Chocolate Castles

  • California Dreamin

    The furniture has arrived! We have made too many trips to Goodwill to count because we simply do not have room for so many of our things. In fact, Randy, (or Cal, which is his new California name) has actually designed an escape route should we need one in case of having to evacuate the… Read more

  • Rose Bowl Review

    This has started out as the greatest New Years Day. We had the parade floats lining up directly in front of our house, here in Pasadena. Not only that, but my year was made complete already by getting a picture of Paula Deen. Now I don’t know about everyone else, but to this Butter Princess,… Read more

  • Watching the Rose Bowl Set Up From our Balcony

    This is so cool! We are in our new condo in Pasadena, sitting in our living room watching people walk up and down, setting up the floats for the Rose Parade in the morning. We are enjoying New Years Eve in an empty apartment, sitting on little chairs we found outside, preparing our air mattress… Read more

  • Leaving the Butter Belt for LaLa Land

    We are packed and ready to go. The movers will be here in the morning, so we are down to our last night in our house. This will be my last blog for a couple of weeks because I won’t have the computer to write on until they reconnect us after the furniture is unpacked.… Read more

  • White Chocolate Bread Pudding

    Ok, if you have ever tried anything I have ever suggested, you have got to believe me on this. IT IS THE BEST BREAD PUDDING EVER!!!!! A friend and I were having lunch at Nordstroms today and we remembred that we had ordered this on our birthdays and how delicious it was. So we knew… Read more

  • Christmas Chocolate Candy

    Just made these and they are delicious and so easy to make. Great little gift for friends or family. Try them….they are addicting… Pecan Clusters Recipe courtesy Paula Deen Prep Time: 5 min Inactive Prep Time: — Cook Time: 8 min Level: Easy Serves: 6 dozen Ingredients 7-ounce jar marshmallow cream 3/4 pound chocolate kisses… Read more