These adults-only scallops are the perfect seafood soiree snack.
46 recipes that pair perfectly with wine for Valentine's Day
Crack open a bottle of your finest and get ready to woo. These recipes are made to be matched with a bottle of wine (or two).
Strawberry Eton mess with frosé granita
Frosé, AKA frozen rosé wine, is the drink of the moment. Here, it adds a boozy and refreshing ‘kick’ to granita.
Scallops with champagne sage butter and capers
These scallops are bound to impress at your next dinner party.
Matt Moran’s beef bone broth with kale and potato
This broth is not only good for you, it’ll also keep you warm throughout those cold winter months. You’ll need a large stockpot for this recipe.
Hazelnut chocolate dacquoise cake with red wine cherries
This cake makes a great gluten-free option for Christmas, or whenever you have guests around.
Fresh ideas
Mushrooms
Their earthy, sweet and buttery taste add another dimension to many dishes in a variety of cuisines.
Rosé Champagne and cherry granita cocktails
Tasting as good as it looks, these cocktails will go down a treat at any party.
Champagne-battered zucchini flowers with cheese
What's better than zucchini flowers? Champagne-battered zucchini flowers, thats what. These are a must-make next time you're entertaining.
Brussels sprout, anchovy, lemon and caper spaghetti
The sliced sprouts here soak up all the beautiful oil, wine and pasta water for a flavour-packed dish.
Silvia Colloca's Italian braised chicken marylands with wine
Here is an easy but infallible marriage of a few humble ingredients. Every town, village and hamlet in Italy's Marche area has a variation on this chicken maryland recipe, but what they all share is a strong sense of regional pride and, most importantly, glorious flavours. This keeps well in the fridge for up to 4 days, and the flavours will improve over time. As it cools, the sauce will firm up, so make sure you reheat it thoroughly to allow it to return to its liquid state.
Red wine and chocolate chicken
Matt Preston has given the traditional French coq au vin an Easter touch by drawing inspiration from Italian and Spanish-style sauces where red wine is sometimes enriched with a little bitter chocolate.
Matt Moran's chicken in bay, garlic and white wine
The cooking juices and the wine emulsify to create the sauce in this one-pan chicken in bay, garlic and white wine recipe.
Pear, champagne and bay jelly
Give your cheese platter a fruity flavour (and a bright splash of colour), with a jelly to complement a dense, semi-hard gouda.
Slow-roasted pork and red wine ragu with pappardelle
"I find this pork ragu best for a Saturday night dinner party or a late Sunday lunch as you can leave the meat to slow-roast all day without any effort on your part." - Katie Quinn Davies
Rigatoni with white wine, artichoke and pea sauce
This gourmet pasta with white wine, artichokes and pea sauce can be on the table in less than 30 minutes.
Mulled wine plum cobbler
Beat the chill this winter with this fruity plum cobbler baked in homemade mulled wine and topped with flaked almonds.