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A Pinch of Joy

Eat Healthy, Do it Yourself, Live Well, Have Fun.

Busy Monday 240

Looking for the current Busy Monday Linky Party for November 13-16?  Here it is:  Busy Monday 242 Just back from a quick outing in the nearby state park — such a perfect fall day.  I’m so glad you’re here — hope your day was perfect, too!! Featured from last week:  IgoBOGO — Apple Fritter Rings […]

3:32 pm 3:32 pm Charlene Filed Under: Linky Party

Upholstered Headboard – A quick and easy DIY

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Bytes put together his DIY upholstered headboard, including the nailhead trim,  in just one evening — recruiting an extra set of hands now and then to speed things up.   If you are doing this by yourself, it will probably be a Saturday project — if only, to let your hands rest from all the […]

5:36 am 5:36 am Charlene Filed Under: Home Projects

Pork Tostadas

Pork Tostadas -- A Pinch of Joy.

Pork Tostadas are open faced sandwiches made on a crispy fried tortilla.  Tostada = toasted.  Anything that can go on a taco can also be found on a Tostada.  You know I am a wimp when it comes to spicy and to me Mexican food meant spicy.  Wrong!  How did I find out?   Last spring […]

6:51 am 6:51 am Charlene Filed Under: Main Dishes

Busy Monday 239

Beautiful fall day!  We’ve been working on several outdoor projects we started earlier.  Heard a rumor that winter is on the calendar 🙂 Thank you for bringing your projects — indoors and outdoors — to share this week! Featured from last week:  Blessed House — DIY Built-ins from Ikea Bookcases        Ann’s Entitled Life — Pumpkin […]

3:30 pm 3:30 pm Charlene Filed Under: Uncategorized

Wicked Good Unusual Baked Corn Chowder

Wicked Good Unusual Baked Corn Chowder -- A Pinch of Joy

Last spring, my niece graduated college so we did the family thing and threw a day of eating to celebrate.  Her dad (my brother) Gene, and wife Deb drove all the way from North Carolina to the middle of the Great Plains where we live.  Deb dashed out to the local store and grabbed a […]

6:20 am 6:20 am Charlene Filed Under: Vegetables and Sides

Busy Monday 238

We loved the beautiful fall colors on the eastern end of the Great Plains — forests full of trees with gorgeous foliage.  Here in the middle of the Plains, not so many trees.  However,  the Monarch butterflies are beginning their migration to the south and they swoop and soar from one flower to another before […]

3:30 pm 3:30 pm Charlene Filed Under: Uncategorized

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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!

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