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Cheesy Broccoli Soup

January 30, 2023 By Lisa Leave a Comment

Broccoli and Cheddar Soup I LisaGCooks.com

Cheesy Broccoli Soup My very good friend asked me to recreate a broccoli and cheese soup she absolutely adores from one of her favourite restaurants.  I've never actually eaten it so it made it quite difficult.  So rather than come up with a way to replicate that soup I decided I would make a soup that would be so amazingly delicious that she'd ...

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Filed Under: Soup, Vegetarian, Veggies Tagged With: Broccoli, soup

Copycat Kraft French Dressing

January 16, 2023 By Lisa

Copycat Kraft French Dressing I LisaGCooks.com

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 ...

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Homemade Caesar Dressing

September 5, 2022 By Lisa Leave a Comment

homemade caesar dressing

Homemade Caesar Dressing One of my 'Guilty Pleasures' and I'm using quotations on purpose is Caesar salad.  The quotations is because it's a salad but delve deeper and you know what I'm saying is true.  Enter the mayonnaise based dressing; the foundation for the cheese and bacon.  I'd say I'm sorry or ashamed but I'm NOT! I love you Caesar salad ...

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Filed Under: Salad, Sauces Tagged With: Salad, salad dressing

Spicy Jalapeno Caesar Dressing

July 28, 2022 By Lisa

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 love ...

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Thousand Island Dressing

July 25, 2022 By Lisa

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Thousand Island Dressing Here I present my recipe for a complete copycat rendition of the classic; Thousand Island Dressing! Why Thousand Island Dressing? The smart aZZ in me wants to say, "why not?" 🤣🤣🤣 Honestly though its been on my mind since I published my Copycat Kraft French Dressing,in that recipe I mentioned that I couldn't stomach ...

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Zesty Italian Tortellini Salad

June 21, 2022 By Lisa

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Zesty Italian Tortellini Salad Here I present my recipe for Zesty Italian Tortellini Salad, read on to learn how you can make it :) The Inspiration I've been formulating this recipe for a while now.  I was thinking of all the different ways I could make the vinaigrette; creamy and dreamy of course.  Then it occurred to me that I've never had a ...

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Filed Under: Pasta, Salad, Sauces, Sides, Starches, Veggies

Kale Chips

June 13, 2022 By Lisa

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Kale Chips  Here I present my recipe of Kale Chips, read on to learn how you can make them at home :) Hands up if you’ve ever had Kale Chips 🙋‍♀️ I had never had kale chips until I switched from grocery shopping to having my veggies delivered by a local farm. I guess thank you covid!?! 🤷‍♀️ Anyway every two weeks I receive an ...

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Copycat Coleslaw

May 31, 2022 By Lisa

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Copycat Coleslaw Here I present my recipe for the perfect Copycat Coleslaw.  Read on to learn how to make  it your own :) I have a confession to make; I can't place where this coleslaw is copycatted from. This coleslaw is creamy, tangy and dilly-icious... get it??? Dilly-icious, dillicius... dill.. AND delicious :) I'm here all ...

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My Top 10 Summer Salads

May 30, 2022 By Lisa

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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 ...

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Lightened Up Amish Pasta Salad

May 17, 2022 By Lisa

Amish Pasta Salad I LisaGCooks.com

Lightened Up Amish Pasta Salad Here I present my recipe for Lightened Up Amish Pasta Salad; Through my years of blogging I've found myself making many 'confessions'.  Well, I have another one.  I don't know why this pasta salad is called Amish...  Neither does google... Trust me I checked. What I can say is this pasta salad is ...

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Filed Under: Pasta, Salad, Sides, Veggies

Arugula Salad with Lemon – Parmesan Vinaigrette 

May 10, 2022 By Lisa

Arugula Salad with Lemon - Parmesan Vinaigrette  I LisaGCooks.com

Arugula Salad with Lemon - Parmesan Vinaigrette  Here I present my recipe for an Arugula Salad with Lemon - Parmesan Vinaigrette - read on to learn how it comes together! This is an authentic Italian recipe, in fact I'm probably using too many ingredients in the vinaigrette.  Usually in a "dish" like this all that normally happens is a squeeze ...

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Stracciatella Soup

April 18, 2022 By Lisa

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Stracciatella Soup This is the quintessential Italian Soup recipe I grew up eating - solely on special occasions.  Only at Christmas and Easter. I guess that's why I decided to try it last week; Easter was around the corner. When I was little we'd have Christmas dinner at my aunt's then my mother would host Easter. My poor mother was ...

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Filed Under: Soup, Starters Tagged With: egg, italian

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