All of the flavours of a Cuban style picadillo with capers, olives and raisins with chicken! A Cuban style picadillo is a dish that typically includes ground beef, bell peppers, onions, garlic, oregano, cumin, bay leaf, tomato sauce, olives, capers, and raisins. This version makes a simple substitution of sliced chicken for the ground beef….
Curried Red Lentil Soup with Chickpeas and Quinoa
A healthy and hearty lentil, chickpea and quinoa soup seasoned with curry flavours. 2026/05/03: This has been one of my all time favourite recipes! I find myself making it all the time and I thought that I would take the opportunity to update it with some new photos! Recently I have been enjoying exploring lentils…
Slow Cooker Pickle Salsa Verde Chicken
Easy slow cooker chicken in a tasty pickle salsa verde! Pickle salsa verde (link) is great all by itself, as dip with tortilla chips, but it’s also great ingredient in recipes like this slow cooker pickle salsa Verde chicken! This recipe is as easy as throwing chicken into a slow cooker along with pickle salsa…
Pickle Salsa Verde
A tasty salsa verde with pickles! Salsa verde (a simple salsa made with tomatillos and jalapenos) and pickles are two of my favourite foods and they get even better when combined! This pickle salsa verde is the combination of the two recipes where tomatillos, jalapenos, onion and garlic are roasted before being pureed, along with…
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Mother’s Day Recipes
A collection of quick and easy recipes for the perfect Mother’s Day celebration! Mother’s Day is coming and a great way to show her how much you care is with some home cooking! Start the day off right for mom with breakfast in bed or a special brunch and then keep things going with some…
Cinco de Mayo Recipes
The definitive collection of the best Mexican style recipes to to celebrate Cinco de Mayo! Quick and easy Mexican recipes from appetizers to meals, breakfasts, desserts and everything in between, that can be made at home! Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner! Cinco de Mayo is a day celebrated in both the US…
30 Amazing Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
The best grilled cheese sandwich recipes ever! A perfectly grilled/toasted cheese sandwich is one of the best things in life and a gourmet grilled cheese sandwich is even better! April is National Grilled Cheese Month and I have 30 amazing grilled cheese sandwich recipes for you, one for every day of the month! Grilled cheese…
Low-carb Recipes
The best low-carb recipes on Closet Cooking! Everything from, light and healthy to quick and easy with breakfasts, snacks, dinners, sides, etc. Due to popular demand I have made it easier to find all of the low-carb recipes on Closet Cooking! I went through all of my recipes and labeled/tagged the low carb ones so…
Healthy Recipes for the New Year
A collection of some of the best light and healthy recipes on Closet Cooking to help you keep your New Years resolutions without sacrificing in flavour! With all of the eating over the Holidays I was looking for some lighter fare to start off the New Year right! With this in mind I thought that…
The Best Pasta Recipes
A collection of the best pasta recipes! Quick and easy pasta meals from simple noodle dishes topped with sauce, to soups, salads, lasagnas using all sorts of pastas shapes like macaroni, linguine, penne and many more! Pasta has to be one of my favourite go to meals! It’s so easy just to toss a few…