A Pinch of Joy

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Quick and Easy Chicken Ranch Pizza

A really quick lunch piping hot from the oven, Chicken Ranch Pizza is great for when you want some comfort food – fast and flavorful. Reach in the pantry and raid the refrigerator.   Flat bread or prebaked pizza crust, shredded or chopped cooked chicken, a couple of sliced green onions and a package of […]

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We painted the deck walls the same color as the living room walls.  The deck is inset into the north wall of the living room so it is roofed and fully enclosed on three sides in an attempt to deal with the prairie “breezes” and other climate conditions.  That floor plan makes things VERY dark […]

Cream Cheese and Onion Hotdog

Hotdogs are not usually on our radar.  Not since I made octopus hotdogs for toddler lunches.  Now one toddler is 6’4″!   But when I heard of hotdogs smothered in onions on a bed of melted cream cheese — well, it was time to give that a try!   Glad we did.  We’ll do that again.  […]

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Happy Independence Day/Weekend!  We are at home, staying safe as are most of our neighbors.  One family gathered in socially distant groups in the yard around the house — but the hilarity and fun was certainly evident!    We watched the first hour of Hamilton Friday evening.  Then the internet froze and refuses to stream […]

Curried Egg Salad Sandwich

Egg salad is my very favorite sandwich — as I have mentioned a time or two.   But even favorites need a new twist now and then.  I like curry as in this Curried Chicken Salad.       Mixing the two together in a Curried Egg Salad seemed the perfect marriage.  I happened to […]

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