Copycat Kraft French Dressing I’ve mentioned before that I’m first generation Canadian. My mother was born in Sweden 🇸🇪 and my father was born in Italy 🇮🇹. They met and married in Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 My father is pretty traditional as far as Italians go, he likes his Italian food, real Italian food - not really what you see at the ...
Meal Plan Week 158
Here's a great meal plan I shared last year... Enjoy :) Meal Plan Week 158 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: Marinated Barbequed Pork Loin Prepare and marinate the pork on Sunday evening and ...
Roasted Cauliflower Bites
Roasted Cauliflower Bites Ohhhh cauliflower, how I dislike you. I know you’re healthy, but you’re flavourless, and smushy when you’re cooked. Plus, you smell bad. And yet 👆 I buy you, when you’re on sale. Veggie Box I also tend to get cauliflower in my veggie box order…. So I’m trying to find ways to make this incredibly healthy ...
Meal Plan Week 183
Here is a great one I shared last year... Enjoy :) Meal Plan Week 183 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: Perfectly Brined Chicken Drumsticks Prepare the brine on Sunday then add the drumsticks ...
Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies I almost called this recipe: ‘The Chewiest, Yummiest Chocolate Chip Cookie in the World’, yup, I said it. This is without a doubt the world’s most delicious cookie. It is. I swear. You’ll be the hero of every bake sale and every mom in town will want your cookie recipe, even if you don’t have kids, all the moms in town ...
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 ...
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 ...
Copycat Olive Garden Salad Dressing
Copycat Olive Garden Salad Dressing Here I present my recipe for Copycat Olive Garden Salad Dressing; The comfort you crave, at home! This is a recipe for America's favourite salad dressing using a few simple ingredients everyone has on hand! Do NOT, repeat DO NOT ever buy a bottle of Olive Garden's DELICIOUS but expensive vinaigrette. its so ...
Meal Plan Week 15
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! This is meal plan I shared almost 7 years ago!!! Meal Plan Week 15 Monday: Grilled Chicken Served with... Lazy Cheesy-Broccoli Potatoes Served with a... ...