RETAIL THERAPIES

■■Even non-cooks can serve up restaurant quality dishes this Valentine’s Day with a little help from Pasta Evangelists. Think decadent lobster, crab and prawn tortellini or fresh pappardelle with wild mushrooms. Plus there are plenty of indulgent vegan and gluten-free options you can whip up in minutes. From £6.30 per portion; pastaevangelists.com. ■■Elevate breakfast in bed to the next level with Betty’s Bread

Box (£14; bettys.co.uk). The famous Harrogate tea rooms first started selling this hamper during lockdown and has brought it back due to high demand. It contains four loaves – a Yorkshire cobble, spiced fruit loaf infused with Yorkshire Tea, a malted grain and a sensational sourdough. ■■More intimate than dining in a restaurant and competitively priced at £30 per person, try the Farmison & Co Valentine Steak Box (farmison.com). It delivers succulent grass-fed sirloin (which has more antioxidants and three times the Omega-3 of grain fed beef), hand-carved smoked salmon and dark chocolate pots, which are rich in heart-boosting flavanols, to your door.

■■Looking for a treat to post straight to suitors with dietary requirements? Bears Brownies are deliciously moist and come in egg, dairy, gluten and lactose free options as well as vegan varieties (£18 for a dozen; bearsbrownies.co.uk) – though we recommend checking out the scrumptious Guinness and peanut butter varieties too.