Author: Ellen

Flavourful Flank Steak

Flank steak is a flavorful but tough cut of beef that benefits greatly from marinating. Here’s why it’s crucial: In short, marinating transforms flank steak from chewy to succulent, making it a must for this lean, versatile cut. This recipe works for both, flank and skirt steak. When it comes […]

Banana Nut Muffins

I’m thinking that going forward, I might make these one-bowl muffins much more often than banana bread. They are so moist and delicious and take only 18 minutes or so to bake.

Turkey Bolognese

What a phenomenal dish! Unlike the regular Bolognese, this recipe replaces various kinds of read meat with turkey; the recipe is also loaded with a ton of veggies! Bolognese is a meat sauce cooked with tomatoes, wine and milk. The addition of the milk keeps the meat exceptionally tender, doing […]

Creamy Vanilla Rice Pudding

My husband loves kozyshack rice pudding. So naturally, I had to recreate it. Cooking rice in milk from the start slows down the breakdown of starches, resulting in grainier less tender rice pudding. As such, we parboil rice in water prior to adding it to milk. Rice pudding does not […]

Herbed Mushroom Soup with Optional Crunchy Panko Topping

This is very similar to my original mushroom soup. Except, just recently we ordered some mushroom soup from a local restaurant. We didn’t exactly like the consistency of it, but we were quite fascinated by how herbed and fragrant it was. The flavour was so strong, unlike any mushroom soup […]

Gazpacho

Gazpacho is also called Andalusian gazpacho. It’s a cold flavourful soup made from raw, ripe vegetables and stale bread. It’s widely eaten in Spain and Portugal, considering how refreshing and cool it is, especially during the hot weather. I will be honest, I don’t always include the bread and it […]

Spiced Carrot Ginger Soup

This soup really made me wonder if it makes it into the top 10 for when it comes to soup. Can such a humble assortment of simple ingredients be worthy of being in the top 10? And I think it might just be. What’s interesting about this soup is that […]