Chocolate Castles

  • March Munchies

    It is finally here, the time of year when we begin to think about capris, sandals and possibly traveling. It is beyond me how someone might plan a car trip without thinking about what they might snack on for the 500 miles they are cooped up in the car, sometimes with small children or even… Read more

  • Espresso Brownies With Praaaaline Topping (Sorry, but that’s how Southerners pronounce it)

    Well, today is the last day of Chocolate Month and I wanted it to go out with a doozie just in case, by tomorrow, I feel a little more like posting healthy, low calorie recipes…I’m sorry, I can’t even write “low calorie” without laughing. But, I still wanted the last recipe in February to be… Read more

  • White Chocolate Pineapple Mousse

    When looking through all my recipes, I realized that I never post any recipe that is made  white chocolate. Yes, I do know that white chocolate is really not “real” chocolate, but, it still has a fabulous flavor, especially when mixed with whipping cream.   Taken from one of my Southern Lady magazines, 1 small… Read more

  • Cowboys, Pearls and Jerky

    It is good to be home. Good to be able to have big hair, sunshine, no wind or humidity and not a Tex-Mex restaurant to be found, to tempt me every day and gain back every pound I had lost to go to Texas. It was good  to come home before I had to buy… Read more

  • Sunday In Newport

    What a gorgeous day we had today. Began our day at church, where we were so blessed and then headed down to Newport to take in the wonderful sunshine and scout out some new restaurants for when Don and Janece come in from Dallas next month. Randy had had me google seafood restaurants in Newport… Read more

  • Pesto Bread

    We were up at Big Bear, the weekend before it became the focus of a manhunt for a cop killer which I’m sure you have heard about. One of the friends up there one night cooked meatball soup and pesto bread. It was wonderful. She made little meatballs and dropped them in a hug pot… Read more