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A Pinch of Joy

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

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Banana Strawberry Blueberry Smoothies

Banana Strawberry Blueberry Smoothies -- A {inch of Joy

What do you do with a bag of bananas? Make Banana Strawberry Blueberry Smoothies.  One of the little groceries in town is a great place to find unexpected bargains. Last time I was there, they had just set out bags of perfect golden yellow bananas. I brought one of the bags home with me.   I made Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream earlier.  Time for a late afternoon snack -- refreshing smoothies it is. I had already sliced and frozen two smallish bananas.  I covered a cookie sheet with parchment paper, dropped the quarter inch thick banana slices on so none touched each other and set the cookie sheet on top of the bottom pullout drawer.  It only took a couple of hours to freeze the bananas.  I shook them off the parchment paper into a measuring cup.  One cup exactly. Put the milk into ... [Read More]

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Simply Strawberry Smoothie

Simply Strawberry Smoothie -- A Pinch of Joy

Have to admit I’m slow to the smoothie parade.  We’ve always preferred to eat our fruit as fruit (or a dessert with fruit showing – yes!)  rather than drinking it.  But this entire long weekend we worked hard outdoors --- digging, painting, planting, changing everything around.   A cold, fruity nutritious drink sounded like a great idea.  I had a big box of strawberries in the refrigerator so I quickly looked at half a dozen recipes online, and mooshed together the two simplest ones.   I was tired and didn’t want to hunt for any flavorings so I left them out.  And came up with a simply strawberry smoothie.  It was perfect.  I’m not making any claims for this concoction – other than it was cold, fruity and hit the spot – but it totally revived our spirits and gave us renewed energy.   We ... [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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