Chocolate Castles

  • FYI Butter Tips

    Just finished baking the pink lemonade cookies I posted a few minutes ago and am including a picture of them. I ended up rolling the tops in colored sugar to add “sparkle”. Just wanted to mention that any time you are using any type of box mix to begin a recipe, always use unsalted butter… Read more

  • Pink Lemonmade Cookies

    This summer, Pillsbury brought a whole new line of cookie mixes. They now have Orangesicle, Pink Lemonade and Key Lime Cookie (and cupcake) mixes. My fav is the orange and pink lemonade. Beceause the recipe on the box calls for butter, it tasted like homemade pink lemonade sugar cookies. Soft and oh so yummy. Go… Read more

  • Easy & Quick & Delisious & Cheap Pasta Primivera (you are probably getting the idea by now)

    Last night I fed Mr. Meat & Potato Guy, this really good made up at the last minute, Pasta Primvera.   You can put it in the crock pot or oven and go off and forget about it for a few hours. He actually liked it and said how good it was. So thought I… Read more

  • Blackberry-Peach Cobbler Bars

    I am a cobbler junkie. When I saw this in the new Southern Living, I had to try it. Think about these bars with homemade peach ice cream this summer. Wow, what a combo…. 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided 4 eggs 1 tables vanilla… Read more

  • Full Moon, Phone Calls & Cleaning

    There was a full moon last night and history was made. All 5 of our kids and one daughter-in-law called. It wasn’t my birthday, and way past Mothers Day and as far as I can remember, only one of those kids have a birthday coming up. The only thing I can figure is that my… Read more

  • Lemon Curd Cupcakes

    Yesterday I took these cupcakes to my MOPS moms and they all loved them. (Of course, being moms of preschoolers, they would love whatever that was set in front of them as long as they didn’t have to cook it). Several have emailed me and ask for the recipe and then when I took more… Read more