Romantic meals

Perfect for a lazy breakfast or brunch, these pancakes are pretty as a picture with their colourful berry toppings. Any leftover pancakes can be taken to school for a morning-tea treat.

This dish is as simple as gathering all the ingredients together and throwing them in the wok for a few minutes to cook. Add more or less chilli to this dish according to taste.

Get your iron Popeye-style with this cream of spinach soup with lemon fetta toasts.

The key to making a success of the meal on a big day is all about planning and preparation. If you’re not already a list-maker, become one; having a list will make everything seem so much easier. The special meals, like this wonderful lobster dish, will come together nicely.

There are many flavours in this exquisite chocolate winter pudding, lavender, honey, chocolate and orange, that mingle and flow together to create something rather beautiful.

A bowl of these divine little frozen raspberry truffles makes for a visually arresting dessert that's as gorgeous to eat as it is to look at.

Crème catalana is the Catalan version of the French dessert, crème brulée. In fact, many regions lay claim to the origin of this dish. It's traditionally prepared on fathers day in Spain. We think you should enjoy it all year round.