Chocolate Castles

  • Police, DMV & Storage

    Yesterday didn’t turn out exactly like I had planned. I had studied the DMV handbook until I knew every question that might be ask of me on the written test. It was going to be exciting to tell my kids, who think that ” poor mom can’t remember anything anymore” that I passed my test… Read more

  • Sesame Chicken Noodle Salad

    This is the second one I couldn’t wait to post. 8 oz uncooked angel hair pasta 2 cups cubed chicken breast 1 1/2 cups coleslaw mix 1 can (11 oz) mandarin oranges, drained 1 medium sweet red bell pepper, julienned or finely chopped 1 cup fresh sugar snap peas, trimmed and halved 2/3 cup reduced-fat… Read more

  • Italian Brunch Torte

    I had a hard time deciding which if the two new recipes that I found over the weekend, taken once again from Taste of Home. If you even just want a magazine that gives you pretty much nothing but good, down home, (boy do I sound like a real “hick” or what) food, Taste of… Read more

  • Mini Van Sightings

    It is getting serious, my daughter has informed me that she has enrolled Caleb for yet another (yes, this will be his 3rd) week of vacation Bible School next week. The sleepy little town of Gilbert, AZ is now having the words “VBS is full….cannot accept anymore children)” put out on their church signs all… Read more

  • Chocolate Cherry Cola Cake

    Taken from the summer issue of Taste of Home, this cake got great reviews last night when I took it to a dinner party. Before leaving home, I ate 4 cupcakes I had made with some of the batter, just to try it out, of course. Because of the marshmallows and cherry coke, the cake… Read more

  • NBF (new blogger friends)

    I am so excited. The past couple of weeks, a lady from Atlanta began to follow my blog and has commented several times on different postings from chocolatecastles.com. As I began to reply to her, she would send back more of her ideas that she posts on her blog. She is one talented lady with… Read more