Chocolate Castles

  • Chocolate Chess Squares

    These are amazing! Very gooey and chocolatey and will satisfy your chocolate cravings instantly. 1 cup flour 1/3 cup sifted powdered sugar 1/2 cup butter (very cold) 1 1/2 cups sugar 3 tables cocoa 1/8 teas salt 2 tables butter, melted 2 large eggs, beaten 1 (5 oz) can evaporated milk 1 teas vanilla 1/2… Read more

  • Post Mothers Day Blues

    If you are like me, you are going through Mothers Day withdrawal! I learned last year to tell all the kids that their placement in our wills depended on the gifts I received for Mothers Day. So…..instead of just getting texts on my phone spelling out, “hi mom, love ya, HMD to you, your little… Read more

  • Sunday Potluck Chicken Enchiladas

    As you can tell, I spend a little of each day going back through old recipe magazines and new ones, as they come in the mail. This recipe is from a Paula Deen magazine, 2007 and it is so good, I am thinking of opening up my own Mexican food restaurant here in California, since… Read more

  • Slow Cooker Italian Chicken

    For those busy days when you are going to be gone all day, or just don’t want to wait until 4 to figure out what you are going to have, this is a simple and great dinner idea. 1/4 cup butter 1 (.7 oz) package Italian salad dressing mix 2 (10.75 oz) cans golden mushroom… Read more

  • Blonde Brownies (Or Blonde Girl Scouts, ha)

    I have been somewhat homesick for Texas the last week or so, and in so doing, got out my “Cooking Texas Style” cookbook. This recipe I started using in the 1970’s and it is like a giant chocolate chip cookie if you add chocolate chips. If not, it is such a gooey, rich dessert that… Read more

  • Spring Veggie Pasta Salad

    Micah, you should be proud of me, I am posting a pretty healthy salad here instead of chocolate desserts. Hope you like this. It is really so good and can be served with garlic bread and sliced avacados. Instant lunch! 1 bunch asparagus, about 3 cups diced 1 Tables olive oil 1/2 onion, minced 2… Read more