Quick Cheeseburger Quiche was probably originally a Bisquick Impossible recipe, but we’ve always called it cheeseburger quiche. Maybe to fool the mommy cook – or the small diners and their daddy — into thinking there was an exotic gourmet dish on the table in the after work scramble! It’s a great weekday meal – […]
Main Dish
Chicken Pasta Salad with poppyseed dressing
Chicken Pasta Salad — Someone brought this flavorful and addicting pasta salad to a potluck and everyone raved over it. I was lucky enough to get the recipe – and then promptly tweaked it. They used dried cranberries which I switched out for fresh fruit to reduce the carb count somewhat. Halved grapes, sliced strawberries […]
Chili Cups
Chili cups. Quick and easy main dish, hearty appetizers or Friday night staple. When Bytes and his brother were grade school sprouts, they got to picnic on a big green beach towel on the living room floor every Friday night and watch their favorite tv show. Forget Family Night. It was Exhausted Mommy and Daddy […]
Mushroom Swiss Burgers
Mushroom Swiss Burgers evolved when I picked up some burgers from a supermarket deli after work one night. We all liked it so well, that I just had to come up with a copy cat version. The grocery store version may have it on speed – just heat the cooking surface and 10 minutes later […]
Mock N Cheese aka Cauliflower Gratin
Cauliflower au Gratin — cheesy goodness as a main dish or a side dish. Cauliflower, Mark Twain once sniffed, was nothing but cabbage with a college education. Boiled and buttered, the way grandma used to do it, cauliflower was nothing to write home about. Now it is everywhere. Cauliflower first appeared on vegetable trays, in […]
Five meals 300 (or less) calories
Sometimes coming up with a healthy meal is the last thing you want to spend any time thinking about. Here are five basic meal plans with approximate number of calories for one serving to kick start the process with room to add more calories, such as fruit or whole grains. Reminder: the number of calories […]
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!