Chocolate Castles

  • Blueberry Salad

    While we are here in California friends here are being so thoughtful to fix us dinners and have us over, which blesses us so much! The other evening some friends, Barbara and Ray came to dinner at the Welches home, where we are staying for a few nights! Before we dug into Bonnie’s cherry pie,… Read more

  • Cherry Pie

    We are  here visiting friends here in LA LA land where Randy is getting treated to his favorite cherry pie. The friends house where we stay is home to her famous cherry pie. Last night, Bonnie went to the kitchen to make the pie so we would have it for dessert tonight so I followed… Read more

  • Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

    We are traveling again back to California to see friends, stopping at our kids home in Phoenix, AZ.  As soon as we walked in the door my SIL(son-in-law) met me with,”when are you going to bake and what are you going to bake?” I bypassed him to grab my sweet grandchildren and trying to sit… Read more

  • Yogurt Cake

    Taken from Gourmet 2009, this cake has to be healthy because of all the Yogurt! Refreshing, light with just a hint of sweetness. Since I got the recipe out of the gourmet magazine I thought I had better make the description sounds a little bit gourmet!  Cake 3 cups sifted cake flour (not self rising)… Read more

  • Southern Chocolate Pecan Cheesecake Bars

    Yum…these are addicting and as I am thrilled that Paula Deen announced her 20-City Tour yesterday, I thought I would post a recipe that I found in her Chocolate Celebration special edition magazine, to welcome her back. Makes 2 doz bars 1 1/2 cups flour 1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar, divided 1/2 cup… Read more

  • Meatballs With Olive Tapenade

    I am in love with tapenade. I fool myself into thinking that if I just have fancy crackers with tapenade that it will keep me from eating so much at dinner, which in turn, would make me loose weight. I just forget to figure in how much fat is in olives. On Friday nights, we… Read more