With the tang of lemon, the rich creaminess of the filling atop a thick crust, finished with butter crumbles Lemon Ooey Gooey Bars is a baker’s reward! Since it makes 16 servings, it is a good dessert for a potluck or serving a large group. It always disappears quickly. It takes about 20 minutes to […]
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Lemon Blueberry Scones
I made Lemon Blueberry Scones recently. Houseguests took us out for a delicious and lingering breakfast and no one was hungry come lunch time. We waited until about 2:30 and had tea instead. Sliced melon, strawberries and other fruit, some cheese and deviled eggs made up the menu, but the star of the show was […]
Fruit Pork Roast
We had some good eating in the last couple weeks before the freezer left, including this deliciously beautiful Fruit Pork Roast. When the freezer’s predecessor died, I almost didn’t buy a replacement. But we just couldn’t do without – in less than a week we gathered up the spare change and went shopping for […]
Lemon Cheesecake Parfait
Lemon Cheesecake Parfaits are light with a zip of lemon, perfect for a spring dessert. Choose your favorite lemon cookie. I usually use lemon wafers (next to the vanilla wafers on the grocery shelf), but the ones pictured have crushed lemon cream filled cookies layered through the parfait with a tiny lemon crisp on top. […]
Seasoned Lemon Marinade for steak
Wheels and Bytes saddled up just after vacation and drove back to the Great Plains for Wheels’ uncle’s funeral – twenty some hours each way. They were glad to pay respects and to be able to see Wheels’ many cousins and childhood buds. Then the insurance company came the day after they got back and […]
Strawberry Lemonade
I’ve heard that when life hands you lemons, you should make lemonade. So I did. Gorgeous strawberry lemonade!! Because my refrigerator has a strange quirk. Whatever is shoved into the upper right hand corner of the top shelf freezes. Weird, huh? This time it was a package of fresh strawberries intended for an absolutely gorgeous […]
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!