Chocolate Castles

  • #785 Way to Cook Chicken

    They just keep coming. Just when you think that no one can invent another way to bake chicken, but here it is folks, a new recipe that really is a great recipe. Our daughter, Christi, who lives in Orlando texted this to me a few days ago. I went to the store, have bought the… Read more

  • Cilantro Sauce & Grilled Steaks

    Why do I do this?  Why do I seem to think that just because it is August I have to grill out every night to make up for all the times during the summer I didn’t grill out? It’s like it finally dawns on me that summer will be over in a couple of weeks (even though… Read more

  • Lemon Pudding Cake Glorified

    On July 29th, I posted a Lemon Pudding Cake. While I was at a restaurant today waiting for a friend, they had a cake cookbook so I began to look through it. They had this same recipe for the lemon cake, but made it in ramekins and then topped it with meringue. It then became… Read more

  • Almond Cake

    I love the almond flavor in cakes and frostings. Some evenings the almond craving just gets to me and I have to get in the kitchen and make a “wedding cake” (not an actual wedding cake, but a almond flavored white cake) time favorite cake. When I don’t want a huge two layer cake, since… Read more

  • Gathering Friends

    A few years ago, my sister-in-law gave me a beautiful book entitled The Gathering of Friends, which I keep out at all times. Not only are the pictures on each page beautiful, but the recipes themselves are recipes that just speak the word “home” when you read them,. At the front of the book on… Read more

  • Ham, Asparagus & Mushroom Bread Pudding

    Just thinking about pumpkin season just being around the corner, has me in a cooking mood. At night, I am already just sitting and looking through magazines for new fall recipes, all the while watching the food network, with a plate of French vanilla cake sitting on my lap.  Last night I found the recipe that… Read more