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27 Favorite Father's Day Recipes

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If you're planning to cook for Father's Day, here are 27 extra tasty and festive recipes to make dad's day special.

Whether you're planning a backyard barbecue, a fancy brunch, or a cozy family dinner, you'll find inspiration for your celebration.

Cheers to all the amazing dads out there!

dozens of mini caprese salad skewers on a white platter

Best Father's Day Recipes!

Every year I ask my husband and my father what they want to do for Father's Day and the answer is always the same: Have a home-cooked meal with the family.

These 27 recipes are a combo of my husband favorites and my dad's favorites but I hope you'll also search our site for the perfect recipe for the fathers and grandfathers in your life.

Check out the grilling recipes in our Barbecue Recipe Archive, our collection of Appetizer Recipes, Lunch and Brunch Recipes, and our  Party Food Recipes. We've also got many great cocktail recipes, as well.

Below you'll see the names and photos of all 27 recipes a clickable grid. The appetizers are first, followed by cocktails, then brunch recipes and then dinner recipes. Scroll down for a closer look.

Mini Caprese Skewers
Figs, Prosciutto, Burrata
Goat Cheese Dressed For A Party
Gilda PIntxox
Gambas Al Ajillo
Shrimp with Remoulade
Pasta e Fagioli
Basil Vodka Gimlet
Bone Crusher
Swiss Rosti: Shredded Potato Casserole
Huevos Rancheros
Tuna Nicoise Salad
Salmon Nicoise Salad
Sausage Broccoli Rabe Pasta
Grilled Turkish Kofta Kebabs
Aleppo Pepper Chicken
Thai Coconut BBQ Ribs
Korean BBQ Burgers
Grilled Skirt Steak with Chimichurri Sauce
Grilled Lamb Fig Skewers
Swordfish Salsa Verde
Easy Turkey Chili Verde
Shepherd's Pie
Lamb Biryani
Caramelized Black Pepper Fish from Vietnam
Easy Spanish Paella

Mini Caprese Salad Skewers

mini caprese skewers with mini mozzarella balls, cherry tomatoes and fresh basil leaves

Grilled Figs, Prosciutto & Burrata  

Rectangular platter topped with grilled figs, prosciutto and burrata

My Favorite Easy Goat Cheese Appetizer

Log of goat cheese topped with parsley and olive oil, on a platter

Gilda Pintxos

Six anchovy, olive and guindilla pepper skewers on a marble cake stand with a background of tinned seafood

Gambas Al Ajillo

8 shrimp in a skillet with bread being dipped into the garlicky oil

Sautéed Shrimp with Remoulade Sauce

platter of sauteed shrimp with a small bowl of remoulade sauce at the top

Pasta e Fagioli

bowl of pasta e fagioli soup with tiny tubular pasta and cannellini beans, in thick broth, topped with grated parmesan cheese

Basil Vodka Gimlet

green hued cocktail in a martini glass with a basil leaf attached to the glass with a tiny clothespin and limes in the background

Perfect Manhattan

Perfect Manhattan cocktail in a martini glass with a piece of orange zest on the counter and a cherry

Bone Crushers

a cocktail glass filled with mezcal and lime juice and simple syrup and garnished with a ring of lime and a salt and chili rim, 3 other similar glasses in the background

Swiss Rosti

rosti recipe: shredded potatoes with eggs baked on top

Huevos Rancheros

huevos rancheros on a copper colored baking sheet: a flour tortilla topped with salsa, refried beans, two fried eggs, shredded cheese and three slices of avocado

Tuna Nicoise Salad

white platter topped with salad nicoise: tuna, small red potatoes, sliced hard boiled eggs, nicoise olives and French green beans

Salmon Nicoise Salad

Fusion Salmon Niçoise Salad

Orecchiette with Sausage & Broccoli Rabe

bowl of orecchiette pasta with broccoli rabe

Turkish Kofta Kebabs  

Buffet set up with a platter of 8 lamb kofta kebabs, toasted pitas, lettuce, tomatoes and parsley.

Aleppo Pepper Chicken

grilled Aleppo pepper chicken on a platter with grilled lemons

Thai Coconut BBQ Ribs

A rack of separated grilled baby back ribs on a white platter with sprigs of cilantro on the left, a few green onions on the right, and a bowl of green Thai bbq sauce at the top left

Korean BBQ Burgers

Burger in a bun with pickled onions and miso mayonnaise

Grilled Skirt Steak with Chimichurri Sauce

overhead shot of a sliced skirt steak, medium rare, with a vertical strip of chimichurri sauce down the middle and a small bowl of the sauce at the upper left

Grilled Lamb & Fig Skewers with Mint Pepper Glaze

Two kebabs threaded with cubes of lamb, halved fresh figs and pieces of scallions, surrounded by lemon slices and mint sprigs

Grilled Swordfish Salsa Verde

5 grilled swordfish steaks topped with green salsa verde

Easy White Bean Turkey Chili Verde

turkey white bean chili in a white bowl garnished with avocado, sour cream, red onions and shredded cheese

Healthy Shepherd's Pie

shepherds pie in a bowl with a fork

Indian Lamb Biryani

plate with a serving of lamb biryani and a very long windy sprig of mint. A small blob of yogurt raita on the side.

Vietnamese Caramelized Black Pepper Fish

Caramelized Black Pepper Fish from Vietnam is an excellent dish that's easy to cook at home. There aren’t a lot of ingredients – the flavor comes from caramelized sugar, fish sauce, shallots, and lots of black pepper. The recipe is quick enough for a weeknight and delicious enough for a special occasion.

Easy Spanish Paella 

overhead shot of a cast iron skillet filled with paella: shrimp, sausages, chicken, strips of pimiento and a parsley leaf in the middle

Have you ever wondered how father's day came to be?

What is the History and Origin of Father's Day?

I always assumed Father's Day was a Hallmark Holiday, created by some marketers somewhere, trying to sell us stuff. That didn't discourage me from celebrating it, but I was pleasantly surprised when I recently learned that father's day was founded over 100 years ago by someone with sincere intentions.

Her name was Sonora Dodd. She lived in Spokane Washington with her 5 younger siblings. They were raised by a single widowed dad, and Sonora wanted to honor him. With the help of her church and the Spokane YMCA, word spread and the first father's day was celebrated on June 19th, 1910.

It took another 62 years for Father's Day to gain full national recognition. It finally became an official national holiday when President Richard M. Nixon signed a proclamation in 1972 establishing a permanent observance of Father's Day on the third Sunday in June.

The first official Father's Day in the United States was on June 18, 1972.  Ironically, just one day earlier, on June 17, 1972, the Watergate burglars were arrested. I doubt it was a very happy Father's Day for Richard Nixon.

Happy Father's Day!

Wishing you and yours a happy father's day filled with love and appreciation and great food!

This post was originally published on June 13, 2014. It has been updated and republished with lots of new favorite father's day recipes!

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