Chocolate Castles

  • *Rodelle Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

    Have just purchased my first can of Rodelle Gourmet Baking Cocoa and these little gems will be my first recipe using this marvelous cocoa! Cookies 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup plus 1 tbsp Rodelle Gourmet Baking Cocoa 2 tsp kosher salt 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened 1 1/3 cups sugar 2 large egg yolks… Read more

  • Shopping With Frosty

    It’s here, that time of year when Randy and I change our names to Frosty and Noel. We change our phone voice mails to “hi you have reached Frosty (or Noel, depending on whose phone they call). It makes our kids call us so they can let their friends listen to how weird their parents… Read more

  • Brussels Sprouts & Cauliflower Gratin

    Why is it that when I post something other than desserts I feel like I am becoming a health nut? It’s not that I don’t ever cook veggies or salads, but it just isn’t as much fun to read about Brussels Sprouts or Cauliflower as it is chocolate, cream cheese, whipping cream or brownies, unless you… Read more

  • Potato Bean Stew

    When a friend of mine called the other day to tell me how great this soup was, I almost didn’t even write the ingredients down, as it sounded like something that I probably would never make. How glad I did. She found the recipe from Trisha Yearwood’s website. She had made it and said it was… Read more

  • King Ranch Chicken Soup

    Windows are open, more apple cakes are in the oven and looking through the newly delivered Southern Living magazine, this soup caught my eye. Our adult kids love King Ranch Casserole, but never thought about transforming it into a soup. Thank you Southern Living, that’s why we love you! 2 tables butter 1 cup chopped… Read more

  • Moulton Chocolate Cakes

    These great little custard cup chocolate lava cakes are the easiest to prepare and every time I serve them, people are so excited to be eating something that tastes like they get when visiting a great steak house dessert. I didn’t remember to take a picture before serving them last night to friends, but the… Read more