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Grilled Herb Burger I LisaGCooks.com

Grilled Herb Burger

July 13, 2026 By Lisa Leave a Comment

Grilled Herb Burger Here I present my recipe for a Grilled Herb Burger; This is a recipe that has been on my mind for a while because it combines so many things that I love about summer. My herb garden is in full bloom and I do LOVE a homemade barbequed burger. Use any combination…

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Healthy Meal Plan I LisaGCooks.com

Meal Plan Week 151

July 10, 2026 By Lisa Leave a Comment

Here is a great one I shared a few years ago… Enjoy 🙂 Meal Plan Week 151 Planning ahead is key to meal prep.  My kids will ask me on Sunday what we’re going to have for dinner the following Thursday and I always have an answer!   Monday: Mustard, Lemon and Fresh Herb Chicken…

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Top 10 Summer Salads I LisaGCooks.com

My Top 10 Summer Salads

July 6, 2026 By Lisa Leave a Comment

My Top 10 Summer Salads I don’t know about you but I love summer!  Love it!  Love, Love, Love, Loooooove it!  I love everything about it, especially barbeques and for me the best part about the barbeque is the sides.  Enter salads.  My top 10 Summer Salads. Strawberry and Feta Salad with Walnuts   Tangy Broccoli and…

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Another Long Weekend BBQ I LisaGCooks.com

Another Long Weekend BBQ Menu

July 3, 2026 By Lisa Leave a Comment

Another Long Weekend BBQ Menu I’ve mentioned many times that I’m Canadian and on July 1 we are celebrating Canada’s birthday 🍁 🇨🇦… appropriately called Canada Day 🇨🇦   In honour of our holiday and remembering our very fabulous neighbours to the south have the 4th a few days later… I wanted to share another…

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2022 Canada Day I LisaGCooks.com

2022 Canada Day Menu

June 30, 2026 By Lisa Leave a Comment

Here is a great menu that I shared a few years ago… it deserves a repeat 🙂 Happy Canada Day! 2022 Canada Day Menu Happy Birthday Canada, you are the BEST country in the world and I’m so proud to be a citizen of this amazing land 🙂 My family is a little bit over-indulged…

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  • Grilled Herb Burger Here I present my recipe for a Grilled Herb Burger; This is a recipe that has been on my mind for a while because it combines so many things that I love about summer. My herb garden is in full bloom and I do LOVE a homemade barbequed burger. Use any combination… [Continue Reading]

    Grilled Herb Burger
  • Here is a great one I shared a few years ago… Enjoy 🙂 Meal Plan Week 151 Planning ahead is key to meal prep.  My kids will ask me on Sunday what we’re going to have for dinner the following Thursday and I always have an answer!   Monday: Mustard, Lemon and Fresh Herb Chicken… [Continue Reading]

    Meal Plan Week 151
  • My Top 10 Summer Salads I don’t know about you but I love summer!  Love it!  Love, Love, Love, Loooooove it!  I love everything about it, especially barbeques and for me the best part about the barbeque is the sides.  Enter salads.  My top 10 Summer Salads. Strawberry and Feta Salad with Walnuts   Tangy Broccoli and… [Continue Reading]

    My Top 10 Summer Salads
  • Another Long Weekend BBQ Menu I’ve mentioned many times that I’m Canadian and on July 1 we are celebrating Canada’s birthday 🍁 🇨🇦… appropriately called Canada Day 🇨🇦   In honour of our holiday and remembering our very fabulous neighbours to the south have the 4th a few days later… I wanted to share another… [Continue Reading]

    Another Long Weekend BBQ Menu
  • Here is a great menu that I shared a few years ago… it deserves a repeat 🙂 Happy Canada Day! 2022 Canada Day Menu Happy Birthday Canada, you are the BEST country in the world and I’m so proud to be a citizen of this amazing land 🙂 My family is a little bit over-indulged… [Continue Reading]

    2022 Canada Day Menu

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Bruschetta Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms I LisaGCooks.com

Bruschetta Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

Game Day Menu Ideas I LisaGCooks.com

Game Day Menu Ideas

Garlic and Herb Steamed Mussels I LisaGCooks.com

Garlic and Herb Steamed Mussels

Baked Quesadillas I LisaGCooks.com

Baked Quesadillas

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Cheesy Cauliflower and Potato Soup I LisaGCooks.com

Cheesy Cauliflower and Potato Soup

January 26, 2026 By Lisa

Cheesy Cauliflower and Potato Soup Here I present my simple recipe for a hearty Cheesy Cauliflower and Potato Soup, its a soul-soothing comfort meal that’s loaded with vegetables 🙂 I don’t like cauliflower. There I said it. It’s bland and usually mushy and it smells bad. I’ve tried to like this vegetable because it’s so…

