Chocolate Castles

  • Truly Different Cupcakes

    Have been going through a cookbook my sister-in-law brought over the other night which is dated back to the 20’s and has been in the Cox family for years. It includes recipes from 1928 to early 2000. This recipe caught my eye and am going to make them tomorrow. Today the weather is rainy and… Read more

  • Coconut White Chocolate Cheesecake

    The grandkids are gone so I can put away the chicken nuggets, mac & cheese, frozen pizza and get back to sugar. Since we have been entertaining kids/grandkids and have tried to cook all their favs while they were in town, we tried to convince them that we were “giving up” healthy foods just for… Read more

  • Lemon Blueberry Scones

    2 cups flour 1 tables baking powder 1/2 teas salt 2 tables sugar 5 tables cold unsalted butter 1 cup fresh blueberries Finely grated zest of 1 lemon 1 1/4 cups heavy cream Preheat oven to 400. Gently whisk dry ingredients together. Grate the butter on the coarse side of a box grater. (or use… Read more

  • Regello Lane vs Redneck Ally

    This week has been a week of self reflection. Since moving back to Texas from California, we have discovered that under the fine layer of sophistication that we tried to maintain around friends out West,lies the real Texas redneck demeanor that we tried to ignore is the real us. The last 9 days, 13 hours… Read more

  • Peanut Butter Banana Cream Pie

    Two our grandson’s are here from Phoenix and the rest of the family drives in today. I have two games on my phone, Candy Crush and Pet Rescue. I have been stuck on level 34 on Pet Rescue for over a month. Caleb the 4 yr old has been playing on my phone for 2… Read more

  • Pumpkin CheeseCake

    I am not waiting for Fall to make this luscious dessert. Just looking at the picture made me want to push aside the can of cocoa to find a can of pumpkin. So here is the new Fall Favorite cheesecake. Crust Use an 8″k spring-form pan 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1 cup ginger… Read more