Chocolate Castles

  • 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

  • Green Chile Stew

    Since I have overdosed on chocolate biscotti and chocolate cookies yesterday, I thought today I would eat something a little more healthy and something that does not have chocolate in it. When I saw this in my new FoodNetwork magazine, I knew I had to make it. Makes those cold evenings in the kitchen smell… Read more

  • Nutella Brownies

    Can you think of any greater combination than Nutella and brownies? All last week in Chicago, everywhere we went to eat, they had crepes with bananas, Nutella and whipping cream. I did actually resist getting that for dessert. Actually I didn’t resist, Randy doesn’t like Nutella (can you believe that) and since I didn’t want… Read more

  • Jet Lag

    Well, for those of you who looked at the blog already today, you probably wondered what in the world I was doing! I titled the recipe Fiesta Chicken Pasta and then gave the recipe for vegetable soup! All I can say is that I guess getting home from Chicago at 1 in the morning  made… Read more

  • Vegetable Soup

    I know, I know, I should be posting recipes that will help you stick to your New Year’s Resolution of losing that extra 10 lbs, but let’s wait till spring when cold salads sound better than they do when it is 50 degrees and the fireplace is just calling our name to sit by it… Read more

  • Happiest Of New Years Blessings to You

    We are home from Chicago, home of the best Italian food outside of Italy. We even stopped at one of our favorite places there, Carmines and brought dinner on the plane to have tonight. There is just something special about that town. Each time we go, I seem to love it more and more. Although… Read more