Busy week! We finished up some small projects in the house and then began in the garage. OMG squared! Wheels’ long work hours and my tendency to ignore piles of mechanical things put together are bad news. The piles can no longer be ignored and I swear those bolts and parts have multiplied exponentially! Lesson learned […]
Grilled Chicken and Strawberry Salad with red wine vinegar dressing
Grilled Chicken and Strawberry Salad is a springtime hit with berries fresh from the garden and fresh salad greens. Of course, you can make it any time of year with berries and greens from the grocery. Use your favorite salad greens. Leaf lettuce or Bibb lettuce from the garden, spring green mix, iceberg pieces, spinach, […]
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Wishing you a wonderful day! The calendar says “Mother’s Day” and that means end of school is coming quickly. Here are a couple dozen ideas for teacher end of year thank yous. If you’d like more ideas (for teachers and moms!), check out my Great Little Gifts board on Pinterest. Featured from last week: A […]
Lemon Cheesecake Parfait
Lemon Cheesecake Parfaits are light with a zip of lemon, perfect for a spring dessert. Choose your favorite lemon cookie. I usually use lemon wafers (next to the vanilla wafers on the grocery shelf), but the ones pictured have crushed lemon cream filled cookies layered through the parfait with a tiny lemon crisp on top. […]
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I am amazed at diversity of the posts that are linked each week! Recipes cover the range from luscious sweets to super healthy salads, American classic to ethnic, barbecue to vegetarian and more. Personal posts and tutorials. . . parenting . . . blogging. . . gardening. . . DIY . . . sewing projects. […]
Bacon Ranch Chicken Pasta Bake
Bacon Ranch Chicken Pasta Bake –Soooo good you’ll want seconds – and thirds! Everything goes together fairly quickly. While you are preparing the pasta, you can also cook the bacon and then the chicken. I prefer to use thinner chicken breast cuts because they cook quickly and can be more easily cut into uniform pieces. […]
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!