Welcome to Charnopia, a little left of Utopia. We document our adventures at home, in the kitchen and garden, as well as from the road. Stay a while and enjoy.
- Trac and Diane Charno
These Butter Pecan Turtle Cookies are sure to please with a butter cookie crust covered in pecans, caramel sauce and chocolate; all swirled together to make the ultimate turtle cookie.
If you want to keep your special someone happy, try this southern favorite - Chicken-Fried Steak with Milk Gravy. It’s the perfect southern comfort meal and pairs perfectly with some smashed potatoes and sweet corn.
Sometimes you need to take a pecan pie up a notch or two. I'm please to share this recipe for Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie. This pie is divine and perfect for your Thanksgiving or Kentucky Derby gathering.
This Maple-Roasted Turkey with Sage, Bacon and Cornbread Stuffing is the perfect turkey recipe for Thanksgiving. It's my favorite!
Here's a perfect fall treat - Apple Almond Cream Cheese Tart. Perfect for office treat, brunch or dessert. Layers of pastry, almond paste, sweet cream cheese, and cinnamon apples.
This no-bake pie is perfect for a hot summer day - No-Bake Peanut Butter Cup Icebox Pie. Four layers of deliciousness - Oreo cookie crust, peanut butter cream cheese, chocolate pudding and topped with whipped cream and mini Reese's peanut butter cups. YUM!
I love a making a classic recipe and this is one of the most famous classic cake recipes. Mrs. L.H. Wiggins’ Hummingbird Cake is the most requested recipe in Southern Living’s history. Loaded with bananas, pineapple and pecans, then frosted with cream cheese frosting.
With some basic summer fixings on hand, this Easy S’more Brownies recipe is a fast and easy treat to whip up. Layers of graham crackers, brownies, marshmallows and chocolate chips oh my!
Here’s a hearty cookie recipe fit for a cowboy and sweet enough for a cowgirl. It’s got a little bit of everything - oatmeal, chocolate chips, pecans and coconut. Maybe they should call these “Everything but the Kitchen Sink Cookies.” Customize the ingredients to suit your tastes.
What’s more refreshing on a hot summer day than something lemony, like lemonade or better yet this classic lemonade icebox pie? This is a lemon cheesecake no-bake pie, unless you make the graham cracker crust from scratch.
This is an easy to make homemade chocolate sauce. Only three ingredients and perfect as a ice cream topping or turtle brownies.
Make these skillet brownies using small cast iron skillets than make them turtle-style with ice cream, salted caramel sauce, chocolate sauces and pecans. Yum!
This easy salted caramel sauce is quick to make with only 5 ingredients and no boiling sugar with candy thermometers. Tastes amazing!
This Old-Fashioned Bourbon Peach Cobbler recipe is a perfect summer dessert for barbecue cookouts or a potluck. You may even want to try and add some blueberries for a change of pace
He likes it hot and she likes it sweet. BBQ ribs that is. Here are two ways to barbecue ribs and make everyone happy. She'll love the Spicy & Sweet Peach BBQ Sauce. He'll like the traditional style spicy dry rub.
We're prepping the raised bed garden for the season. Here's some background on our raised bed gardens and how we planned them out.
Tried a new experiment today - Cherry Hand Pies. Here's an easy way to make Cherry Hand Pies using simple ingredients. Recipe includes option for pie dough and puff pastry dough.
Here's how I'm using essential oils to help prevent headaches, alergies, sinus infections and colds.
Here's my recipe for Shaum Tortes, a light meringue dessert best served with berries and cream. Similar to strawberry shortcake.
Have you heard of Artisan Bread 5 Minutes a Day? It's an easy way to make bread but without the kneading. Here's one version of the master recipe as well as my results.
