February was a very busy month as we adjusted to a bunch of “new” and mused about change. We reminisced about, and hoped for, warm weather with a colorfulberry melon fruit cup. We celebrated Valentine’s Day with Little Napoleon Sweethearts. Made a beautiful party dress for a couple of favorite dolls. Shared a new recipe […]
Aloha Chicken with pineapple and honey
This recipe started out as a crockpot recipe. It was definitely good! However, I use my crockpot most frequently when I am going to be tied up most of the day. You do not want to overcook this one. So I converted it to an oven baked chicken. I know, I know. . . . […]
Lemon Blossoms
This is one of the rare recipes I didn’t tweak the first time I made it. After all, who is going to mess with Paula Dean?? Not this little chickadee! I followed the recipe exactly. She said it yielded 60 blossoms but I came up with exactly 48. The yield may depend on the size […]
Party Dress for 18 inch Doll
This gorgeous party dress was intended for Samantha who was retired from the American Girl lineup several years ago. Samantha is a dead ringer for a little one I know and I was thrilled to find a Samantha doll in excellent condition for the little sweetie pie a couple of years ago. The dress is […]
Little Napoleon Sweethearts
I was curious how this delicious pastry filled with fruit and creamy pudding came by its name. Napoleons seem to be a Neopolitan invention as they originated in Naples, Italy. The French adopted the dessert, calling it “mille-feuille” or “ thousand leaves” for the many layers of pastry. As the dessert traveled from France […]
Busy Monday – week of February 10
Featured from last week: Featured links: A Bright and Beautiful Life Homemade Ranch Dressing: Crazy Little Projects Ruffled Tote Bag; My Turn for Us Super Bowl Deviled Eggs; Tip Garden Busy Bag Velcro Sticks If you also host a link party, please feel free to add it to the linky in My Party […]
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!