Chocolate Castles

  • A Month of Chocolate

    Several days ago, I mentioned that every recipe I posted this month would have chocolate as the main ingredient. We were out of town since Friday, so today is the first chocolate recipe to post….and it is a real doozie. in the 70’s and 80’s our family would go to a restaurant named Gallaghers in… Read more

  • Valentines Day Prep

    It has begun. The days before Valentines Day when I search out little “wifey” things that I should have been doing all year long, but I just didn’t want to. But knowing that Valentines day will be here in 16 days, I am frantically looking around to see what things will earn me really nice… Read more

  • Fudge Ribbon Cake

    If you are like me, one of the best combo’s is chocolate and cream cheese. This cake combines both. It is out of my old cookbook I told you about several weeks ago. Cheese Mixture: 2 tables butter 1/4 cup sugar 1 table cornstarch 1 8 oz pkg of softened cream cheese 1 egg 2… Read more

  • Lemon Curd Uses

    On this cold wet January Saturday, the warm lemony flavor is what is sounding good. Upon leafing through my new Southern Living Magazine, it has a few pages with recipes using lemon curd. If you love Lemon, I suggest you run to then store and purchase SL for Feburary. It is just full on great… Read more

  • Grandson’s Imagination Leads to a New Blog

    This past weekend, our kids from Phoenix came to visit since they had a holiday on Monday. Jaden, the 11 yr old came with a story he had written for school. That was our dinner entertainment one night, listening to his story, which was absolutely great. The imagination of this young man amazed us all… Read more

  • Chicken Cacciatore

    This is one of my favorite spaghetti recipes. I love making it and I love eating it. It makes me feel so gourmet when I am chopping all the celery, onions, bell peppers and mushrooms, so I put on my pearls, apron and music and chop away. It is low fat but tastes great. One… Read more