Chocolate Castles

  • Butter Fried Turkey Bacon

    I tried, I really tried to cook something a little healthier for my sick hubby yesterday. He has been at home for 3 days and I thought I would go to the store and get bacon to make him his favorite sandwich, a BLT…but…when I got there, I thought to myself, if he gets worse… Read more

  • Baby Bella Rice Pilaf

    If you like rice, you will love this recipe. 2 tables olive oil 1 cup chopped onion 1 cup chopped red bell pepper 1 (8 oz) package baby bella mushrooms, quartered 3 cups Texmati white, brown, wild and red rice blend 4 1/2 cups chicken broth 1 tables minced fresh parsley 1 teas lemon zest… Read more

  • 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