A perfect hard boiled egg. Great for salads, deviled eggs, breakfast, protein source and more. Whatever use you have for hard boiled eggs, it is so easy to make them so they turn out perfectly every time. No green ring — no rubbery white — no stubborn shell that refuses to come off — everything […]
Kitchen tips
How to puree a pumpkin
This big pumpkin has been on our front porch since early October. Time to make the change to Christmas decor so it had to go. Bytes has been the master jack o lantern carver, but was busy this year. So this super large globe survived Halloween intact and went right up to Thanksgiving. Nary a […]
Cake Decorating Tip – just one
I’m taking a cake decorating class. If you’ve been to a Wilton class you’ll recognize this as lesson 2 in the beginner’s series. You can tell I need a little practice with smooth starts and stops. Maybe some practice with making smooth, even movements in making the edging. And my dots look more like […]
Green onions and Pinterest
I recently signed up for a Pinterest account and am in love! What a fantastic concept: Allow people to save ideas discovered as they surfed the web, by pinning pictures of them to a virtual bulletin board. And make it possible to sort those ideas by having multiple bulletin boards for different topics. Then […]
How to Steam Corn in Your Microwave
A while back I was picking out a few roasting ears from the giant grocery bin. The woman next to me was furiously shucking her corn and loudly complaining because the store hadn’t provided a trash can for her husks. I picked up the pile of silk and green discards she threw in front of […]
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!