Ice Cream Sandwich Dessert

What is better than ice cream on a hot summer day?   Today’s recipe features an ice cream cake that is made with ice cream sandwiches and only takes 5 minutes to throw together. The perfect ice cream sandwich dessert! Directions Unwrap 10 or 12 ice cream sandwiches (can be chocolate ice cream sandwiches or traditional …

Summer Salad with Maple Balsamic Dressing

Summer is a great time for salads.  Nobody wants to cook or heat up the oven. Here’s a summer salad with maple balsamic dressing we tried tonight with our BBQ steak and baked potatoes — a simple but delightful meal on a very warm night. A popular one at our house is this Summer Salad …

Key Lime Pie- Taste of Summer

It’s summertime!  And that makes me think of lemonade, BBQ’s, and the cool tangy taste of the classic key lime pie.  This is such an easy pie to make and it sure tastes refreshing, Key Lime Pie – Taste of Summer  With only a few simple ingredients, like a ready-made crust, you can have this …

4-Ingredient Coleslaw

What’s better with a summer barbecue than a side of tangy, crunchy cole slaw?   This 4-ingredient Coleslaw recipe is quick and easy to make at home and complements barbecued steak, chicken, ribs or other meats so well.  It just feels like summer.  For those of you doing a keto diet, you can make it …

Rhubarb Coffee Cake

Rhubarb Coffee Cake is a recipe that I always make this time of year, when you can get fresh rhubarb from the garden.  But it’s also good to make with rhubarb that has been cut up and frozen. Either way, every time I have made it I’ve been asked for the recipe.  Hope you enjoy the …

Taco Salad Recipe

Today’s recipe makes me feel like spring!   We are going to try a Taco Salad – the great taste of tacos without the carbs of eating them the traditional way.  Salads just seem right for this time of year!  You can feel free to modify to your tastes and diet requirements, because this is a …

Easy Crescent Cheese Danish

There is nothing like warm crescent cheese danish with coffee.  This recipe is one I found on Pinterest, and it is now a family favourite.  Crescent roll dough makes these super easy to make, and within 30 minutes you can be enjoying a real treat. This recipe will make 8 large danish or 16 small.  …

Pasta with Prosciutto and Peas in Parmesan Cream Sauce

Today I wanted to share a favourite pasta recipe. It is a light, creamy pasta sauce that somehow makes me think spring. The sauce gets its flavour from the crispy prosciutto (an Italian ham that is similar to bacon) and from the sweet peas. You can use low-fat prosciutto if you are mindful of fat, …

Homemade Pizza Recipe

This next cooking adventure sounds ambitious — homemade pizza! Yes, everything made at home, by you. I have made homemade pizza, but I struggle with finding a recipe that I’m happy with for the dough. So for this post I’m going to invite some guests to help us out: Gordon Ramsay and his wife, Ramona. …

Favorite Chili Recipe (BBQ Beans)

I have to give credit to my hubby for this one!! It’s always a crowd pleaser and I get many requests for our favorite chili recipe. It’s a great, easy meal, perfect to finish off March Break. Save Print Chili Recipe (Bbq Beans) Author: Vicki MacDonald Prep time:  15 mins Cook time:  30 mins Total time:  …