Chocolate Castles

  • Dutch Baby

    If you are like Randy and I, we simply love to treat ourselves every once in a while and go to Original Pancake House and order the Dutch Baby. It does take a little while for them to make it, but the wait is oh so worth it. We order it with the sliced strawberries… Read more

  • Pepperidge Farm Pastry Shells

    Do not let the recipe I just posted scare you if you saw the word “crepe”. You do not have to make them. This recipe is just as good using the Pepperidge Farm Pastry shells you buy in the frozen food section of your grocery store. Just follow the directions on the back of the… Read more

  • Chicken Crepes

    1 10 3/4 oz can cream of mushroom soup (undiluter) 1 cup sour cream 2 cups cooked and cubed chicken 1 cup frozen green beans/or green peas 1 lb fresh and washed sliced mushrooms 1/4 cup butter t teas seasoning salt 1 teas garlic powder Combine: soup, sour cream in sauce pan. Stir in chicken… Read more

  • Almond Punch

      A friend called today and requested a recipe for a punch to make for a shower. I suggested the almond punch as it is so different from the usual lime punch and I put a little spin on this recipe by adding 3 mashed bananas at the time of adding the ginger ale………it is… Read more

  • Spinach Salad

    OK, an updated version of the ole classic! Took this to a luncheon today and have already had requests for the recipe, so am posting it. 2 sacks of washed and ready to serve spinach 1 bag of roasted sliced almonds 1 cup of dried fruit (cherries, dates, blueberries, cranberries)(not of each, there is a… Read more

  • Kitchen Tours

    This just hit me, I never told you about the two restaurants which I got to tour the kitchen during our California trip. Because we were with friends who knew the owners of the restaurants, I was priviledged to meet the chefs and have them take me to the kitchen and show me a few… Read more