Wheels found a great deal on pears at the General Store the other day while on a parts run. I like pears but don’t usually think about buying them on my trips to the grocery. So I don’t have a lot of pear recipes – this one for Honey Butter Baked pears and this one […]
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Honey Plum Tartlet
Honey Plum Tartlets – Quick, easy, three ingredients, looks fabulous, and tastes as good as it looks! Just the right size for a touch of sweetness after a good meal. At our house, plums are a seasonal thing. Wheels loves to eat them out of hand, but there are always two or three left setting […]
Simply Strawberry Smoothie
Have to admit I’m slow to the smoothie parade. We’ve always preferred to eat our fruit as fruit (or a dessert with fruit showing – yes!) rather than drinking it. But this entire long weekend we worked hard outdoors — digging, painting, planting, changing everything around. A cold, fruity nutritious drink sounded like a great […]
Mini Fruit Pizza
Mini Fruit Pizza. Or Fruit Pizzettes. I thought I was inventing a new word to describe individual pizzas. Then I googled to be sure it wasn’t something obscene in some language I don’t speak. Guess what? The Italians, who created pizza, also created pizettes. And that is exactly what it means. Individual or small pizzas. […]
Citrus and Cream Salad aka Fluff
Many families expect a certain dish to be on the table at every gathering. Citrus and Cream Salad started as a favorite of a particular relative who could be counted on to show up to the family potluck with a big dish of it in hand. Fruit, cottage cheese, and your favorite Jell0 all wrapped […]
Ten Things Good Cooks Know about Fruits and Vegetables
The Frugal Girls– How to Keep Strawberries Fresh DIY and Crafts — How to peel a head of garlic in 5 seconds The Creekline House — the One Tear-Free Onion Cutting Trick that Actually Works Recipe Tips — All About Apples The Kitchn — How to cut a cauliflower Kidspot.com — How to Cook […]
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!