For some of us, going out on a fancy date for Valentine’s Day with all those starry-eyed young lovers has lost its appeal. Bad complementary champagne, ubiquitous heart-shaped plates, cloying waiters, and an endless sea of pink and lace just doesn’t seem that exciting anymore.

Blame it on age, cynicism or both, if you have had the same partner for a few years, nice china in your cabinets and a good bottle of wine, then all you really want for Valentine’s Day is to eat something yummy that someone else prepared and to be left ALONE: No kids, no phones, no people slobbering on each other at the next table.

Well, dear readers, you have options.