Valentine's Day 2014 goals (in full)

Please note that this set of goals expired on Monday 10th March 2014.

The third Valentine's Day themed update brought with it a new set of goals to enjoy.

These goals are well worth doing. They're the only way to gain access to seven items, two of which are appliances each containing three recipes. So get to work!

There are 34 days to complete the goals, so they'll likely expire forever more on Monday 10th March.

Here is the complete list of goal steps:

• Step 1: Season For Romance
• Step 2: The Five Ruby Award
• Step 3: Stress To Impress
• Step 4: Romantic Risotto
• Step 5: Seared To Perfection
• Sidestep A: Calvary Has Arrived
• Sidestep B: Food For The Soul
• Sidestep C: Sneak And Snoop
• Sidestep D: Master-Level Morsel

Game update: 05/02/14

Slightly later than normal, the weekly update is live, and includes a new set of goals.

Notification for latest Valentine's Day update

The Valentine's Day theme continues, and this update comes with loads of added extras! Here's a full list of new content:

Tables:

• Date Night - 3 gems
• Love Light Table - locked by goal

A goal for the gamemakers

This post could have passed as a Suggestions Box entry, but I felt it deserved more in-depth attention...

The last few sets of goals have all been very similar. There's a lack of variety to them, which leaves me able to predict beforehand what's coming. This is a shame, because for many players the goals are all that keep them going. I'm particularly referring to long-time users who have already mastered ever recipe. I don't fall in that bracket (yet) but still feel frustrated at the increasingly stale goals.

To demonstrate the mirroring of goal sets, let's take a look at the opening goal of each of the last three goal sets: