St. Patrick’s Day is the time to plant potatoes in much of the Midwest. They will withstand the less severe frost of early spring — at least the usually less severe frost. This year — hard to predict 🙂 My dad loved to garden and I remember his excitement at getting ready to plant potatoes […]
Mint Chocolate Fudge
Mint Chocolate fudge for St. Patrick’s Day. Any excuse for chocolate! Mint is the bonus. The green gives it street cred for St. Paddy’s Day – though it also fits spring, Easter and the whole of the Christmas season, New Year’s, Mardi Gras—yeh! And this is the very best fudge recipe ever! Triple winner! […]
Brownie Pudding Dessert
Easy and fun St. Patrick’s Day Brownie Pudding Dessert. We live near a Dublin with a big (and growing!) really fun Irish Festival each summer. Plus a huge St Patrick’s Day parade in mid March led by an honorary leprauchaun. Even so Saint Patrick’s Day is usually celebrated hit and miss at Chez Charlene. Just […]
Kids and Money Management
Here are links to six great articles for teaching children to manage money with easy to implement tips for all ages from toddlers to teens. Teaching children how to manage money is a gift that will have a lifetime of benefits! Teaching Your Children How to Manage Money — Simply Real […]
6 tips for selling books online
Selling books online for me actually started with a huge collection of nonfiction books. Textbooks from a degree or two. Books from work in a highly specialized field which dried up with the economic changes in 2008. Each shelf holds 85 to 100+ books on a specific topic, about ½ inch wide each. Seven units […]
Creamy Chicken Enchiladas
Creamy chicken enchilada — just slightly spicy and comfort food filling. Easy to make is a bonus! This dish is always a winner and has become the go-to way for making chicken enchiladas at our house! We — no, it’s really me — prefer mildly spicy so a little extra cumin to a mild […]
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!