If you don’t want to hassle with the crowded restaurants for Valentine’s Day this year, do not fret, there are lots of options available for your romantic dinner for two.

1. Have dinner at home. It doesn’t have to be really fancy or extravagant. There are lots of simple, romantic dinners that will fit the bill.

Personally, the stuffed chicken breasts sounds like a winner. Delicious. Easy to prepare. And full of all those things that make the heart go zing.

Ingredients:

2 medium chicken breast halves
1 tart apple
3/8 cup apple cider
2 oz Brie
1/2 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Pre-heat the oven to 400°F/200°C. Separate the chicken skin from the breast. While waiting for the oven to heat, prepare the stuffing.

Warm a skillet over medium heat and pour in the olive oil. Chop up the apple and add, along with the cider, salt and pepper, and the thyme. Cook for about 5 minutes.

Now stuff the chicken breasts by folding in the ingredients under the loosened skin, including the Brie. Put everything into a 13 in. x 9 in. baking dish and cook for 35-40 minutes.

For dessert, make life easy on yourself. Go for the Tiramisu.

Ingredients:

4 oz cream cheese
1 pkg vanilla instant pudding
1 square of semi-sweet baking chocolate
1-1/2 cups cold milk
1/3 cup French Roast coffee
6 oz. Ladyfingers

Beat the cream cheese until it’s softened and gooey. Add in the milk and continue blending, then pour on the dry pudding mix. Blend for 1 minute. Sprinkle on the ladyfingers and top with coffee.

Layer a 9-in baking dish with ladyfingers, followed by pudding mix until the ingredients are used up. Refrigerate for an hour.

2. Gourmet Dinner for Two – Delivered . Gourmet Station has a tasty menu selection from you to choose from such as their Parisian Four Course – Romantic Gourmet Dinner For 2

You can build your menu and choose your main course from the selections of

• Salmon En Croute – Delicate puff pastry surrounds succulent salmon and creamy herb cheese with lemon herb sauce
• Chicken Montrachet – Chicken breast stuffed with Montrachet cheese, a white chevre from Burgundy, & demi glace sauce
  
• Chicken Wellington – Tender chicken, a duxelle of mushrooms & sautéed onion enclosed in a puff pastry with rich demi glaze sauce
• Lamb Shank – Juicy, tender lamb prepared medium rare & finished in a savory rosemary & mint sauce

You also can choose your bread, soup and dessert. Your Parisian Dinner for two is delivered to your door. All you have to do is heat the entrees and set the table. What happens after dinner is up to you!