Chocolate Castles

  • SPRING HAS SPRUNG!!!!! (is that a word?)

    I’m so excited, and I just can’t hide it…Spring is finally here. After many many gloomy days in the last couple of months, we have seen sunshine 2 days in a row. Honestly, I have always been a winter person, loving the fireplace, hot cobblers and stews. But I have found out this year, that… Read more

  • Cafe Homestead

    We went on another adventure today with our brother and sister-in-law to Heritage Homestead, just a little north of Waco, TX. We had heard from some friends that we needed to go there. I have lived in Texas off and on for years and had never heard of this little community that is tucked back… Read more

  • 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