28 Incredible February Recipes To Cook (Because The Shortest Month Can Be The Tastiest) (2024)

Make Sunday brunch something worth waking up for with these light and airy Dutch baby pancakes. The batter comes together in the blender, and then they're topped with cinnamon, sugar, and cranberry sauce.

Recipe: Gingerbread Dutch Baby

Sauté sliced potato, leek, and chard in a skillet, pour over your beaten eggs, and let it all bake in the oven. Best of all, you can prepare this frittata in advance and enjoy it throughout the week.

Recipe: Chard and Potato Leek Frittata

When it comes to French toast, pillowy, doughy challah bread > all other bread.

Recipe: Challah French Toast With Orange Honey Syrup

Control the texture of this soup by deciding how long to blend up all the ingredients. If you prefer a slightly chunky consistency, just give it a quick pulse before returning it to the saucepan.

Recipe: Pea and Leek Soup With Poached Eggs

Spice up lunchtime with this sandwich melt that is sweet, salty, crispy, creamy, and sweet in every single bite.

Recipe: Bacon, Cheddar, and Pear Panino

This recipe replaces the egg yolk in the dressing with tahini so it has an extra-nutty kick. Use entirely roasted Brussels sprouts or add in some additional greens like kale or Boston Bibb lettuce.

Recipe: Roasted Brussels Sprouts Caesar Salad

This charred cauliflower, a vegetarian take on Indian butter chicken, is the star of the show. It's simmered in an indulgent sauce made with coconut milk, vegetable broth, tomato paste, and lots of spices.

Recipe: Butter Cauliflower

Calling for just a handful of easy and budget-friendly ingredients like cabbage, ground pork, and mostly pantry staples, this egg roll in a bowl is just as easy and quick as ordering takeout.

Recipe: Egg Roll In a Bowl

This soup is so rich, you won't believe there's absolutely no cream added. Roasted cauliflower, white beans, cashew nuts, and veggie broth give it layers of flavor and a velvety texture.

Recipe: Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Soup

This salad is almost too pretty to eat. Make your bowl even more colorful by combining the season's freshest citrus, like grapefruit, blood orange, and clementines.

Recipe: Winter Citrus Salad

You can never have too many cozy casserole recipes to get you through winter. This one calls for all simple and common ingredients, but the result tastes like a million bucks.

Recipe: Broccoli Cheddar Chicken and Rice Casserole

Super moist, infused with cinnamon, and a perfect blend of sweet and savory, these homemade carrot cake muffins are bound to be your new favorite dessert (with leftovers for breakfast, of course).

Recipe: Carrot Cake Muffins

There's something unbeatable about the combination of buttery shortbread crust and tart, jammy cranberries. The cranberry cream is totally optional but extremely delicious.

Recipe: Cranberry Crumble Tart

Valentine's Day co*cktails, anyone? Here, rosé wine is combined with elderflower liquor, cranberry juice, and ginger beer for a slightly spicy, totally refreshing co*cktail you can make by the batch.

Recipe: Spiced Cranberry Rosé Spritzers

Balsamic vinegar and honey roasted pear become the centerpiece of these impressive drinks. Use sparkling wine — or sparkling grapefruit juice, to keep them zero proof.

Recipe: Honey Roasted Pear Sparkling co*cktails (and Mocktails)