Pasta in a Spicy Cream Sauce with Chicken This is one of my favourite go-to spicy pasta dishes. I love this recipe and have made it many different ways but really, this is my all time favourite rendition. This recipe is based on a pasta dish I discovered at a cheesy little dive bar years ago. I still crave it! It's cajun-seasoned chicken ...
Spicy Scallop Caesar Wraps
Spicy Scallop Caesar Wraps I'm blessed with family that lives in eastern Canada. Home of THE most amazing fish, ever. Enter scallops. Delicious. Healthy. Lean. Easy. Did I say delicious already? Here I've seasoned the scallops with Cajun seasoning to balance against the cool crunch of the lettuce and the creaminess of the homemade Caesar ...
Restaurant Style Vinaigrette
Restaurant Style Vinaigrette This is a shout-out to everyone with a certain New Year's resolution... this incredible recipe will help kick that stubborn first 5 pounds in the a$$! Happy New Year!!!! I've mentioned before that I'm a shift worker, I mean looooooong shifts. I barely see sunlight. So packing a healthy and satisfying lunch is ...
Spicy Nacho Potato Skins
Spicy Nacho Potato Skins Do you ever crave potatoes and cheese and sausage? Well I did. This is what I came up with! Lol, I added tomatoes to feel less guilty. Then we had it with a fresh green salad; voila a complete meal that is satisfying and still under 400 calories. Really, you can have decadent meals but remember portion control, add in ...
Loaded Smashed Potatoes
Loaded Smashed Potatoes I fell in-love with my Garlic Smashed Potatoes, I needed more. What to do, what to do? Add bacon of course! You don't need a lot of bacon to get its delicious flavour. This recipe is everything amazing about a potato skin only smashed 😊 Originally posted on 08 November, 2016 A recipe for loaded smashed ...
Turkey Cobbler
Turkey Cobbler Canadians celebrated Thanksgiving last week and for the first time ever, Mike and I stayed home with the kids; just the 4 of us. It was awesome but I still cooked a 12 pound turkey. Here is one of the ways I used up the leftovers :) This was originally posted 18 October, ...
Meal Plan Week 4
Meal Plan Week 4 Holy-moly!!!! Week 4! I'm so digging this and I'm hoping you are too :) Monday: Spicy Mussels in a White Wine Cream Sauce with Bacon and Tomatoes. Simply serve with Crusty Bread to soak up all the yummy sauce (store-bought bread will work too!). Tuesday: Honey-Lime Marinated Grilled ...
Crusty Homemade Bread
Crusty Homemade Bread When I think about a dish I'd find potentially intimidating, homemade bread is at the top of the list. I don't think it's the level of difficulty but rather the investment. The ultimate commodity; time. It takes a really long time for bread (I'm not sure a bread machine would help with this?). Note to self- look in to a ...
Meal Plan Week Three
Meal Plan Week Three Here we go... Already!?! Week 3. It's amazing how time flies when you're having fun, right? Or completely sleep-deprived because your two year likes to wake up early... Really, really, really early 😴 I'm totally enjoying these meal plans. I hope you're seeing the logic behind them and maybe are even incorporating your ...
Spicy Bean Burritos
Spicy Bean Burritos In case you haven't noticed, I'm so hooked on Mexican and Tex-Mex; it's so easy and insanely delicious. So I wanted to see how satisfying a meatless (sorry Mike) burrito could be, and you know what!?? They were awesome! Even Mike liked them, was full and happy and didn't request any BBQ meat on the side! Yay 😊 Makes 8 ...
Meal Plan Week Two
Meal Plan Week Two This is my second instalment of Lisa G Cooks Meal Plan. With a little strategy and doubling up with some recipes you can have healthy, balanced dinners every night. Also if you're game, you can do a little prep on the weekend... Okay, stay with me... I said "IF" 😬 Monday: Pork Stir Fry Tuesday: Grilled ...
Instant Pot Beef Ragu
Instant Pot Beef Ragu I've had my Instant Pot for a few months now and it never ceases to amaze me. So far my favourite is the melt-in-your mouth meat that happens in under an hour... An hour! I set out to do the impossible - a rich beef Ragu with all the depth and flavour, in an hour. Can't be done you say? Well I say it CAN! And I ...