Happy New Year! This week's meal plan is inspired by the decadent holiday meals our family enjoyed. Here you'll see more vegetarian dishes with only one fish dish and one chicken dish because we ate way too much red meat over the holidays. Remember a healthy lifestyle embraces balance. Meal Plan Week 170 Planning ahead is key to meal prep. ...
Brick Chicken
Brick Chicken Here I present my recipe for Brick Chicken, made on the stovetop - you will not believe the crunch and flavour this chicken has :) As promised, here is the second part to my two part chicken 🐔 series! Again chicken is butterflied Another term for butterflied chicken is Spatchcock which sounds really British to me 🤣 For this ...
Spicy Jalapeno Caesar Dressing
Spicy Jalapeno Caesar Dressing I love salad. I think I've been really clear on this fact over the years but as I'm re-branding Lisa G Cooks, I'm really focusing, zeroing in, on what I love and really; I love salad. All salad. I love crispy, crunchy, juicy, sweet lettuce coated in an intense salad dressing. I love Caesar salad. A lot. I ...
New Year’s Eve Dinner Menu
New Year's Eve Dinner Menu As an hors hors d'oeuvres: Baked Brie To Start: Mussels Dijonnaise The Main Course: Roast Beef Roasted Potatoes with... Mushroom Gravy Spicy Green Beans and a... Green Salad with my Copycat Kraft French Dressing Happy New Year everyone; ...
Farmer’s Casserole
Edit: I'm making this on New Year's Day this year so I thought I'd share it again... Happy New Year's everyone :) This is a recipe I shared last year. This will be perfect for Christmas morning or every other holiday celebrated with family too. I wish everyone a safe and healthy holiday season. I feel so grateful and blessed - I ...
My Updated Surviving the Holiday Dinner Guide
This is the Holiday Guide I dust off every Thanksgiving, and then Christmas 🎄... the countdown is on :) Not much has changed from what I wrote last year; I remember the first time I did the Thanksgiving turkey, I know I sound old… I’m not though, I swear! Anyway, the first time I roasted the turkey I took tips from Ina Garten; I didn’t stuff the ...
Christmas 2021
Here is a Christmas dinner menu I shared a few years ago...maybe it will inspire you :) Christmas Dinner 2021! Here I present my Christmas 2021 (healthy) dinner menu with great recipes that are easy to follow and have time-saving tips :) This is the dinner I'll be serving this Christmas :) To start: Baked Brie with Caramelized ...
Moroccan Fettuccine with Grilled Chicken
Moroccan Fettuccine with Grilled Chicken Do you ever just sit there watching the birds fly by or leaves blowing or anything. Just sitting there not really thinking about anything in particular and then, boom 🤯- you get an idea!?? That’s what happened when I came up with this recipe. It’s inspired by a pasta dish I used to order in a ...
Meal Plan Week 162
Here's a great meal plan I shared last year... Enjoy :) Meal Plan Week 162 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: French Onion Smothered Chicken with Mushrooms serve with... Warm Garlic ...
Healthy, Spicy Southwestern Macaroni and Cheese
Healthy, Spicy Southwestern Macaroni and Cheese There are few things in life that satisfy more than ooey-gooey macaroni and cheese. How about ooey-gooey macaroni and cheese, with sausage? Oooh, make it spicy sausage. Make it ooey-gooey macaroni and cheese with spicy sausage. Wait! Make it HEALTHY ooey-gooey macaroni and cheese with spicy ...
Meal Plan Week 169
Here's a great one I shared last year... Enjoy! Meal Plan Week 169 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: Loaded Beef Enchiladas The filling and sauce for these enchiladas should be prepped ahead on Sunday ...
Ultimate Burger
Ultimate Burger This recipe is a "put-it-altogether" recipe inspired by one of my favourite fast food chain burgers. Confession? I had this for dinner tonight but it's so low in fat and calories that no confession is necessary!!! Serves 4-5 1 Batch of my Classic Diner Burgers Topped with my Spicy Burger Sauce (one tbsp per ...