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Roasted Squash and Onion Soup (with Curry) I LisaGCooks.com

Roasted Squash and Onion Soup (with Curry)

October 20, 2025 By Lisa

Roasted Squash and Onion Soup (with Curry) I have the curry in brackets because you can skip it and the soup is still amazing!!!  Anytime you can add squash into your diet you’ll be adding vitamins A and K, and fibre! Serves 4 2 ib Squash (I used butternut), peeled, seeded, and chopped into cubes…

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Corn and Turkey Chowder I LisaGCooks.com

Turkey and Corn Chowder

October 14, 2025 By Lisa

Turkey and Corn Chowder I mentioned it previously; it’s soup season! Also, as a proud Canadian girl I celebrated Thanksgiving last week and naturally there were leftovers! With that said any cooked poultry will do. This was originally posted on 16 October, 2015 🙂    SaveSave SaveSave

Creamy Beef and Potato Soup I LisaGCooks.com

Creamy Beef and Potato Soup

March 25, 2025 By Lisa

Creamy Beef and Potato Soup  Here I present a satisfying recipe for Creamy Beef and Potato Soup, beef and potato chunks in a thickened beef broth with other veggie goodies too 🙂 It’s still soup weather!!!  I had to share one more recipe until the season wraps until autumn. Last month, Ontario (my province!) celebrated…

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Stracciatella Soup I LisaGCooks.com

Stracciatella Soup

January 27, 2025 By Lisa

Stracciatella Soup This is the quintessential Italian Soup recipe I grew up eating – solely on special occasions.  Only at Christmas and Easter. I guess that’s why I decided to try it last week; Easter was around the corner. When I was little we’d have Christmas dinner at my aunt’s then my mother would host…

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Turkey and Rice Soup I LisaGCooks.com

Turkey and Rice Soup

December 3, 2024 By Lisa

Turkey and Rice Soup So far I’m really not impressed with 2021. 1.  We’re in lockdown. 2.  The only way to take your kids skating is to reserve a time slot.   3.  My community appears to be time slot whores. 4. We’re going to build our own skating rink but the temperature is too…

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healthy Cheesy Potato and Broccoli Soup

Cheesy Potato and Broccoli Soup

October 21, 2024 By Lisa

Cheesy Potato and Broccoli Soup Here I present my recipe for Cheesy Potato and Broccoli Soup; its a soup that is a meal!  This hearty, vegetarian soup tastes like a loaded potato.  This soup is creamy, cheesy, rich and full of vitamins. Originally posted on 08 November, 2017!       A soup that is a…

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Chicken and Dumpling Soup I LisaGCooks.com

Chicken and Dumpling Soup

January 23, 2024 By Lisa Leave a Comment

Chicken and Dumpling Soup This is what we had for dinner tonight and Mike loved it 🙂 I can’t help it, it’s winter and it’s cold and crappy and I love soup. I love everything about soup, the smell and the warmth while it cooks, curling up with a blanket and watching the snow fall…

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Kale Pesto Recipe I LisaGCooks.com

Kale and Basil Pesto

Amish Pasta Salad I LisaGCooks.com

Lightened Up Amish Pasta Salad

Shrimp and Scallop Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes I LisaGCooks.com

Shrimp and Scallop Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes

Moroccan Fettuccine with Grilled Chicken I LisaGCooks.com

Moroccan Fettuccine with Grilled Chicken 

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Bruschetta Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms I LisaGCooks.com

Bruschetta Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

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A New Father's Day Menu I LisaGCooks.com

A New Father’s Day Menu

June 19, 2026 By Lisa Leave a Comment

Kale Pesto Recipe I LisaGCooks.com

Kale and Basil Pesto

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Healthy Meal Plan I LisaGCooks.com

Meal Plan Week 120

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Catalina Pasta Salad

June 9, 2026 By Lisa

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Meal Plan Week 130

June 5, 2026 By Lisa

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Strawberry and Feta Salad with Walnuts

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Meal Plan Week 163

May 29, 2026 By Lisa

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  • Grilled Herb Burger
  • Meal Plan Week 151
  • My Top 10 Summer Salads
  • Another Long Weekend BBQ Menu
  • 2022 Canada Day Menu
  • Meal Plan Week 152
  • Bruschetta Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
  • A New Father’s Day Menu
  • Kale and Basil Pesto
  • Meal Plan Week 120
  • Catalina Pasta Salad
  • Meal Plan Week 130
  • Strawberry and Feta Salad with Walnuts

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