Chocolate Castles

  • 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

  • Valentine Yummies

    These are truly addicting. I was making them for the kids who are driving in from Phoenix tonight, but half of them are already gone. So so easy and so so good. Pretzel squares M&M’s Wilton Candy Melts Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Place a candy melt (I… Read more

  • Candy Pie

    OMGosh, I had totally forgotten about a worn recipe book that I received as part of a collection of cookbooks, back in the 60’s from my Aunt Gladys, (who I will need to tell you about after this recipe. When I was searching for a cooked chocolate frosting recipe two days ago, I went to… Read more

  • Baking, Math & Grandkids

    It finally happened. Last night, I was sitting there watching Wheel of Fortune (oops, I mean Extra,makes me sound much more hip)) when my phone rings and my grandson is FaceTiming me. I answered and out popped out of his mouth, “Nana, can you help me, I have a problem” Well, you can imagine the… Read more

  • Sauteed Brussels Sprouts & Mushrooms With Crispy Prosciutto

    Over the last 3 days I have been in such a baking mood. I have made 2 cakes, a big batch of chocolate/pistachio biscotti and a pecan pie. Over the holidays, the only dessert that I did not make, even though I couldn’t get the picture of it out of my head, was pecan pie.… Read more