Happy season of love. Whether you're cooking for your significant other, a pal or for the whole crew, these family-friendly recipes are sure to please all of your loves. Who says you have to go to a restaurant to have a good time? Not these Valentine's Day recipes.
Pastrami Monte Cristo Sandwich
Making someone an eggy sandwich piled high with briny pastrami, tart black cherry jam and plenty of melty cheese is certainly one way to let them know you love them. Get the recipe: Pastrami Monte Cristo Sandwich
Warm Greek Chicken Salad
Greek salad is a lot of things. Crisp romaine, briny feta, bursting tomatoes and salty bites of olive with crunchy onion in a lemony dressing, for starters. Forget how you’re used to Greek salad and try moving it to the sheet pan with this easy chicken adaption that the whole family will love. Imagine these goods swaddled up in a fluffy pita? We almost can't even handle it. Get the recipe: Warm Greek Chicken Salad
Buttermilk Fried Oyster Mushrooms
Oyster mushrooms are meaty and juicy and have a cool pull-apart texture that makes them ideal as a chicken substitute. Which is how fried oyster mushrooms were born. It's also a creative way to get kids to eat an oft-hated food item. Get the recipe: Buttermilk Fried Oyster Mushrooms
Steak Frites
Steak Frites (steak and French fries) is not the first thing you might consider whipping up after a long day of work. But it’s actually quite simple, and can be pulled together in under half an hour. For dessert, stir together the simplest Key lime filling (also in the recipe link) to serve with straight-up graham crackers. Who needs pie crust? Get the recipe: Steak Frites
Paprika-Rubbed Sheet-Pan Chicken with Lemon
A sheet pan dinner is always a winner in our books. If you don't want to spatchcock your chicken, ask the butcher at your local grocery store. Rubbing it with paprika, fennel seeds and lemon gives it an Italian sausage-like flavour. Some mashed potatoes would be nice on the side. Get the recipe: Paprika-Rubbed Sheet-Pan Chicken With Lemon
Ricotta and Squash Stuffed Shells
Ding, ding. What's the ultimate comfort food? You just found it. Butternut squash and ricotta cheese create a decadent filling while the Alfredo sauce plays it cool with butter, garlic and lemon zest. Get the recipe: Ricotta and Squash Stuffed Shells
Classic Beef Stroganoff
A throwback to the 60s, beef stroganoff is similar to a simple stew, made creamy with sour cream and traditionally served over buttered egg noodles. Using cheaper, tougher cuts of meat and slow-cooking them (or using the pressure cooker) results in a divinely tender, flavourful dish that requires very little effort to prepare. It’s perfect cold-weather food. Get the recipe: Classic Beef Stroganoff
Slow Salmon With Citrus And Herb Salad
Slowly roasting an already fatty fish in even more luxurious fat (here, olive oil) makes it nearly impossible to overcook; plus, you can flavour that oil with whatever you fancy: spices, herbs, citrus, chiles, which will flavour the salmon, which is why you’re here. Get the recipe: Slow Salmon With Citrus And Herb Salad
Blackberry Almond Snacking Cake
With the holiday of love falling in the dark depths of winter, you may not have fresh berries. But the good news is thawed berries will make this simple, tasty cake taste like summer and that is something to love. Plus, the pink hue can't hurt. Get the recipe: Blackberry Almond Snacking Cake
Chocolate Pudding
Deep Dish Cherry Pie
Food Processor Flourless Chocolate Cake
Chocolate and Vanilla Valentine's Sugar Cookies
These sweet and simple chocolate and vanilla Valentine's sugar cookies are perfect to make with kids of all ages. They're easy to mix and roll out, and there's no need to decorate. Get the recipe: Chocolate and Vanilla Valentine's Sugar Cookies
Sonia Saves the Day: 1 Cookie, 3 Ways
Think of this recipe as an opportunity to choose your own adventure. It's a dark chocolate cookie base with three delicious fillings to choose from. If you're serving kids, omit the bourbon! If you're not, well, enjoy the boozy filling option as-is. Get the recipe: Sonia Saves the Day: 1 Cookie, 3 Ways
