - Moderately priced
Maple-brined grilled pork chops
Easy - Under 30 minutes + 3-4 hours brining - Moderately priced
Florentine-style steak and arugula salad
Easy - 30 minutes active time + 30 minutes resting - Pricey
Simple Caesar salad
Super easy - Under 30 minutes - Moderately priced
Pear, prosciutto & pomegranate salad
Easy - Under 30 minutes - Moderately priced
Warm goat cheese salad
Easy - 30 minutes - Moderately priced
Arugula salad with shiitake mushrooms and pancetta
Easy - 30 minutes - Pricey
Stir-fried green beans and feta
Easy - 15 minutes - Less expensive
French onion soup
Moderate difficulty - 1.5 hours - Less expensive
Grilled artichokes
Easy - 1 hour - Less expensive
Tomato, basil and feta bruschetta
Easy - 15 minutes - Inexpensive
Angel food cake
More advanced - 2 + hours - Cheap
Strawberries, sour cream and brown sugar
Doesn't get easier - 5 minutes - Moderately priced
Jacques Torres chocolate chip cookies
Moderate difficulty - 45 minutes preparation + 24 hour in fridge - Pricey
Chocolate espresso pots of cream
Easy - 1 hour of prep time + 2-3 hours in the fridge - pricey
Pavlova with berries, brown sugar and sour cream
How do you celebrate Valentine's Day?
