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A Pinch of Joy

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

Busy Monday 211

We are still in the process of “moving” although we’ve been living in the house for six months.  Yesterday we drove to the storage unit and brought back another load of boxes and totes.  Everything in the storage unit has been packed away for almost a year — some of it sorely missed!  Still didn’t […]

3:30 pm 3:30 pm Charlene Filed Under: Linky Party

Chocolate Chip Brownie in a mug

Chocolate Chip Brownie in a mug -- A Pinch of Joy

Chocolate Chip Brownie in a mug just saved me.  Chocolate always has magical powers — not to make problems go away, but to make them seem less daunting.  Besides it tastes really, really good!  Being fresh from the oven — well microwave — and eaten while still warm helps too. Oh Oh Oh Misery!  I […]

9:43 pm 9:43 pm Charlene Filed Under: Bars and Brownies

Busy Monday 210

  Featured from last week.  Pick up a Featured Button from the Button Box upper right. Sadie Seasongoods — A Thriftastic Woven Ribbon Basket     A Debt free Stress free Life – 31 Things I Do Daily to Make My Life Better    This Silly Girl’s Kitchen — Rainbow Jello Cloud Cake       Olla Podrida — River City […]

3:31 pm 3:31 pm Charlene Filed Under: Uncategorized

Simple and quick tablescape: blue, black and white

Simple and quick tablescape Blue, black and white -- A Pinch of Joy Making a dinner special when life is busy, busy

Life has been so busy lately!  And who doesn’t have a life full of projects, things to do and places to go?   When life is busiest is when it is the most important to take time to celebrate the special events, like birthdays and anniversaries.  Just a little extra effort is all it takes to […]

10:29 am 10:29 am Charlene Filed Under: Entertaining

Cherry Banana Fruit Pie

Cherry Banana Fruit Pie -- aka Out of This World Pie -- A Pinch of Joy

My sister Vee contributed this pie to Thanksgiving dinner.   Soo good that I asked if I could share with y’all.   Cherry Banana Fruit Pie is one of her go-to recipes.  Easy to make because you only need to bake the refrigerated pie shells according to directions and stir together the filling while the shells cool.  […]

1:59 pm 1:59 pm Charlene Filed Under: Cakes, Pies and More

Busy Monday 209

We are celebrating with family today — almost thirty gathered around the table!   It’s a little like a link party — you never know who all will be there, what they will bring to eat or what useful bit of knowledge you will gain or what new perspective will enrich your life.  Wishing you […]

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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