Chicken with mushrooms and bacon makes a tender, juicy and surprisingly flavorful chicken dinner. The chicken breasts are dredged in flour and browned in a skillet to keep them juicy on the inside. The mushrooms, and bacon are quickly sauted and added to the chicken in the crockpot where they simmer for only four hours. […]
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No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Bytes decided he was in the mood for Grandma Call’s No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies. Deep chocolate flavor, textured with oats and coconut, those cookies were a favorite of his. And of Grandma’s thirteen other grandkids who wandered through her kitchen. She always had some goodie tucked away for their visits and this was a […]
Honey Butter Baked Pear
Pear baked in honey laced with butter. I had to start with the basics for this one. And I’m so glad I did! Bosc pears are an aristocratic fruit. A ripe Bosc pear has a sweet,somewhat spicy refined taste and is buttery smooth on your tongue. They are firm and more densely textured than other […]
Parmesan Panko Crusted Chicken
Parmesan Panko Crusted Chicken — another quick and easy dinner. Chicken made moist with egg, flavored with parmesan cheese and panko, then crisped in a bit of olive oil. Tender and flavorful any time, any season and picture perfect enough for guests. This is one of my “stand in the refrigerator door– what am I […]
Wicked Good Simple Sweet Slaw
My mother’s Sweet Coleslaw recipe. I could eat it twice a day at least four days a week. Crunchy, creamy and the perfect accompaniment for anything. I’ve never seen another recipe for coleslaw this simple – and no vinegar. I don’t consider myself a picky eater by any means – just please, please, please don’t […]
Peanut Butter Double Chocolate Bars
Christmas at Wheel’s family farm included candy. I zeroed in on the Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars Grandma made. The peanut butter cup knockoff. Tastes just like the cups in the bright orange wrapper — aka Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups! Sweet peanut butter wrapped in chocolate — bliss! This is a very simple recipe – four […]
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!