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Ellen Cooks

Inspired Cooking at Home – Real Food, Real Flavor

Simple Daily Recipes, Made Special

Welcome to Ellen Cooks — easy homemade recipes, cozy comfort food, quick family dinners, healthy meals, and delicious desserts for everyday cooking.

What will we make today?

Creamy chicken veggie rice bowl loaded with tender chicken chunks, broccoli, carrots, celery, and potatoes over fluffy white rice in a rustic brown bowl with rich savory sauce and fresh herbs.

Easy Dinner Recipes

Quick, cozy dinner ideas for busy nights.

Chicken tortellini soup with rotisserie chicken, spinach, and clear broth in bowl

Homemade Soup Recipes

Comforting soups made with simple ingredients.

Triple fruit cobbler with cake mix baked until golden and crisp, featuring apple pie filling, peaches, blueberries, and a buttery crumb topping in a 9x13 dish

Easy Dessert Recipes

Sweet recipes for everyday baking and special treats.

Freshly baked bakery-style chocolate chunk cookies with gooey dark chocolate pools, golden crispy edges, and flaky sea salt on top cooling on a wire rack.

Easy Cookie Recipes

Homemade cookie recipes with simple ingredients, cozy flavours, and easy baking steps.

Fresh chunky garlic salsa with diced tomatoes, white onion, jalapeños, cilantro, and fresh garlic in a colorful bowl, perfect for tacos, chips, grilled meats, and Mexican appetizers.

Easy Appetizer Recipes

Simple appetizer recipes for parties, holidays, family dinners, and easy entertaining.

Chunky Greek salad with fresh cucumber slices, juicy tomatoes, red onion, feta cheese cubes, cilantro, cracked black pepper, and olive oil served in a white bowl

Fresh Salad Recipes

Simple salads with crunch, colour, and flavour.

Homemade Bread Recipes

Simple breads, biscuits, rolls, and cozy bakes made for real home kitchens.

Virgin Shirley Temple mocktail with orange juice, ginger ale, grenadine, ice cubes, maraschino cherry, and fresh orange slice garnish in a tall glass

Easy Drink Recipes

Refreshing drink recipes, cozy beverages, and simple homemade sips for any season.

Latest Recipes from Ellen Cooks

 

Browse the newest easy homemade recipes, from cozy dinners and soups to fresh salads, desserts, and everyday family favourites.

Creamy Garlic Herb Chicken Thighs
One pot Moroccan chicken with sweet potatoes, prunes, onions, and warm spices simmered in a rich savory sauce, served in a rustic bowl
Moroccan Chicken, Sweet Potato & Prune Pot
Chicken tortellini soup garnished with herb oil
Chicken Tortellini Soup
Fresh Mediterranean prosciutto salad with feta cheese, cherry tomatoes, mixed greens, green olives, and lemon vinaigrette dressing served in a light healthy garden salad bowl
Prosciutto Feta Garden Salad
Creamy Greek yogurt chicken salad in a rustic wooden bowl with shredded chicken, celery, carrots, red onion, parsley, and a thick herb yogurt dressing on a farmhouse wood table.
Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad
Fresh blueberry pie slice with glossy blueberry filling, whipped cream, and flaky pie crust served on a blue floral plate.
Fresh Blueberry Pie

About Ellen Britt

Ellen Cooks is a family food blog filled with easy homemade recipes, cozy comfort food, quick dinners, fresh salads, soups, desserts, cookies, appetizers, breads, and simple drinks. Our recipes are made for real home kitchens, using everyday ingredients and practical steps that make cooking feel doable and delicious.

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