Bacon Corn Chowder is a quick meal. It takes about half an hour to make it from start to finish. The word chowder comes from the French word “chaudiere”, meaning a three-legged cauldron used by fishermen to make seafood stews. When the fishermen returned from sea, each village had a large chaudiere waiting for a […]
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Picking features is a sometimes arbitrary thing — more food is featured when I’m hungry! There were so many great posts linked last week that it was VERY difficult to narrow down the features to a reasonable number! I try not to duplicate, but so many great ideas for Valentine’s Day were shared that I […]
New Home Update: Painter’s Progress Week 19
This time last year, I was finishing the design for the new home we were going to build. We loved the design and the details, but other important things – like the builder and the right land — just weren’t coming together. A few months later, we found this house on the third “shopping trip” […]
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Another busy week gone from the calendar. How did it get to be the middle of January already? I know — Wheels would say “one day at a time.” But really?!! I’m glad you took time from your busy week to stop by and leave links to your best posts! Thank you! Featured from […]
Warm and Cheesy Bacon Dip
The hard part of making this warm, comforting bacon cheesy dip is finding a place to hide it so that it can cool a bit. Everybody wants to dig in right away! Good. But too hot to really taste the deliciousness. Put it on a cracker and wave it in the air to cool it. […]
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Only 1.5 rooms left to paint! We added the walk-in pantry to the list since it would have been the only space without new paint. Considering we weren’t planning to paint after we moved — this is a real milestone! So glad we got started right away –and will be even more glad to finish. Gives […]
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!