Rosy Tea has been a winter drink at our house ever since I made it for a New Years Eve party a few years ago. It is a wonderful citrusy slice of warmth on a cold snowy day. Then last summer I discovered it was good cold and over ice cubes as well. So now […]
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Pork roast, sweet potatoes and fried apples
Pork loin roast, fried apples and sweet potatoes – a classic dinner. It is very simple, calling for only basic cooking skills, but looks fantastic and like you spent hours in the kitchen. My kind of cooking! Start with a crockpot that has been sprayed well with cooking oil or lined with a cooking bag. […]
Honey Banana Bread
Honey Banana Bread landed on the menu unexpectedly. Wheels set the quart jar of thick amber liquid on the kitchen counter. Organic honey sold by the grandfather of a fellow employee. A quart jar!!!! That is more than we’ve used in the last five years total!!! A quick taste showed that it had a pleasant […]
Big Man Sandwich
Big Man’s Sandwich, full of sliced steak and sauted onion on a toasted bun, was a part of our Christmas celebration this year. You see, Wheels has two weeks off at Christmas time almost every year. To make things special I gather up a bunch of new to us recipes and make something different everyday. […]
Egg in a mug – and Ode to Joy
Have you seen this nifty little way to fix a quick scrambled egg breakfast for one? Grab a mug or ramekin. Spray it with cooking oil and line with a piece or two of deli meat. Break an egg into the middle of the deli meat “dish”. Poke the egg yolk with a fork. […]
Superhero Cheeseburger Soup
“This is what makes superheroes fly” said the middle schooler as he presented his emptied bowl for a refill. I took it as a high compliment! This soup is exquisitely good – liquid comfort and a reasonable number of calories and carbs, too! Serve it on a rainy or cold winter evening with a lettuce […]
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!