It’s beginning to look like Christmas! We put up outside lights when it was still warm outside before Thanksgiving. Just one skinny tree in the living room. Wreaths on all the doors. Boxes from online orders stacked in the basement. Cookie recipes for the 12 Days of Christmas blog posts are being tested (a little […]
White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies
White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies are a pretty addition to the table, with the contrast between the deep red berries and the white chocolate. They are deliciously just right sweet. I was afraid they would be on the tart side – not true. Cut each cranberry, though. I cheated and put a little hand full of […]
Chocolate and Cream No Bake Cookies
Chocolate and Cream Cookies are a fun addition to a cookie tray. If you are talking and laughing as I usually am when faced with a cookie tray – we’re talking choices of cookies and chocolate here!! – you could do a double take. Not meat, just a fun soft cookie!! Would you eat it […]
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The geese are flying south! Twice this week we have seen hundreds of geese in multiple v formations flying over our house headed for warmer weather! We pause our breakfast and watch in awe as they fly slowly climbing upward, the sunlight turning their white breasts golden. Honking fills the air and then as suddenly […]
Busy Monday 444
No forty plus relatives laughing and eating turkey together this year — we are all mostly sticking close to home. I hope Zoom and its cousins have beefed up their equipment in readiness for all the traffic this weekend! They are going to be busy. I am thankful we have technology to help us through. […]
Cranberry Pear Sauce
Colorful and delicious Cranberry Pear Sauce will be a hit this holiday season! It is super quick and easy to make with no refined sugar. Its sweetness comes naturally from ripe pears and a touch of real maple syrup. It is a superb accompaniment to turkey and other poultry as well, as pork tenderloin or […]
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!