Chocolate Castles

  • California Dreamin’

    What a special week this has been to visit our sweet friends here in California. We have eaten our way through LA, played hand & foot, laughed so hard we cried and just enjoyed the simple pleasures of friendship that means so much. We are determined not to get teary eyed as we leave in… Read more

  • Mexican Short Ribs With Dried Cherries

    Upon arriving at our friend’s house in CA, we were greeted with the awesome aroma of these short ribs cooking. They were fall off the bone and the gravy that it made was just the best. Had the rest of c the gravy tonight over the left over scalloped potatoes. 1 (16 oz) jar roasted… Read more

  • Crossing Over

    We did it; as soon as we crossed over the border to Arizona we quickly noticed that we looked like the thousands of other Seniors that actually live here. We felt that we needed to change a few of our old habits to fit in a little better. We felt it coming on when we… Read more

  • Apple Nachos

    For all you gluten free friends here is a great snack that is easy and delicious. Just in time for Fall 36 caramels 1 tables water 30 large marshmallows 1/3 cup butter, cubed 4 medium tart apples, peeled and cut into 1/4 ” slices 1/4 cup chopped dry roasted peanuts 1/3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate… Read more

  • German Chocolate Thumbprints

    At church today our teacher in our Sunday School class was talking about how spoiled his kids were and  told us that “IF” (and believe me he doesn’t) but “IF” he believed in reincarnation, he would want to come back as one of his children. I started to think about that and realized that it would… Read more

  • Cowboy Cornbread

    Last night we were invited to a friend’s home for dinner. She had told me she was cooking (oh my I almost said, “fixin”) a big pot of pinto beans for dinner and there would be six of us. I promptly told her that I would bring the cornbread. Visions of this great bread from years… Read more