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June 11, 2021

Rhubarb Meringue Dessert

Buttery cookie crust, tart rhubarb custard and sweet, pillowy meringue makes this Rhubarb Meringue Dessert the perfect summer treat! I don’t grow rhubarb but a few of my husband’s coworkers do, so we’ve been getting some from them. So my stash in the freezer is growing rather quickly! But I don’t have that many recipes for rhubarb, I’m hoping to play around with a few things I have in mind. 😉 Hopefully they’ll be worth sharing. This Rhubarb Meringue Dessert...

June 8, 2021

Taco Salad with Homemade Catalina Dressing

This easy Taco Salad with homemade Catalina dressing is made in under 30 minutes and is on repeat all summer long at our house! It’s loaded with all your favorite taco toppings – seasoned ground beef, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, black beans, crunchy tortilla chips and tossed in my homemade tangy and sweet Catalina dressing!  It’s not summer until you make a Taco Salad! Before moving out when I still lived at home, I remember having taco salad...

June 3, 2021

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...

June 1, 2021

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....

May 28, 2021

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...

May 25, 2021

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...

May 21, 2021

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...

May 18, 2021

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...

May 14, 2021

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...

May 11, 2021

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...