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 BBQ menu! To Start: Baked Lobster ...
Meal Plan Week 152
Here is a great meal plan I shared a few years ago... Enjoy :) Meal Plan Week 152 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: Seasoned, Marinated Roasted Chicken Drumsticks (Prepare the marinade and marinate ...
Steamed Broccoli with Garlic
Steamed Broccoli with Garlic Here I present a recipe for Steamed Broccoli with Garlic; fresh broccoli steamed in broth with garlic and butter, you get an awesome side in under 10 minutes :) I had a plan, that plan was a roasted chicken with mashed potatoes, gravy, carrots.... (I really dislike cooked carrots)... Thus the need for a better ...
Meal Plan Week 130
Here's a great one I shared a few years ago... Enjoy :) Meal Plan Week 130 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: Slow Cooked Ribs with a Spice Rub Prep the ribs and store them in the fridge on ...
My Top 10 Summer Salads
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 Apple ...
Lisa G Cooks Father’s Day Menu
Lisa G Cooks Father's Day Menu To start: Creole Shrimp and Avocado Followed by: Slow Cooker Ribs Served with: Southwest Potato Salad and a homemade caesar salad with... Spicy Jalapeño Caesar Dressing For dessert: Gooey Yummy Chocolate Brownies (slightly warmed) and of course ice cream is always an option! ...
Marinated Barbequed Pork Loin
Marinated Barbequed Pork Loin Back in the day, my children and I would spend the day at my parent's house once a week where we'd also have dinner together. I didn't realize until now, how much I miss those visits. The dish below is one of the many meals we shared together :) A simple recipe for A pork ...
Double Cheeseburgers
Double Cheeseburgers I wanted to create a fantastic veggie burger to share with the world. Then it dawned on me; vegetarian burgers are only good if you’re vegetarian. I’m not vegetarian. In the event I’m digging a “meatless Monday dinner”, I pretty much guarantee I won’t be reaching for a veggie burger - ever. Why such passion you ask? I ...
Spicy Penne alla Norma
Spicy Penne alla Norma Here I present my latest; a recipe for Spicy Penne alla Norma; an authentically Italian vegetarian pasta with rich and crunchy vegetables, in a rich tomato sauce. In case you haven’t heard… we’re in a trade war with our neighbours. Unfortunately, we all still love our neighbour but we have had to make a few mistakes to ...
Meal Plan Week 177
Here's a great meal plan that I shared with everyone last year... Enjoy :) Meal Plan Week 177 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: Chicken Florentine with Mushrooms (you can cut the breasts into cutlets on ...
Chili Cheese Dogs
Chili Cheese Dogs Here I present my latest; A recipe for barbecued hotdogs topped with old cheddar and then saucy, zesty nacho beef - this is so good that it must be bad... Chilli Cheese Dogs :) Confession: As a first generation Canadian born to European parents, I'd never had a chili cheese dog. I'd seen them at fast food restaurants when I ...
Meal Plan Week 163
HERE’S A GREAT MEAL PLAN I SHARED LAST YEAR… ENJOY Meal Plan Week 163 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 Mediterranean Roasted Chicken Breasts Prepare and marinate the chicken on Sunday night ...