Love in the time of Covid-19 means a romantic, stay-at-home Valentine’s Day celebration

Raise your 12-inch cast-iron skillet over your head like a boombox ala John Cusack in Say Anything if you are as relieved as I am about not having to go out to dinner for Valentine’s Day this year. I’m not anti-Valentine’s Day, but personally, I would rather have a couple of glasses of red wine over a homecooked meal as I stare sweetly into the crossed eyes of my main meow, Bernard Banks (he is part Siamese). What can I say, I’m an easy cat-lady, and I have a feeling you might just be as easy too.
 
For some of us, nearly a year of pandemic living means several months of culinary exploration filled with great successes and fails that ultimately have become part of our repertoire to draw from for delicious inspirations. Here is another fine chance to show off your skills and show how much you love and appreciate that special someone or that special family of yours through a spread of thoughtful, localized meal.
 
Let us help you beeline to the heart of your loved ones through their bellies. Shop our marketplace for local produce, meats, dairy, and products, and know that not only are you giving your honey or your family some love, but you’re also giving your local producers the much-needed love, confidence, and funds they need to keep on keeping on.
 
Check out our Valentine’s Day tab on our marketplace for gift ideas and read below for more, fuss-free, simple, meal inspirations. Shop now for the freshest inventory for Thursday and Friday deliveries, which give you plenty of time for Valentine’s Day prep!

Valentine’s Day Box Stuffers
Gift a combo of these and present it in a box padded with dried leaves and flowers. Write a poem and stuff in said box.  Need more ideas? Shop our Valentine’s Day collection for other box-stuffers.

Breakfast in Bed
I would love to have all my meals in bed even for just one day out of the year, but I suppose breakfast in bed will do. Consider an easy but decadent cheese omelet with our local eggs, cheese, herbs, and veggies. Don’t forget that cup of Joe!

Kanak Attack Romantic Dinner
You could have steak and potatoes for dinner, but maybe what you really want is a hardy, comfort meal like the Loco Moco. Not fancy enough? When presenting the meal to your favorite diner, replace “gravy” with “béchamel”, “roux”, or “reduction sauce”. Not romantic enough?  Turn the lights down low and light a darn candle. Romance is a state of mind.

Saucy Pasta Dinner
This one’s a classic. Lady and the Tramp your dinner noodles using Onda pasta and a home-made tomato sauce made with local tomatoes and herbs. Find your favorite tomato sauce recipe like this one by Karsten Moran (from NYT Cooking via Seattle Times).