Chocolate Castles

Shannon our new DIL requested some apple cookies she had seen ! ! I promised her I’d have them the next time they came for dinner which was tonight. Since it is December and I was wanting to bump them up a notch, I used minI gingerbread boys and Christmas tree 🌲 cookie cutters for… Read more

With Shannon and Jamin’s wedding rehearsal dinner, I had wanted to bake some good desserts for them. These gingerbread cupcakes were a hit! I had found the recipe which used a Duncan Hines spice cake mix as the starter! They were very moist and had so much flavor! Made a cream cheese frosting and topped… Read more

September 27th was the day I went in for knee replacement! Because I’m pretty healthy (despite the amount of butter that flows in my veins), and pretty positive and energetic, I expected to come home the next day, preparing chocolate chip cookies within the week! It is such a natural thing to think that because… Read more

This morning as I read Joshua 5, I read a passage that stirred my heart . Joshua 5:12 “No manna appeared that day, and it was never seen again. So from that time on, the Israelites ate from the crops of Canaan”. As many times as I have read Joshua, that has not ever spoke… Read more

During my quiet time with the Lord this morning this phrase came to my mind. First time I heard that song was years ago at a funeral so it was always something that came to my mind during the loss of a loved one! “He gives and takes away.” As I sat here thinking about… Read more

Lemon Cream Filling 1 cup sugar3 ½ tablespoons cornstarch1 tablespoon grated lemon zest1/4 cup fresh lemon juice3 egg yolks slightly beaten1 cup whole milk¼ cup frozen butter1 cup sour cream Combine sugar, cornstarch, lemon zest, lemon juice, egg yolks and milk in sauce pan, and cook over med heat until thick. Stir in the frozen… Read more