Chocolate Castles

  • Chocolate-Almond Biscotti

    I am so hooked on biscotti. It is so much fun to make and give as gifts and just have around to nibble on with my Dr Pepper or coffee (which is for Randy as I haven’t acquired a taste for java, except at Christmas when I LOVE to go get Gingerbread Latte from SB… Read more

  • Very Cherry Cake

    What a beautiful cake to serve for Valentines Day..I love this month, I love all the pinks, reds and hearts and all the sweets associated with this sweet day. You cannot think of Valentines Day without thinking….chocolate! But…this cake will turn your head away from chocolate….well, at least while you are eating this scrumptious cake…but… Read more

  • Artichoke & Black Olive Spread

    This little gem was tucked away on a folded page in the Nov issue of SL and when I saw it the other night, I wished I had found it during the holidays as it is a wonderful spread for bagels or rye party bread for parties. If you are headed to a Valentines party,… Read more

  • Joy Riding

    This weekend we decided to take a day trip in our new car. We wanted to adventure to someplace we had never been and also to give us time to “learn” our pretty little car that I have already affectionately named, “Callie” since we bought her in California! So we wake up early, bake some Trader… Read more

  • Pimiento Cheese Rolls

    What a great day! First thing this morning, a friend had offered to teach me how to knit, so I took her up on it and went to her house and had my first knitting lesson. It looks so easy, but learning how to hold the needles will take me some time and lots of… Read more

  • FYI

    Hope you are enjoying a great weekend. We have a dinner to go to tomorrow night and I offered to bring dessert as I wanted to bake the vanilla caramel cake that I posted a couple of weeks ago. I changed the frosting to just putting a butter cream instead of the cream cheese and… Read more