Brioche Slider Buns For the last few months I've been looking for slider buns in my grocery store but they're nowhere to be found! Then, I don't know if you've noticed those awesome food videos being posted with you guessed it, slider buns! I said enough! I took the bull by the horns and I made my own slider buns. Brioche slider buns. ...
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Spicy Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Spicy Pulled Pork Sandwiches I love my (what I call my) Putting it All Together Recipes! I love the idea of making everything from scratch and showing you how to make every step of a recipe your own (and healthy!). Here's a throw back to my Brioche Burger Bun recipe (I almost forgot about it!) with Pulled Pork and my most recent coleslaw recipe. ...
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork I'm new to this whole pork thing but it feels like there's a whole culinary world that's opened up to me. Naturally pulled pork came to mind instantly when I was trying to decide what dish to the next. At first I was intimidated but as I researched it, I realized it's so easy! The crock pot does all the work. Of course ...
Instant Pot Hot Beef Sandwich
Instant Pot Hot Beef Sandwich My sister gave me an Instant Pot for Christmas 🎄 I was pumped... and scared. Pressure cookers explode, right??? Well, I'm very happy to report (and relieved) that Instant Pot is very safe and easy to use. I tested my most favourite slow cooker recipe and did it in the Instant Pot in a tenth of the time. Yes! A ...
Steak Fajita Quesadillas
Steak Fajita Quesadillas Maybe this sounds like an odd recipe but when you taste it, it's identical to fajita you get at a Mexican-style restaurant. The sautéed veggies are incredible and as always, quesadillas are my favourite go-to for leftover steak :) Serves 4-6 1 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil, divided 227 g white button mushrooms, ...
Greek Pork Chops
Greek Pork Chops I've made a huge change in my life; I've started eating pork. Pork is leaner than chicken and is actually quite delicious. I'm working in baby steps. Slowly but surely you'll see more pork recipes on LisaGCook.com, I hope you like them as much as I do 😊 Serves 4 4-6 Boneless pork loin centre cut chops ½ -1 tsp ...
Spicy Cajun Popcorn Chicken with a Smokey Honey Mustard Sauce
Spicy Cajun Popcorn Chicken with a Smokey Honey Mustard Sauce So I started to think about popcorn beyond just a seasoned snack. Then I thought about popcorn chicken and a light went off… Popcorn-crusted chicken. For this recipe, I used SkinnyPop popcorn, a healthier popcorn option. Ooooh then I wanted it spicy (enter Cajun seasoning) and ...
Sweet Potato Wedges
Sweet Potato Wedges Over the course of my time blogging I have made a few - nay, quite a few confessions. Well, here's another one: I don't like sweet potatoes (yams) and this time I can't really blame my mother (I can already hear her screaming 'Ya-hoo'). Anyway Mike loves sweet potatoes so in a compromise since he eats tomatoes (he despises ...
Buttermilk Ranch Bean Dip
Buttermilk Ranch Bean Dip The holiday season is officially here. What does that mean you ask? Well, gluttony. I'm sorry but it's true. Don't panic! I'm here for you. Here I present a low fat, high fibre, high protein dip that tastes pure decadent. This is healthy but so delicious that no one will notice their pants aren't tightening ...
Slow-Cooker Creamy Chicken and Vegetable Dumpling Soup
Slow-Cooker Creamy Chicken and Vegetable Dumpling Soup There is nothing more soul-soothing than a pot of soup cooking away. Except well a soup cooking in a slow cooker is pretty fabulous too. Enter dumplings. A slow cooker soup with dumplings; now that's awesome! This is what we had on Halloween. Picture trick or treating in the cold and ...
Mushroom Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Mushroom Stuffed Chicken Breasts I know, I know, I go on about how delicious and easy my recipes are and how they're sure to impress anyone and everyone. Well, it's true! This chicken is simple, delicious and did I mention easy? By stuffing the chicken it stays moist and tastes decadent from the butteriness of the mushrooms but it's just that - ...
One-Pan Sausage and Pepper Pasta Bake
One-Pan Sausage and Pepper Pasta Bake I had sausage on hand and red peppers plus a craving for pasta. Voila, One-Pan Sausage and Pepper Pasta Bake was born 😉 Serves 6 - 8 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil 453 g Spicy turkey sausage (see notes), sliced into ½ inch chunks ½ Large red pepper, sliced ½ Large green pepper, sliced 1 Medium ...