Valentine’s - quick and easy recipes - page 2

This easy recipe teaches how to make the best Valentine's Day salad. Try it with your loved one!

This easy recipe teaches how to make the best homemade pizza, heart-shaped, perfect for Valentine's dinner. Don't miss it!

This easy recipe teaches how to make the best homemade Valentine's muffins. It's the perfect surprise for your loved one!

Breakfast, brunch or even dessert, Russian pancakes always work well! With this easy recipe, learn how to make the most delicious homemade fluffy Russian pancakes. Don't miss it!

This easy recipe teaches how to make the best homemade sweet potato casserole, a typical Thanksgiving dish. Don't miss it!

This easy recipe teaches how to make one of the most loved English desserts: strawberry Romanoff. Try at home!

The best cake you've ever eaten!

Oreo means love, don't you agree?

What would a real NY cheesecake be without Philadelphia? Cheesecake with delicious homemade salted caramel and pretzels is the best combination that you've ever tried!

Quick, tasty and spectacular!

Frothy, cinnamon-scented Mexican hot chocolate is delicious for breakfast (with or without churros for dunking) or on chilly evenings before bedtime. If you’d like to skip the milk, go ahead and substitute the same volume of water.

A classic baked oyster recipe from Jennifer Puccio, executive chef of Marlowe, The Cavalier, and Park Tavern in San Francisco.

Super simple and incredible flavorful, these one-bite stuffed pepper appetizers are very addictive. If you can’t find the Spanish marcona almonds in your supermarket or specialty food store, simply roast raw, skinned almonds with a little olive oil and coarse salt until golden. Find Peppadews at the olive bar of well-stocked markets, or in the grocery aisle next to the jarred olives. Serve with glasses of dry rosé or Barcelona-style gin and tonics.

One of the most ubiquitous casseroles around, the pot pie has many incarnations, both good and bad—but when it’s good, it’s memorable. With tasty Creamed Turkey (or Creamed Chicken, if you prefer), loads of vegetables, and a no-fuss puff pastry crust, this one falls in the good category. We think you’ll agree. What to buy: We used Dufour puff pastry with excellent results, but if you prefer a denser crust, try topping your pot pie with frozen store-bought flaky pie dough. This recipe was feat...

Poutine, Montreal’s beloved snack and late-night drunk food, gets the pulled pork treatment here. You start by cooking oven fries that—easily enough—you get from the freezer case, then topping with cheese curds and a mound of pulled pork. Ladle gravy over the top, pop the whole thing back in the oven briefly, just enough to melt the cheese, and you and your guests are ready to scarf.

Matcha is all the rage, and we’re finding new ways to incorporate it into our cooking and baking, besides just matcha tea. Why are we so mad about matcha? Well, it’s green tea, but times 10. Matcha is the ground-up whole leaves, so you get more of all the antioxidants, caffeine, and other good-for-you stuff. And, it doesn’t hit you hard with a burst of energy and then a crash, like coffee can do. It’s more of a long, slow influx of energy. A little goes a long way.