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Horn of Plenty Beef Stew

  Horn of Plenty Beef Stew is the ultimate autumn comfort food. Black chanterelles, tender meat and red wine are perfect for cold days to enjoy for week dinner or holidays!   It is the season to enjoy fresh mushrooms. Today, our choice is this beef stew with dried and… Read more »

Chorizo Sausage Pasta

  Chorizo Sausage Pasta is simple pasta dish ready under 30 minutes even if you make your own pasta at home!   This Chorizo is a type of sausage that originated in Spain and Portugal and is usually made from pork or beef. I usually buy spicy version since we… Read more »

Oxtail Stew (Coda alla Vaccinara)

  Oxtail Stew (Coda alla Vaccinara) is traditional Italian oxtails stew, refined and elegant. Loaded with vegetables, slowly boiled in red wine to have tender beef, it is the best if served with your favourite pasta, polenta or risotto.   Oxtail is not that easy to get these days. We… Read more »

Ribollita Toscana

  Ribollita Toscana aka Zuppa di Ribollita is tasty hearty, comforting Tuscan soup, loaded with vegetables and beans. Roasted stale bread on the top thickens the soup and makes it irresistible!   What does ribollita mean in english? The word “ribollita” translates from the Italian to “reboiled,” as this soup… Read more »

Quarantine Beef Goulash

  Quarantine Beef Goulash is perfect comforting food made during our quarantine days. It is perfect example how frugal homemade dish using meat leftovers is the best!   My quarantine days started as soon as my corona positive contact informed epidemiological agency about all the contacts he had. Luckily, my… Read more »

Perfect Lasagna Soup

Perfect Lasagna Soup : home made is the best ! Every single ingredient in this Perfect Lasagna Soup speaks for itself: so full of north Mediterranean traditional flavours and spices that made you fall in love with lasagna bake, at first place ! Olive oil, fresh garlic and onion, Ricotta… Read more »

Zuppa Toscana Recipe

  Zuppa Toscana Recipe is delicious Toscana soup recipe with mild Italian sausage, white beans, and baby spinach. Simple and hearty soup recipe as all other cucina povera meals!   This is not Olive Garden Copycat Zuppa Toscana Recipe. It is my version, and it seems every household has its… Read more »

Tortilla Chicken Soup Recipe

  Tortilla Chicken Soup Recipe is chicken tortilla soup with homemade tortilla strips. If you use rotisserie chicken leftovers from last night, it is budget friendly, easy, and delicious.   What is chicken tortilla soup made of? Tortilla soup is a Mexican-inspired soup made with a tomato (or chicken) base. It… Read more »

Pecan Dulce de Leche Brownies

Pecan Dulce de Leche Brownies : simply the best, better than all the rest … We both fell in love with dulce de leche. Our bonds with it are definitely unbreakable 🙂 It’s completely new delicacy to us discovered few years ago and I make it from scratch whenever possible.… Read more »