Chocolate Castles

  • Fresh & Fruity Chicken Salad

     4 cup poached chicken (diced)  1 cup celery (finely chopped) 1 cup pecans (chopped) 1/2 cup Craisins 1/2 cup white seedless grapes (cut in fourths) 1/2 cup white raisins 4 oz sour cream & 1 cup mayo Taken from Just A Pinch Recipe Club, this recipe won a blue ribbon and is so much like… Read more

  • Lemon Blueberry Trifle

    Yesterday I said that I was going to serve the Blackberry cake for dessert tonight, but I have to say that it was not what I thought it would be. It is like a banana loaf cake or spice cake loaf and that was so different than what I had pictured in my head. So… Read more

  • Blackberry Jam Cake

    Anytime I see the word “jam” alongside a cake, my eyes take notice. I just returned from going to Whole Foods, (do I not sound like a real Californian now; next you will be hearing me say, “I bought my first pair of Birkinstocks”, ha, don’t think that will happen unless they come in pink… Read more

  • Chicken Portobello Stroganoff

    Taken from Taste of Home, this recipe is a winner. I did change using chicken chunks in places of the ground chicken. 1 lb of chicken, cut into bite size pieces 12 oz baby portobello mushrooms, or white mushrooms, halved 1 medium onion, chopped 1 tables olive oil 2 garlic cloves, minced 3 tables white… Read more

  • Visiting Goofyville

    Why do I continue to do this? Why do I set myself up for the disappointment by having these grandiose images of what I feel should happen while visiting 3 of our grandchildren? Last Monday I flew to Phoenix to see Jodi, Eric and Caleb-3, Jaden-11 and Noah-1, for the week. I had told Jodi… Read more

  • Strawberries & Cream Cake

    Recipe is in blog! ChocolateCastles.com Read more