Chocolate Castles

  • Peter Pumpkin Not Allowed in Walmart

    Today was the last straw. I will never EVER ask Randy if he wants to go with me to Walmart, much less on a weekend.  I have noticed that he is always a little to excited when I ask him if he would like to go, after all, what husband wants to go to Walmart… Read more

  • German Chocolate Fudge Pie

    We are having some friends over tonight for dinner. When I was thinking about what we would have for dessert, this recipe popped in my mind from many years ago. My sister-in-law at that time, had developed a recipe that we had hoped would be exactly like the fudge pie we always ordered at a… Read more

  • Rice & Lentil Casserole

    After scraping the pan this afternoon of the caramel banana pudding that I made for dessert tonight, I thought the least I could do would be to post something healthy to make myself feel like I have not completely gone to the dark side of life…..an all sugar diet.  This is one of the recipes that… Read more

  • Caramelized Banana Pudding

    Taken From Southern Living Comfort Food Recipes. Am making this for dinner tomorrow night for dinner. Love the combination of bananas and caramel. 1/2 cup firmly light brown sugar 1/4 cup butter 1/4 teas ground cinnamon 4 large ripe bananas, sliced 1 cup granulated sugar, divided 1/3 cup four 2 large eggs 2 cups milk… Read more

  • Pumpkin Poppers

    I know I posted these last Fall, but I wanted to remind you how good these are. Am taking a platter of them in the morning to a group of ladies who are getting together to cut out blue jeans to make shoes for an organization called Sole Hope. The shoes are used to keep… Read more

  • Butternut Squash & Spinach Lasagna

    While on the road the past 3 weeks going between California and Arizona, we discovered quite a few mom & pop joints (and yes they were joints, as they are the type of places that you would probably drive right past, but being married to Mr. Adventure, we usually don’t just drive by, we stop… Read more