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; ...
Beer Cheese Fondue
Beer Cheese Fondue Here I present my recipe for Beer Cheese Fondue; an easy, cheesy recipe for the traditional French dish with an American twist - perfect for your next gathering! One of my favourite pastimes is to scroll through fb marketplace for things I don’t need. Enter my fondue set I picked this up about 4 years ago; brand new in box ...
Christmas 2024 🎄
Christmas 2024 🎄 Time really does go by fast. We’ve been in our "new" house now, for over five years. And we’ve been hosting Christmas for over five years. We’ve always done our own little family tradition, but now we’ve expanded with Mike’s family and my family, with our family and my sister‘s family, altogether. So here is the menu, with 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 ...
Garlic and Herb Steamed Mussels
Garlic and Herb Steamed Mussels Here I present a recipe for garlic and herb steamed mussels; mussels steamed in a white wine-butter sauce, flavoured with garlic, fresh thyme, and bay leaves. Oh my goodness! It has been a minute since I've created new content. There's something exciting in the works for LisaGCooks.com in the future so stay ...
Peppermint Bark
Peppermint Bark I’ve totally jumped on the peppermint bandwagon but it’s for a very good reason; it’s delicious. In fact, this peppermint bark is so delicious that it’s dangerous because it’s two bags of chocolate chips that I could eat in one sitting. It’s so delicious and dangerous that I don’t want to know the nutritional value of anything ...
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 ...
Swedish Christmas Cookies
Swedish Christmas Cookies This recipe was originally published exactly 4 years ago to the day; my friend reminded me how great it is so I wanted to remind everyone else too... thank you MK! There are certain things in everyone’s childhood that continue to make us feel the magic of Christmas, even in our adult years. For me, it’s ...
Meal Plan Week 13
Here's a great meal plan I shared almost 7 years ago! ... where does the time go???? Enjoy :) Meal Plan Week 13 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: Spicy Linguine with Sausage in a Rose ...
Turkey and Rice Soup
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 warm, the water won’t freeze. 5. We suffered a ...
My “I Challenge ALL Claims to the Ultimate Brine” Turkey Brine
My “I Challenge ALL Claims to the Ultimate Brine” Turkey Brine I’ve always claimed to roast the best turkey in the world but with this brine; I’m totally right. Modest-shmodest; you have to try this recipe, it’s glorious! A simple Brine recipe to totally take your next holiday turkey to the next level ...
My Updated Surviving the Holiday Dinner Guide
This is the Holiday Guide I dust off every Thanksgiving, 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 turkey with stuffing, I ...