October began with elegantly spooky Halloween atop the dining room buffet. Some brilliantly colored decor for the autumn front porch. Definitely autumn food - Sausage and Apple Stuffed Squash . . . and autumn comfort food - Grilled Brie and Pear Sandwich Warm tummy breakfast - Cottage Pancakes with a surprise ingredient Getting the house ready for winter with a little fireplace weatherization and Dreaming of Stellar Staircases going up and down to our busy basement family room, exercise room, laundry, freezer, storage space and kitty box. I’m so glad you stopped by today! Be sure to follow A Pinch of Joy so you don’t miss a thing! Subscribe by ... [Read More]
Monthly Recap
September Wrap Up
September was a busy month around Chez Charlene and A Pinch of Joy! Celebrated the second anniversary of blogging -- Installed picture frame moulding and revealed the Dining room Makeover Looked ahead to Halloween Make a Halloween Wreath Grasshopper Guts -- Treat Smashed Frogs -- Treat Ate some awesome food Cheesecake Bars Seasoned Lemon Steak Marinade Fiesta Stuffed Burger Updated the about page and made the very first A Pinch of Joy video tutorial Hope you enjoyed your September and here's to a fabulous fall! ... [Read More]
August Replay
An unexpected summer twist -- creamy, cool salad featuring Cranberries! Combine a BLT and a Ranch Burger and what do you get? BLT Ranchburger Kitten held down the fort while we were on vacation. She was no help at in in choosing Busy Monday Mega Features! Five Star Family Approved -- BLT Pasta Salad For the end of season corn -- or any time you want a special butter! Garlic Citrus Butter From the archives in celebration of A Pinch of Joy second anniversary! Crockpot Calico Beans Breakfast to go! ... [Read More]
Marching on!
February was a very busy month as we adjusted to a bunch of "new" and mused about change. We reminisced about, and hoped for, warm weather with a colorfulberry melon fruit cup. We celebrated Valentine's Day with Little Napoleon Sweethearts. Made a beautiful party dress for a couple of favorite dolls. Shared a new recipe served for a January tea party -- Lemon Blossoms And savored Aloha Chicken with pineapple and honey Thanks for coming along for this little trip down memory lane. If you want to see what March will bring -- well, so do I! Follow along and share the adventure! Save ... [Read More]