Chocolate Castles

  • Chicken Fried Steak

    Buy cubed steak (this is much more tender than just buying round steak and having to  pound it tender) Mix 1 egg with 1 1/2 cups buttermilk 2 cups flour mixed with 3 teas garlic powder, 1 teas dried parsley, salt and pper Cut steak into small pieces, as this makes it easier to work… Read more

  • Fun Friday

    Good morning to each of you! I just received a call from my daughter, Jodi. When I asked her what she was up to this morning, she told me, “chasing Caleb (her one year old, who began walking at 10 months) around” She told me that she was just waiting for his next nap so… Read more

  • Chocolate Dream Pie

    This pie was taken from the Paula Dean Web site and is just delicious. Ingredients 2 to 3 cups shredded unsweetened coconut 5 tablespoons butter, melted 8 ounces semisweet chocolate 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 3/4 cup dark brown sugar Pinch salt 2 to 3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 2 eggs, separated 1 cup heavy… Read more

  • Sweet and Sour Green Beans

    3/4 pound green beans 2 tables olive oil 1 medium shallot, minced 2 tables cider vinegar 1 teas sugar Salt and pepper to taste Place green beans in a steamer basket set over a large saucepan of boiling water. Steam until bright green and crisp-tender, about 5 mins. In a medium skillet, heat the oil.… Read more

  • Oven-Fried Chicken

    2 large eggs, beaten 2 cups panko bread crumbs 1/2 cup flour 1/2 teas celery salt 1/2 teas garlic salt 1/2 teas cayenne pepper 4 large skinless, boneless chicken thighs, lightly pounded*(I use 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, which I have pounded slightly between two sheets of waxed paper) 1/2 cup oil Place a rimmed… Read more

  • Chocolate Velvet Pound Cake

    A dear friend of mine gave me a new Southern Living Cookbook for my birthday and every recipe in it is “chocolate”. So since friends are coming over tonight for dinner, I decided to make the “chocolate Velvet Pound Cake”. Randy and I both had to slice into it while it was still hot and… Read more