Chocolate Castles

  • Dole Chipolte Cheddar Salad

    Am making dinner tonight for some new friends, parmesan chicken, rice pilaf, green beans, salad, Sister Schubert Rolls, of course, and lemon delight for dessert. On Wednesday I catered a luncheon for 9 ladies and served a salad that each time I serve it, people want to know what it is. So I thought I… Read more

  • Lemon-Blueberry Layered Dessert

    Why does Spring conjure up thoughts of lemon? Is it the soft color of yellow that comes to our minds, or the crisp, sweet-tart flavor that lemons give us when they are used in dishes. Whatever the reason, lemons seem to just scream “SPRING” and this recipe taken from Southern Living 2005 just seemed like the… Read more

  • Strawberry Cream Cheese Cupcakes

    * Strawberry and Cream Cheese make such a delightful Spring flavor. I am catering a luncheon for a friend tomorrow and since it is suppose to be raining all day, I wanted to end the lunch time with something that would put a “spring” in their step, so I decided to make strawberry cream cheese… Read more

  • Chocolate Toffee Biscotti

    Am caterning a luncheon for 6 women this week and I thought I would be great to have a little edible gift for each lady to take home. When I saw these in an 2009 Paula Deen Magazine that I was looking through, this seemed to be the perfect little gift to make them. Makes… Read more

  • National Pie Day

    I LOVE PIE!!! I didn’t know there was such a thing as National Pie Day but lo and behold when we were at Costco today, there was a huge sign over a kiosk announcing it and they were selling huge apple and cherry pies. So of course I had to come home to bake a… Read more

  • Senior Sightseeing

    We have had good friends here from California since last Saturday. And yes, we are still good friends. The week didn’t discourage or damage the relationship one bit. It seems that as you get older, it gets a little harder to find couples that you can spend lots of time together with, without feeling like… Read more