27 Favorite Father's Day Recipes

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!

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 Salad Skewers

Grilled Figs, Prosciutto & Burrata  

My Favorite Easy Goat Cheese Appetizer

Gilda Pintxos

Gambas Al Ajillo

Sautéed Shrimp with Remoulade Sauce

Pasta e Fagioli

Basil Vodka Gimlet

Perfect Manhattan

Bone Crushers

Swiss Rosti

Huevos Rancheros

Tuna Nicoise Salad

Salmon Nicoise Salad

Orecchiette with Sausage & Broccoli Rabe

Turkish Kofta Kebabs  

Aleppo Pepper Chicken

Thai Coconut BBQ Ribs

Korean BBQ Burgers

Grilled Skirt Steak with Chimichurri Sauce

Grilled Lamb & Fig Skewers with Mint Pepper Glaze

Grilled Swordfish Salsa Verde

Easy White Bean Turkey Chili Verde

Healthy Shepherd's Pie

Indian Lamb Biryani

Vietnamese Caramelized Black Pepper Fish

Easy Spanish Paella 

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!