Chocolate Castles

  • Grumpy Gets in the Christmas Spirit

    Merry Christmas to all and to all a great time of enjoying your blessings. In spite of Frosty being under the weather a little the past few days, we had a great afternoon of delivering goodie baskets to some friends. Isn’t it amazing that even when you are missing being with family, when you get… Read more

  • Three French Hens

    To continue the tradition, I had to buy 3 hens today, which spoke French. But before I let them show off for you, I have to give you a quick overview of my day. This has not been the best Christmas Eve Eve. Frosty is sick with bronchitis and since I am really a very loving wife who… Read more

  • Four Turtle Doves…Cheesey Sausage Breakfast Bread

    I know I am going backwards on the Twelve Days of Christmas, but I like the song better when it is counting down than up…much more fun to sing. So today, I am associating the Four Turtle Doves to this….It was cool enough to wear a Christmas tutleneck shirt while eating four chocolate Dove candies.… Read more

  • Five Golden Ring Recipe: Cherry Date Pecan Cake

    How did it get to be 5 days before Christmas? The days just go by so quickly before I make it halfway down my “to do” list of grand ideas to make this Christmas more special than ever. I haven’t even had time to sit by the fire and look through Christmas magazines yet this… Read more

  • Retirement for Dummies

    We have just completed our first week of Frosty’s retirement. All our friends have been asking him the last couple of years when he was going to retire. His answer was always the same, “I don’t know if I will ever retire” Every time we are leaving Walmart and the little old man at the… Read more

  • Bacon-Cheese Stuffed Shells

    From the Thanksgiving Issue of Taste of Home, this recipe “called” to me when I saw that most of the ingredients were different types of cheese. A great dish for company. 24 uncooked jumbo pasta shells 1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms 1 cup finely chopped onion 1 tables, puls 1/4 cup butter, divided 1 1/2… Read more