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Valentine’s Day Culinary Essentials

Heart-Shaped Vintage Organic CheddarFrom Godminster (www.godminster.com, 01749 813733), £13.75Godminster’s sensational extra mature Cheddar is the way to any cheese-lover’s heart!

Simple Simon Chocolate & Cherry PieFrom asda, harvey Nichols and Peckhams, £4.63The pastry is buttery and delicious, the cherries sweet and juicy and the dark chocolate literally comes

oozing out (squirting if you’re not careful!) Enjoy with some creamy vanilla ice cream.

Heart Cookie Cutter From Lakeland, call 015394 88100 or visit www.lakeland.co.uk, ref 12897, £1.26Spread the love this Valentine’s with a tray of biscuit cupid hearts to distribute as the passion grips you.

Magimix Nespresso M100 Essenza Coffee Maker From all good independent retailers and cookshops nationwide, call 01483 427411 or visit www.magimix.com, £119.99 A great gift for any coffee lover. The red colour will set the mood and the coffee will awaken the senses!

Butlers Extra Large Chocolate Heart From waitrose and Butlers Chocolate Café at westfield, call +353 1 671 0599 or visit www.butlerschocolates.com, £20Anyone in Ireland will confirm that Butlers Chocolate Cafés are a nationally revered treasure, and now we can taste the treats that they serve this side of the Irish sea too. Seduce your loved one with velvety Irish cream truffles, chocolates laced with Irish coffee and an extra special version of the classic strawberry fondant heart. Mmmmm . . .

Au Nom de la Rose Box Set From www.aunomdelarose.co.uk or call 020 7589 0776, from £27A very pretty box full of rose-related goodies. Choose from rose syrup, rose flavoured honey, confit of petals of roses, crystallised petals of rose and rose flavoured white chocolate: a novel way of showering your loved one with roses!

Golden Garden Buffet Plate From Villeroy & Boch, call 020 8875 6060 or visit www.villeroy-boch.com, £67This dainty pink and gold plate would complement any Valentine’s meal, and when the romance is over it would be perfect for afternoon tea too.

Kshocolat Dipping Kit From John Lewis or visit www.kshocolat.co.uk, £5.99Boys take note: this kit will impress and seduce any woman! Warm, gooey 100% Belgian chocolate with a choice of large, fluffy marshmallows or sweet, crunchy honeycomb to dip – it’s a sure bet!

Drunken KissesFrom Miette (Digbeth st, stow-on-the wold, 01451 833543) or www.miette.co.uk, £13.50 for 15These utterly decadent cherries have been soaked in kirsch and brandy for two years, giving them a wicked kick.

Love BugsFrom tesco, 99pWhat better way to show you care than with these cute milk chocolate creepy crawlies?

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