14 Recipes and Ideas for Valentine’s Day

It’s hard to believe that I have 14 Recipes and Ideas for Valentine’s Day on this blog!  But, after 2 1/2 years of blogging, eventually one has enough posts to do a round-up or two.

I love creating recipes based around a holiday theme and Valentine’s Day is no different! Those cute little heart-shaped cookie cutters got a workout from me this year and here are recipes to prove it:

BREAKFAST RECIPES

Make your family’s breakfast all about Hearts!  Above is Heart in the Hole (egg in heart-shaped cutout in toast), Sweetheart Maple and Sage Sausage Patties and Sweetheart Watermelon and Arugula Salad.

Sweetheart Maple and Sage Sausage Patties

Sweetheart Watermelon and Arugula Salad

LUNCH RECIPES

Have a few Sweetheart Maple and Sage Sausage Patties leftover from breakfast?  Plus, the cutouts from Heart in the Hole?  Pack them in your children’s lunch.  Add some Chocolate-covered Strawberries for a special treat.

White Chocolate-covered Strawberries

APPETIZER RECIPES

Want to make your Valentine’s Day extra special for your family, spouse or sweetheart? Start with a simple appetizer like Sweetheart Cream Cheese Spread served with pita chips.

Or these adorable and delicious Sweetheart Strawberry Crostini.

For a salad recipe, Sweetheart Strawberry Salad with Blushing Berry Dressing is the perfect size for two.  Serve it in a heart-shaped dish with 2 forks and eat it together – right out of the bowl.

DINNER

Keeping with the heart-shaped theme, serve your honey (or honeys) Sweetheart Steak and Potato Pot Pie for dinner.

DESSERT

Sweetheart Pie Crust Cookies are easy to make and delicious!  With that sweet/salty thing going on, they are a bit addicting.

Fresh Strawberry Pie is a quick and easy dessert to throw together.  Plus it’s delicious – as good as any restaurant’s pie!

Strawberry Cake is always a shop-stopper.  Just don’t do what I did unless you decided to make it for Halloween!

With just a little bit of extra effort, you could make Sweetheart Strawberry Pie – so pretty!

PARTIES AND TABLESCAPES

Don’t forget to set the mood and do a bit of Valentine’s Day decorating!  In Decorating the Table for a Valentine’s Day Celebration, I show readers how I decorated for Valentine’s Day without actually having very many Valentine’s Day-theme items – just a lot of things that are red and white.

Having a get-together or tea with girlfriends?  Make it super easy and special by having an Easy Valentine Candy and Cookie Buffet.

And, while you’re decorating (or undecorating later), take a few minutes and do a quick inventory to add to your household inventory binder.  42 Valentine’s Day Decorations in Your Home includes a FREE printable to help you get started.

CRAFTS

Here’s an easy project to do with your kids.  Tiffany, Princess P and Princess Sweetie Pie made DIY Valentine Bookmarks for all of us a few years ago.  I still use my Auntie Carole bookmark all the time and every time I do, I think of them:  the gift that keeps on giving!

And, Tiffany and her girls made this cute DIY Valentine Heart Plaque.  It includes a FREE Printable.

INSPIRATION

Need a bit of inspiration?  Check out 42 Shades of Red.

Need gift ideas?  42 Ways to Say I Love You on Valentine’s Day is sure to spark an idea or two.

Oops!  That’s more that 14 Recipes and Ideas for Valentine’s Day!  Oh, well – just consider the rest “bonus” content!

Tootles,