Tender braised beef in a Greek style tomato and orzo sauce. This is a classic Greek dish where beef is slowly braised until falling apart tender in a tomato sauce before adding orzo and cooking. Although this dish is often made in the oven you can also cook it on the stove top or in... Read On → The post Beef Giouvetsi (Braised Beef and Orzo) appeared first on Closet Cooking ..read more

A fall harvest beef stew with sweet potatoes and a hint of apples and cinnamon. With the cooling weather I have been craving more hearty stews like this fall harvest inspired beef stew! This is a pretty basic beef stew with beef and potatoes in a broth where some of the potatoes are replaced with... Read On → The post Sweet Potato Beef Stew appeared first on Closet Cooking ..read more

A traditional (alcohol free) fruitcake, aka Christmas cake! When I was growing up the holiday cookie platter always contained fruit cake (aka Christmas cake) and it’s one that Iook forward to! There are a lot of different versions of fruit cake and this is my grandmother’s version, and my favourite version. This fruitcake has very... Read On → The post Fruitcake (Christmas Cake) appeared first on Closet Cooking ..read more

Tender sweet potatoes in butter, brown sugar and maple syrup with hints of citrus, vanilla and cinnamon! Candied sweet potatoes (candied yams) are a classic holiday side dish for good reason! It’s hard to go wrong with tender sweet potatoes covered in a glaze of buttery brown sugar! The basic components are sweet potatoes, butter... Read On → The post Candied Sweet Potatoes appeared first on Closet Cooking ..read more

A light and airy whipped feta dip with pumpkin puree! Feta is one of my favourite cheeses and when you puree it in a food processor it gets all nice and light, fluffy, and creamy; perfect for dips! This is a super simple whipped feta dip with pumpkin puree and a touch of honey! You... Read On → The post Pumpkin Whipped Feta Dip appeared first on Closet Cooking ..read more

All of the flavours of a roast turkey with stuffing dinner in a super easy meatloaf. Around this time of year I start thinking about roast turkey dinners with all of the fixings; sometimes I want the flavours of that full meal without all of the work and this turkey stuffing meatloaf is a great... Read On → The post Turkey Stuffing Meatloaf appeared first on Closet Cooking ..read more

Rice, kicked up a few notches, with plenty of butter, garlic and parmesan! A side dish that’s the star of the meal! Rice is a staple side dish and although it can be a little boring, it’s easy to make it exciting! This garlic butter parmesan is just packed with flavour and it’s sure to... Read On → The post Garlic Butter Parmesan Rice appeared first on Closet Cooking ..read more

A twice baked potato casserole with plenty of cheese and sour cream! Potatoes romanoff is a potato based casserole where baked potatoes are shredded/grated and mixed with cheese and sour cream before being baked! This recipe is a great way to use up some leftover baked potatoes and if you don’t happen to have any... Read On → The post Potatoes Romanoff appeared first on Closet Cooking ..read more

An Italian style creamy bean and pasta soup with plenty of vegetables! Pasta e fagioli soup is an Italian pasta and bean soup that is one of my favourites! Typically I make it with a tomato based broth, like that recipe has, but it’s also nice without tomatoes, like in this white pasta e fagioli.... Read On → The post White Pasta e Fagioli Soup appeared first on Closet Cooking ..read more

A creamy fall chicken chili with apples, cheddar cheese and bacon! In the fall I enjoy using apples in savoury dishes; they go amazingly well with cheddar cheese and bacon, so this apple and cheddar chicken chili with bacon is a must make! This is a pretty basic chicken chili recipe with chicken, onions, garlic,... Read On → The post Apple and Cheddar Chicken Chili appeared first on Closet Cooking ..read more