‘How do you like your eggs in the morning?’ ‘I like mine oozing over tea-smoked salmon, smothered in yuzu hollandaise and poised all atop a pillowy English muffin, thank you’.

The above reply is unlikely, but this unbeatable brunch recipe from Anna Hansen requires just the right amount of effort to show your other half that you really do care. You can prep the salmon ahead of time to keep kitchen time on Valentine’s Day itself to a minimum, leaving yourself more time for explaining what yuzu is to your swooning lover.

'Sweets for my sweet, sugar for my honey' sang the Searchers, which is all well and good but arguably long overdue an update for millennial palates. 'Buckwheat for my sweet, no sugar for my honey' is a tune you might hum to yourself as you prepare this delicious gluten-free pancake recipe from Deena Kakaya, relying on banana and passion fruit to provide natural sweetness and colour. The perfect healthy brunch recipe for those caught between their diet and their sweet tooth, a drizzle of fresh passion fruit to finish makes these feel suitably special. As Deena says herself, 'the passion . . . it comes through' – and when it comes to a Valentine's Day breakfast you certainly can't argue with that.

Dined a little too well the night before? If you wake up finding yourself a victim of your own excess Bruno Loubet's fiery take on the Bloody Mary cocktail will help you return to the land of the living. Here horseradish infused vodka is used for an even heftier kick, with the combined might of tomato juice, lemon juice and celery salt working together to heal your broken body. If you want to add even more spice try this Asian Bloody Mary, made with wasabi and sriracha.