Author: Ellen

Oven-baked Chicken Breast

This recipe is an absolute life savior! It’s so good by itself with a side of rice or potatoes. This chicken is so great on top of salad and oh so easy to make!

Rice Krispie Squares

This recipe made me realize why food blogs were important! I’ve never made Rice Krispie squares before and wanted to make a nice quick treat for the kids. I went ahead and followed basic recipe which was comparable across many sites. The result was highly underwhelming. I was surprised by […]

French Toast

This is absolutely a foolproof way to make this delicious dish. Soak, fry and bake. Always results in flavourful and crisp French Toast!

Delicious Zuppa Toscana

This is an amazingly flavourful soup. I often add white cannellini beans to my soup. Although it’s not traditional, it definitely makes it even more wholesome.

Black Forest Cake

I think this post is pretty self-explanatory. It’s a great cake! It look also looks impressive. I’ve experimented with different recipes and techniques. I find that making this cake in 3 layers (not 4) works better. The choice of cherries is also important. Otherwise, it’s a very simple devil’s food […]

Crispy Chicken Thighs – A Must Have Recipe

Economical, easy and quick to make and so delicious! I would say this is my most Go-To recipe of all time. Having made hundreds of recipes, I still struggle to think of what’s for dinner! But this never fails. It’s always available at the store and it virtually cooks itself. […]

Classic Vanilla Cupcake – The Best!

This is my most requested recipe. I don’t name many recipes “The Best.” But this one definitely is. Homemade cupcakes are often dense, not as airy, have too much baking soda taste. None of those issues here. We employ a special technique called “reverse creaming method” which makes us beat […]