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A Pinch of Joy

Eat Healthy, Do it Yourself, Live Well, Have Fun.

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Easy Three Bean Salad

Easy Three Bean Salad is the new bean salad at our house.  Everybody loves bean salad at Chez Charlene – all kinds.  This is the new favorite version.   The red wine vinegar makes a  light dressing with no strong overpowering flavors so it goes with almost any main dish.  It’s especially refreshing on a hot summer day. Ten servings makes this recipe ideal for a crowd – your contribution to a potluck or a salad for your own gathering.  It also means more servings if you are cooking for just two or three, as I frequently do.  The salad keeps well in the refrigerator – in fact,  flavors mature and it becomes even better.   How long can you keep it?  Several days, but it never goes beyond one or two in our house because it disappears so  quickly.  It even gets eaten as a midafternoon ... [Read More]

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Four Bean Salad

Four Bean Salad from A Pinch of Joy

Four bean salad!   It has onions, beans for fiber and protein, lots of vitamins and minerals, healthy oils for necessary fat, vinegar (shown to help control blood sugar).  It is filling. Plus it makes quite a bit and keeps well so it will work for several meals.  It’s good with almost anything.  It is almost a complete light meal by itself.  It’s a recipe from my mother in law – changed (of course) to add the black beans.  I mentioned yesterday that Wheels had surgery recently.  Articles   from the Cleveland Clinic   mention the importance of protein, fiber and certain vitamins and minerals that aid in the healing process. Four Bean Salad meets the requirements and Wheels loves it. It can also be jazzed up by adding  1/4 cup each diced green and/or red or orange peppers without ... [Read More]

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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!

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