Author: Ellen

Quick Pork Chops

Technique for Perfect Quick Cooking Pork Chops

Let me tell you why I absolutely adore this cut! It’s delicious, affordable and takes minutes to make. That’s why. The cut we are talking about is thin, ideally bone-in, pork chop. By thin, I’m referring to a cut of around 1/2 inch and definitely under 3/4 inches thick. However, […]

Pasta al Limone

As with all simple dishes, it’s all about the technique! This pasta could be put together in minutes yet be equally satisfying for a simple weeknight dinner as it could be for a special dinner occasion. It’s stunningly delicious (not light on calories, however.) I’ve seen recipes that add olive […]

Cauliflower Soup

Creamy Cauliflower Soup with Crisp Sage Leaves

Delicious, simple and easy to make 6-ingredient soup! With amazing optional garnishes of choice. And absolutely no cream needed (although you can add a bit.) I’m using purple cauliflower, since I was lucky enough to get my hands on it at a local farmer’s market; not only is it stunningly […]

Bruschetta

It’s tomato season, so let’s celebrate it with some delicious bruschetta! Bruschetta is one of those simple dishes, with just a few ingredients, where the recipe itself does not matter as much as the technique and the quality of your ingredients. There are many different bruschetta recipes and many schools […]

Wheat Berry Salad

First, let’s talk about the taste. It’s mighty delicious! The texture of the wheat berries is just so fun! It has a slightly chewy bite with earthy and nutty flavours. But when we add everything else – such as grilled corn with a smoky flavour to it, crunchy celery, nuts, […]

Crispy Skin Lemon Chicken with Rich Pan Sauce

So… This recipe has two extra step compared to basically every other Lemon Chicken Recipe out there. Is it worth it? In my opinion, absolutely! We are searing the chicken first, making the skin extra crispy and rendering out the fat (besides being crispy, all that fat doesn’t make it […]

Tips for a Perfect Smoothie

I believe delicious healthy things such as salads and smoothies should be very easy and quick to make. For me, the more complicated they are the less likely I am to make them. For these reasons, I don’t believe in recipes when it comes to smoothies. I am providing a […]

Famous Plum Torte

This simple and elegant cake is no ordinary cake. This is a famous recipe that was first published by the New York Times in 1983 and then again and again for multiple years in a row. This is one of those recipes that you can memorize almost immediately and contains […]