Chocolate Castles

  • Christmas Chatter

    Last night I texted (yes, I am one of those who prefers to text than use the telephone, although that does make me sound pretty cool and hip I guess) both of our daughters and told them that they needed to step it up a notch. Yesterday,  I had a couple of friends over to… Read more

  • Christmas Countdown

    2 weeks from today. Is it possible? It seems just like a couple of months ago that we were taking down the Christmas tree and trying to find a place to put all the new Christmas decorations that I just had to have. After going to a ladies Christmas Celebration Monday night, we listened to… Read more

  • Red Velvet Christmas Cheesecake

    This cake is so picturesque that Southern Living made it their December Cover shot. What a grand dessert to serve your family and friends. Taken from SL, this combines red velvet cake with cheesecake. Theirs is a homemade version. To simplify and quicken the procedure, I am going to make my Duncan Hines Red Velvet… Read more

  • Cranbery Christmas Cake

    I have taken this cake to about 10 different friends since making it this past week. Everyone has loved it and most have requested the recipe. I actually found it on Face Book and since the picture looked so good, I decided to give it a try. So glad I did. It is just really… Read more

  • Creative Christmas Cuties

    Have seen several new ideas that I am going to use this Christmas season. It is fun to go through all the new magazines that arrive and see things that make me wonder, “why did I not think of that?” One of the things that caught my attention is this: When you don’t want the… Read more

  • Chocolate Thumbprint Rasperry Cookies

    Two weeks ago, I posted this recipe for a few minutes, but quickly deleted it when I realized that I wasn’t suppose to put it out on the blog before sending out these cookies made from this recipe. I have made these twice now and have taken them to several people and these cookies get… Read more