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Creamy vanilla ice cream is swirled with decadent fudge while tiny peanut butter cups dance in every spoonful of this homemade Moose Tracks Ice cream. Moose Tracks Ice Cream The original moose tracks ice cream has been making people smile for decades, with its fudge ripple and peanut butter cups. And, if you love that, then this homemade moose tracks ice cream recipe will knock your socks off. You won’t believe the difference it makes to eat it while it’s still freshly churned with top-notch ingredients....

The satisfying crunch of Nutter Butter cookies in creamy homemade ice cream makes this Nutter Butter Ice Cream positively irresistible. Nutter Butter Ice Cream When I first started playing with this recipe, I made it with a peanut butter ice cream base. It was good, but I didn’t love it. I wanted the cookies to stand out, and they were kind of just in there. So, I switched it up to a vanilla base and oh, my gosh, was I sold!...

All the fun flavors of a Pina Colada cocktail in a bowl of ice cream? Yes, please! Fresh pineapple + toasted coconut = an abundance of flavor in a single scoop of ice cream. (But let’s not kid about that, just try to stop at one scoop of this ice cream.) I’m clearly a fan of the pineapple coconut combination as illustrated by these Pineapple Coconut Bars , this Pineapple Coconut Smoothie , this Pina Colada Soft Serve Ice Cream , and these Pineapple Coconut Banana Bread ....

Pineapple coconut cake is a rich white cake full of pineapple flavor and just a hint of coconut, layered with a velvety smooth, indulgent coconut cream cheese frosting and sprinkled with toasted coconut. It’s the perfect dessert for coconut and pineapple lovers alike. Pineapple Coconut Cake Handy canned pineapple and a splash of coconut milk make this special cake reminiscent of a Pina Colada. You already know how much I love a well-stocked pantry and these are two foods that you will always find in my kitchen....

Fresh corn, tomatoes, peppers, and onion come together with a splash of lime to create the most delicious Summer Corn Salad ever. We served this with Last Minute Chicken and my Aunt Judy’s Ramen Noodle Salad the first time I made it. It turns out Fresh Corn Salad is also awesome with Pulled Pork , Beer and Garlic Grilled Chicken , and Oven Baked Tacos too. I picked up more corn at the Farmer’s Market this week in order to make the salad yet again....

A taco quesadilla is the happy marriage of perfectly flavorful taco meat and the crunchy, cheesy goodness of a quesadilla. Use leftover taco meat and you’re just moments away from a meal everyone will love! Taco Quesadilla I promise that I haven’t been holding out on you, friends. We make quesadillas with the best ever taco meat at least once a week – for lunches, dinners, late night snacks, our boys happily make and eat these all day long....

Blueberry Oatmeal is currently my youngest son’s favorite breakfast. This oatmeal is loaded with blueberries that plump up when cooked and burst with flavor in each bite. With over 20 different oatmeal recipes in my recipe index , I was surprised to notice that this version was not already posted. Oatmeal with Blueberries I’ve been making this blueberry oatmeal for a couple of years now and it is one of my personal favorites....

Sweet and creamy with a gentle tang, buttermilk ice cream tastes like a more sophisticated, indulgent version of frozen yogurt. It may sound odd, but boy is it a delight! Buttermilk Ice Cream If you’re ever stuck for what to do with the rest of the buttermilk you used to make Buttermilk Syrup or Buttermilk Pancakes or even The Best Homemade Ranch Salad Dressing , look no further. This ice cream is going to be a revelation....

Street tacos layered with pulled pork carnitas , crunchy cabbage, red onion, cheese, and cilantro make an awesome dinner any night of the week. My family gives these tacos ten thumbs up every time we make them. A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to have four awesome friends visit and spend the weekend with me. We enjoyed an absurd amount of really great food, talked and laughed non stop, and spent almost a full day sitting in holiday traffic....

Challah Bread Pudding with Kahlua Cream Sauce could also be named “The BEST bread pudding in all the world.” I am not even exaggerating. Toasted cubes of challah bread are tossed with sweet cream, nuts, and raisins to create a bread pudding that attains otherworldly levels of taste. A cream sauce made with Kahlua and vanilla adds another layer of decadence that you have to taste to believe. Even if you decide to skip the rich and creamy Kahlua Cream Sauce poured over the top, the bread pudding is still spectacular....

