Heart-Shaped Valentine's Day Dinner Inspo -
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we thought we’d share our favourite heart-inspired, super-easy family meal idea. Gone are the days where we seek out a fancy restaurant, and instead opt to have a simple, but special affair at home with the kids. And when I say simple, I mean easy-peasy, under 20 minutes to prep + cook simple ????
And what’s the way to my kids’ heart? Pizza of course – perhaps embedded in their DNA by their pizza-crazed Dad! Seriously, pizza is kind of a big deal around here. It made many date nights when Andrew and I were younger and we even had a pizza bar at our wedding reception. If you follow our insta-stories, you know pizza is still a staple around here. Sometimes 2-3 times per week! While delivery is sometimes a great option for us with the kids busy hockey schedules, we also LOVE the homemade variety, stemming from my Italian roots and seeing my Nonna & Dad prep the most mouth-watering pizza pies I ever did taste!
These heart-shaped pizzas literally took only 10 mins to prep and made for a fun kitchen activity with the kids this past weekend. We made Margherita & Pepperoni versions, but your options are endless. We’ll be repeating it for the ‘day of love’ next week and hope it inspires you to bake it up for your own brood. We’re also including a super-simple Caprese Salad you can hold the kids off with while the pizzas bake!
Our last vacation as a couple before starting our family was an Italian whirl, including a stop at the Island of Capri. This super-easy antipasto (appetizer), which literally translates to ‘Salad of Capri”, has always been a favourite for Andrew and I, and we now love making it ‘con amore’ for special family meals.
*The version shown above excludes the EVOO + salt & pepper because the kids prefer it without so Andrew and I added it to our own portions after*
And that’s it! A simple heart-shaped meal your family will love in under 20 minutes?! Now’ that’s AMORE!
How are you spending Valentine’s Day this year? Hot date with hubs? Family night out? Tell us your favourite things to do as a family below! And if the day is just not your thing, tell us that too!
