Cauliflower au Gratin — cheesy goodness as a main dish or a side dish. Cauliflower, Mark Twain once sniffed, was nothing but cabbage with a college education. Boiled and buttered, the way grandma used to do it, cauliflower was nothing to write home about. Now it is everywhere. Cauliflower first appeared on vegetable trays, in […]
5 Easy Steps to Organizing Your Financial Life: Part 5 Be Prepared
Organize Your Financial Paper Series: Use the documents gathered for filing your income tax return in Part 1 to prepare for emergency in Part 2, to set financial goals and plan ahead in Part 3. Part 4 helps you build a budget. What happens if you find yourself without any of the paper work that […]
Delightful Coconut Macaroons
Coconut Macaroons a re another quick and easy, but elegant dessert. I was going to pipe melted chocolate lines across the top for an added touch, but these disappear fast. Just glad there were enough to show you a photo! I use the eggshell method to separate white from yolk. Crack the egg in the […]
Organize Your Financial Life: Develop a Spending Plan
Welcome to A Pinch of Joy! This post is part 4 in a series on using tax documents to organize your financial life. We began this series by gathering documents for tax preparation in Part 1 and each week added a bit more information. In Part 2, the papers helped prepare for emergencies. In part […]
Quick Change Art
Frame too dark for the space – a windowless bathroom. The solution to the problem! Two coats of silver paint later. A much needed pop of color framed in silver brings light to a dark space and coordinates with the silver accessories elsewhere in the room! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March recap: Organize Your Financial […]
Resurrection Rolls
An expectant hush falls over the crowd. Eager anticipation is barely contained with fidgets and twistings for a better view. The air is full of sweet perfume and warmth. As the longed for arrival comes into view, a murmur begins to arise. What would they find? What would it look like? You’ll see, whispered those […]
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!