Chocolate Castles

  • Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter Cake

    Do not let this Title scare you. Recently I have had several young moms ask me to post simple recipes that don’t have a lot of ingredients because that scares them out of trying the recipe. They simply don’t have the energy or time to shop for all of the items that so many of… Read more

  • 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