Chocolate Castles

  • Strawberry Cream Cheese Cupcakes

    Am having ladies over for lunch tomorrow. Wanted dessert that looked Christmasie (is that really a word, probably not) I remembered going to Celebrity Bakery in Dallas and having the wonderful strawberry-cream cheese cake with strawberry frosting after having their chicken salad sandwiches. So since I am serving chicken salad sandwiches tomorrow, I wanted to… Read more

  • 2ND Annual Griswalds Storage Unit & WallMart Trip

    We haven’t figured out yet why these things always seem to happen to us. I remember Erma Bombeck saying that she felt that God allowed the circumstances in her life so she would write about them and give people the gift of laughter. Maybe that is why these things happen to us. All I know… Read more

  • Christmas Chocolate Cookies

    I have decided that this Christmas season, every recipe will have the “Christmas” in it. That way, not only will it remind me that each and every day I need to be focused on the “Christ” in Christmas but also, it just makes the recipe sound so much better. Take these cookies, if they were… Read more

  • Countdown to Christmas

    Hope you have noticed the new look to the blog. When my son was here for Thanksgiving, he helped me to put a new look to the homepage. I am so grateful to his computer knowledge, while I do good to just write on the blog. Thanks, Jason, I love the look and the pictures… Read more

  • Post Thanksgiving Blues

    It’s almost here, the hour that both cars will pull out of the driveway and head home. Back to reality. Back to cooking for two. Back to having no toys to step over, no dishes in the sink, after I have cleaned up 14 times since lunch. No background Little Einstiens, no sharing my iPad,… Read more

  • Soft Molasses Cookies

    At this moment, the house is quiet. The kids that are already here have gone to Universal and the rest won’t come in until tomorrow. Thought I would take advantage of this quiet afternoon and get the cornbread made and get some cookies made for the rest of the week. After all, pumpkin and/or pecan… Read more