Beef and Mushroom Casserole

I'm afraid I am a Valentine's Day cynic. Nothing but a cheesy cash-in, an event where florists, card shops and restaurants can have a winter boost before Spring. How is the best, let alone good, food served on Valentine's Day? Nothing more romantic than a set menu and nothing like the intimacy of seeing the whites of her eyes in an interrogation nobody signed up to. I'll stay at home and enjoy my Beef and Mushroom Casserole with a couple of glasses of fine 2001 Rioja...

Beef & mushroom casserole