Turkish Pasta (aka kiymali makarna) is a flavour packed pasta topped with a lemon and garlic yogurt sauce, seasoned beef, fresh tomatoes, chili butter, parsley and sumac! I have been seeing recipes for kiymali makarna all over the internet and it looked so good that I had to make it! The recipe consists of pasta...

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All of your favourite taco flavours and toppings served in a bowl over a bed of rice instead of in tortillas! Taco Tuesday is always a favourite and this is a slightly different take on it where instead of throwing everything into tortillas it’s served over a bed of rice! This recipe is as easy...

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Juicy slow cooker Italian style beef sandwiches with provolone and a tasty dipping sauce! This is a super simple and tasty slow cooker beef recipe with Italian style flavours, including spicy pepperoncini peppers, that’s perfect in sandwiches with provolone cheese! It’s as easy to make as throwing everything into a slow cooker and turning it...

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A casserole with layers of crunchy tortilla chips, a taco beef, bean and corn sauce and plenty of melted cheese! Taco night is always a welcome and this is an easy alternative, with all of the same amazing flavours, in a casserole with tortilla chips! The base of the dish is a tasty mixture of...

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A tasty pot roast with all of the flavours of French onion soup! French onion soup (link), with its sweet and savory, slowly caramelized onions, is one of my all time favourite foods and its flavours work so well in other dishes, like this French onion pot roast! This recipe is basically slowly caramelized onions...

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A hearty soup with all of the flavours of a reuben sandwich served French onion soup style topped with dark rye and melted swiss. This soup has all of the flavours of a reuben sandwich (link) including the corned beef (link), sauerkraut, rye and swiss cheese! The broth is thickened with a roux made with...

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An easy to make take on Greek pastitsio, a dish with layers of pasta, a tasty meat and tomato sauce, and a creamy bechamel sauce! Pastitsio is a Greek dish that consists of layers of pasta, a meat and tomato sauce and a thick and creamy bechamel sauce. Normally the pasta used would be a...

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An easy one-pot meal with beef, rice and vegetables with cajun seasoning! Dirty rice (aka Cajun rice aka rice dressing) is a Cajun/Creole rice dish containing the Holy Trinity, of onions, bell peppers, and celery, along with ground meat, chicken giblets and cajun seasoning (link). This is a simple, one-pot, version where the meat and...

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All of the flavours of cheeseburgers in a creamy mac and cheese! Cheeseburgers and mac and cheese are both favourites of mine and they get even better when you combine them into one dish! This recipe takes all of the flavours of bacon cheeseburgers and places them in a creamy mac and cheese. A good...

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Layers of rice, a tasty beef and tomato sauce, and cheese baked until the sides are bubbling and the cheese is melted, golden brown and oh so good! Lasagna, a dish with layers of pasta, meat sauce and cheese, is one of my all time favourite meals and this dish replaces the layers of pasta...

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