Chocolate Castles

  • Pecan Pie Cookies

    Perfect for the cookie exchanges which we all love to attend. *Am using a mini cupcake pan for these 1/4 cup butter 1/2 cup powdered sugar 3 tables light corn syrup 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans 2 cups flour 1 teas baking powder 1 cup light brown sugar, packed 3/4  cup butter, softened 1 egg… Read more

  • Gift Giving

    If you are looking for a gift that would encourage loved ones with laughter, words of hope and Truth,then Princess on the Porch is the perfect gift. It is filled with stories for the different seasons of your life which would lift the spirits of maybe young moms who cannot see that the terrible twos… Read more

  • Coming Home To Christmas

    After 20 days we arrived home late last night. We had been driving from Phoenix for the last 2 days. Frosty has been sick with a horrible cough which sounds like he smokes a carton a day. So driving and listening to him make noises which I have never heard before had me repeating at… Read more

  • Italian Pot Pies

    We are leaving tomorrow for Phoenix to spend Thanksgiving with our kids before heading back to Texas. It has been a glorious 2 weeks with friends who have become like family to both Randy and I. Since today is our last day here we decided to go back to 2 of our favorite restaurants before… Read more

  • Cranberry Apple Cake

    Last evening we were invited to some friends for dinner. These sweet people reached out to us when we moved to California back in 2010 to invite us for Thanksgiving so we didnt spend the holiday alone. They have become like family to us. When we were through with dinner Louise and I went over… Read more

  • A Time of Thankfulness

    Eight days and counting. Counting down to the day when most people across the land will be sitting in a home, surrounded by people they love and some that are a little harder than others to love. Of course none of us reading this are “the hard ones to love”! Right? Or are we? After… Read more