Chocolate Castles

  • Ghirardelli Chocolate Cheesecake

    I have been in Dallas exactly one week today and both Randy and I have gained 5 lbs. We are back in a world of fast foods, drive thrus and a land where chocolate is King. As soon as I arrived my son in law( who we affectionately call SIL) asked me to bake a… Read more

  • Frisco Frenzy

    This has got to be one of the most memorable days in many years. We are back in Texas for Randy’s mom’s funeral and to celebrate her life. We will be having lots of dinners with family and close friends. Hence the grocery store stop this morning. I dropped off my daughter at work to… Read more

  • I found a recipe last night that blew me away. It was in a book that our daughter, Christi sent me that she found in Branson, Missouri and it is most unusual, simple but now, one that I will be making over and over. I had to get up and make it. It makes two… Read more

  • Pineapple Cheesecake Pies

    This recipe is from my neighbor who was from NYC and who cooked some of the best desserts and Italian food ever. She shared each and every recipe I requested back in the 70’s and 80’s and this recipe was just one of her best. It is so good to serve at dinner parties, as… Read more

  • Flautas

    I am so excited. Tonight I am trying my first homemade flautas. Watching the today show the other morning, a lady was on there showing the difference between yellow, white and blue corn tortillas and I learned that the yellow corn held up much better than the white corn for frying nanchoes, taco’s and flautas.… Read more

  • Rainey Wednesday

    Wow,what a glorious day, it rained all day with temps in the 50’s. Energized me to clean out closets to make room for fall/winter clothes. Moving furniture the night before and now getting to wear jeans with sweater and jacket made for a most wonderful day. Randy even called to say the weather had got… Read more