Chocolate Castles

  • Grape Salad

    8 cups of grapes, washed and set to let dry 1 1/2 cups sour cream 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup toasted walnuts or pecans Mix grapes, nuts and sour cream. Set in fridge for a couple of hours before serving. Sprinkle brown sugar over grape mixture about an hour  before serving. The flavors of… Read more

  • Fresh Strawberry Pie

    We had some friends over last night to play chicken foot, which we never got around to since we were busy talking and solving the worlds problems, while eatting the strawberry pie. It was so good and cool and refreshing and the whipped topping just made it melt in our mouths. So here it is,… Read more

  • Stress Work Disorder

    OK, now I have heard everything. On the way to Randy’s office a little while ago, delivering 30 homemade enchiladas for him to share with his co-workers, I was listening to the radio. All of a sudden this commercial comes on that asks if sometimes I had the “feeling that my body wanted to sleep,… Read more

  • Layered BLT Salad

    Stir together first 7 ingredients until well blended: 1 (8 oz) container sour cream 1 cup mayonaise 1 tables lemon juice  1 teas dried basil 1/2 ea: salt & pepper 1/2 teas garlic powder Layer 1 large head iceberg lettuce, torn (which should be about 4 cups),  1 (32 oz) package thick bacon slices, cooked… Read more

  • Layered Southwestern Salad

    Have torn this recipe out of an old Southern Living and it is one of the salads which I love to prepare for company on a hot summer evening. Serve with a layered ice cream dessert, which I will put on the blog tomorrow. Process the following ingredients in a blender until smooth: 1/3 cup… Read more

  • A Day of Thanks and Honoring

    What an honor it is to have known Randy’s dad, who served in WW2 and loved to tell, with such pride, stories of how and when his group of men went into war territory. We have remembered Howard today, along with so many others who sacrificed time with their families, some with their lives, but… Read more