I zipped through a food and restaurant supply store, a place not on my usual circuit. A tractor beam locked on my cart and drew me right to the sample station. Straight from the entry to the table, the pull was irresistible and the smell was tantalizing! Or maybe it was because the station […]
Bacon
Layered Salad
Suddenly I spied the perfect container for Layered Salad. I didn’t even know it when I first saw it! A glass refrigerator dish was setting forlornly on a wobbly table in the basement. The masking tape tag said it could be mine for 25 cents. I wandered off through the rest of the musty basement […]
Bacon Potato Salad
Bacon Potato Salad is a summer favorite at our house. Somehow those summer favorites just don’t taste the same when there is no sunshine around! Ever wonder why sometimes potato salad comes out creamy with nice firm potatoes and other times the same recipe is mushy and dry. I went looking for the answer. Just […]
Pineapple Bacon Bites
A Mad Men era scene pops up in my mind when I look at this appetizer recipe for Pineapple Bacon Bites. I picture the high heeled, full skirted, perfectly coiffed hostess fingering her pearls as she waits for the appertizers to finish. I have absolutely no idea why. Maybe because the recipe has been […]
Spinach Bacon Salad with Lemon Garlic Dressing
A classic spinach, bacon combination with a wonderful new lemony twist for the dressing. A winner! Donna brought this to a ladies lunch and was generous enough to share the recipe Spinach needs cool weather to grow so it is most available fresh from September through November and again in the spring from March through […]
Cauliflower Bacon Salad
Cauliflower Salad? Cauliflower Bacon Salad? Candy – just pure candy! This is so good you will ignore everything else on your plate. It’s supposed to make four to six servings depending on the size of the cauliflower head. However, if Wheels and Bytes get to it before I do, they divide it in half and […]
Welcome! I’m Charlene. I love to share quick and easy recipes, whatever I’ve learned in our last DIY project – anything that helps make life easier, better and more fun!! I hope you will find inspiration and add a pinch of joy to your day!