Chocolate Castles

  • Cheese Bites

    Taken from 2006 Southern Living Magazine these make great party appetizers for your next holiday party! 4 oz cream cheese (1/2 package 8 oz, duh, I guess you would have known that) 1 (16.3 oz)_ can refrigerated flaky buttermilk biscuits 1/2 cup jalapeno pepper jelly*(see below) Cut cream cheese into 24 pieces and let soften.… Read more

  • Back To Normal

    We are alone for the first time in 5 days. It was time to send Jodi and Noah home to Eric, Jaden and Caleb.  Since we knew she was leaving today, we held off cooking the collard greens and deviled eggs for dinner, after loading her up with triple berry shake for breakfast. We figured that she would… Read more

  • My Polital Debut

    Today after going to the mall with my 36 year old daughter, I have decided that I am going to run for office. I’m not sure yet, what I will run for, but which ever political official that can order mall employees around. We had just entered the mall, rented a stroller, for the two year… Read more

  • Trouble in Dodge (I mean Frisco)

    They have been here less than 24 hours. All the Fall Décor looks as though it came smashed out of a package thrown over the fence from UPS. We have dined on fast food twice, swept up a broken china plate that Honey forgot to place on a high shelf, a pitcher of fresh brewed tea… Read more

  • Update on Pumpkin Spice Cake

    So sorry, Please correct the amount of pumpkin to 1 cup of pumpkin. Didn’t realize I had accidently typed 12…thank you Rose for letting me know…think 12 would have been a little heavy on the pumpkin flavor…. Read more

  • Pumpkin Spice Cake

    A sweet friend of mine, Susie, sent me this cake recipe the other day and I just made it today. I have to say that it is the best and most moist pumpkin cake I have had. I added Brown Sugar Frosting to it and served it to friends who came over tonight for dessert.… Read more