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Frozen Hot Chocolate

Frozen Hot Chocolate is the perfect hot-weather treat, made with real melted chocolate, hot chocolate powder, milk and crushed ice and finished off with whipped cream!   When we road-trip to Michigan for our summer family vacations, we always make a few stops at Dunkin Donuts along the way. I either have their frozen chai or frozen hot chocolate and I never once thought about making it at home! DUH! Since we got hit with a heat wave the last few...

Vegetable Chow Mein

This easy and delicious Vegetable Chow Mein takes less than 30 minutes to make and it’s a classic favorite that everyone will love! It’s made with tender noodles, fresh sauteed vegetables and a simple savory sauce. Whenever we order in Chinese, which honestly is so rare these days since it’s easier and healthier to make at home, but I have to order the vegetable chow mein. The combination of tender noodles, fresh vegetables and savory sauce just cannot be beat....

Chocolate Chip S’mores Bars

These super easy Chocolate Chip S’mores Bars are layered with graham crackers, chocolate chip cookie dough, lots of marshmallows and topped with melted and creamy milk chocolate! The best summer time treat minus the campfire.  What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of summer? For me, it’s bonfires and s’mores. Sitting around a fire at my parents house with my sisters and their families and all the kids running around like wild animals from a sugar...

Easy Korean Beef

This Easy Korean Beef is simple but delicious and comes together in less than 20 minutes. Serve with rice and steamed broccoli and you won’t believe how quick you’ll have yourself an affordable takeout alternative.  If you’ve been following my blog for any length of time, you already know my love for easy weeknight meals. I’m a busy mom of three boys and even though two are in school, life can quickly become packed full. I try very hard to...

Peanut Butter Scotcheroos

Crunchy and chewy Peanut Butter Scotcheroos is an easy and delicious no-bake treat when you’re in a jam! Topped with chocolate and butterscotch, it’s so hard to say no to these no-fuss bars! When summer rolls around, I just can’t get enough of no-bake treats. With three growing boys at home for a couple of months, you can’t imagine the food we go through! 😉 While I was taking pictures of these tasty lil things, I turned my back for...

Slow Cooker Chicken And Gravy

This easy and mouth watering Slow Cooker Chicken And Gravy will have your taste-buds dancing! 😉 Succulent, shredded chicken in a savory gravy served over fluffy mashed potatoes is the ultimate comfort food!  Are there any food smells that take you back in time to a favorite memory? Roasted chicken always does it for me! 🙂 Coming home from school as a starved, hormonal teenager and walking into our home with the smell of my mom’s delicious roasted chicken greeting...

Old Fashioned Date Bars

A crumbly, buttery topping with a sweet and chewy filling make these Old Fashioned Date Bars the perfect sweet treat with your afternoon tea. Did you know that this classic dessert bar is traditionally from Canada, from Newfoundland, to be specific? In Western Canada it’s known as matrimonial cake and in Eastern Canada they call it date crumbles or date bars. But growing up in central/western Canada, I’ve always called it date bars so I felt like that’s what I...

Chicken And Cherries Pasta Salad

This Chicken and Cherries Pasta Salad is made with tender pasta, sweetened dried cherries, toasted almonds, diced chicken and then tossed in a rich, creamy homemade dressing. It’s a crowd favorite for backyard cookouts, game day parties, picnics or an easy weeknight meal! This Pasta Salad recipe is easy to whip up using simple ingredients, all tossed with a delicious dressing, it can be made ahead of time and of course – it’s absolutely delicious! Cold pasta salads are at...

Dreamy Creamy Oreo Dessert

This Dreamy Creamy Oreo Dessert has a layer of crushed Oreo cookie crust, sweet cream cheese filling, fluffy chocolate pudding and homemade whipped cream and topped with crushed Oreos! It will most definitely be a crowd pleasing dessert around your dinner table!!  I’ll let you in on a little secret and go ahead and call me crazy. I’m not a big fan of Oreo cookies. What??! I’m a sucker for soft chewy cookies and just can’t do the texture of...

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

All of those amazing layers baked together into this delicious Chicken Enchilada Casserole makes it even better than traditional enchiladas! The flavors, spices and the homemade enchilada sauce are just so sinfully good!!  Mmm… Mexican food! One of my favorite foods to indulge in. Especially this Chicken Enchilada Casserole!! It’s easy to make, it’s filling and a little bit goes a long way. It has layers of melted cheese, shredded chicken, corn tortillas, black beans, green chilies, red bell pepper,...