Darina Allen: My recipes to make the ultimate dinner at home

From an oyster starter to some exotic mains and tasty treats, here are Darina's go-to dishes for date night at home

This tagine derives its name from the tomatoes in which it cooks  and from the honey, which comes in at the end.

Brilliant – we’ve got through dreary January at last, celebrated St. Brigid’s Day and now it’s upwards and onwards and we’ve got St. Valentine’s Day just around the corner. 

Another excuse to paint the nails, pop on our glad rags and definitely a day to crack open a bottle of fizz. Doesn’t have to be Premier cru Champagne, it could be a prosecco or one of those sexy little Pet Nats that are all the rage.