Smoky chipotles, garlic, and honey are combined in this Chipotle Chicken Marinade. This simple marinade is packed with an awesome smoky southwestern flavor. Chipotle Chicken Marinade My friend Tricia shared a Chipotle Chicken Salad the other day (almost ten years ago now!) and the chicken marinade sounded so good, that I couldn’t resist trying it that very same night. I had chicken in the refrigerator and everything else I needed for the recipe was in the pantry....

Deep, dark, and indulgent, chocolate chocolate chip ice cream is unapologetically extra chocolatey. Not one, not two, but three kinds of chocolate make their way into this rich and creamy chocolate lover’s dream of an ice cream. Chocolate Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Whether you love an ice cream cone piled high or a bowl with one single, solitary, perfect scoop of ice cream in it, I’m betting that ice cream puts a smile on your face....

Thick enough to eat with a spoon; this was a deliciously creamy smoothie with pineapple and coconut flavors and just a hint of banana. If I’d been smarter, I would not have let my kids taste this smoothie. I easily could have eaten the entire recipe all by myself. Lighter in flavor and not as filling as smoothies made with dairy, this was the perfect snack and we all enjoyed it....

Did you know that you can make a restaurant-quality clam chowder in less than 30 minutes? It’s easier than you might think! Bratten’s Famous Clam Chowder While in Louisiana a few weeks ago for Sean’s family reunion, I sat down with his cousins and naturally the conversation veered to food. (Is it just me or does this happen with everyone? I think it may just be me, but I’m not sad about it....

Have you tasted a Flourless Chocolate Cake? If so, you’ll likely never forget that first bite. Unassuming in appearance and almost ridiculously easy to make, this cake is a fantastic decadent treat. Several years ago, a sweet friend of mine requested a Flourless Chocolate Cake for her birthday. I’d never heard of it before, but she told me that she had fallen in love with it at a restaurant once and wondered if I could make her one....

You and I both know that frosting isn’t just some creamy decoration. This Fluffy Cream Cheese Frosting might sit on top, but it improves the whole experience. Smooth without being too sweet, rich without becoming heavy, this tangy topping is everything you want. And, you can whip up a batch of it in less than ten minutes! Fluffy Cream Cheese Frosting Have you ever tried a frosting that didn’t spread easily?...

Your favorite trail mix has been transformed into the ultimate candy bar in this Fruit and Nut Chocolate Bark with swirled layers of white and dark chocolate, studded with dried fruits, and crunchy nuts. Salty, sweet, crunchy, chewy, and CHOCOLATE are all covered in this beautiful and easily adaptable holiday treat. Chocolate Bark Recipes One of my favorite things about chocolate bark is the versatility of it. Need a last-minute hostess gift?...

Cherry Flop was my grandma’s claim to fame in the kitchen and it was her go-to dessert recipe. Grandma was not known for her cooking and baking skills, but she pulled this cherry dessert together for company for more years than I can remember. As the story goes, she misread the directions the first time she made it and the crust flipped over onto the top of the fruit. However, it came to be made, “cherry flop” was a hit and she continued making it the same way....

Chewy coconut filling layered onto a buttery shortbread crust; this recipe is so simple to make I have been making it since I was a child. This is my grandma’s recipe for Coconut Chews (one of only a few things that this grandmother made) and if you are a coconut lover, these can not be beat. I hadn’t made these bars in years and when I baked this gluten free version of the Coconut Chews and took them to some friends and family they were an enormous hit....

There’s something gleefully unrestrained about turning a drink as comforting as horchata into ice cream. You still get the sweet, creamy flavors of cinnamon and vanilla in Horchata Ice Cream. But, let me tell you, it’s twice as luscious as an indulgent dessert. Horchata Ice Cream I was introduced to horchata at a young age because it was (and still is) my older sister’s favorite drink. Every time I travel with my sisters, we make sure to stop and grab some horchata for her wherever we arrive....