Chocolate Castles

  • Chocolate Chip Cookie Brittle

    Something else to get addicted to, as if I didn’t have enough already. Thank you Patti for sharing with us and for introducing me to something else that I will now have to keep locked up, after making it. This will be so great to have on hand for all the company that will be Read more

  • Jalapeno Pepper Jelly

    This morning it was such fun to go to a friends house with 3 other friends to make jelly. It reminded me of stories from women who use to meet with ladies to sew or make jelly or batches of cookies. We had a blast. Some chopped while others measured sugar or vinegar to pour Read more

  • Spinach Salad & Prosciutto Dressing

    A precious friend sent me a wonderful cookbook from the Richardson Womens Club called Texas Blossoms…Food, Flowers & Friendship! It has been such a delight to not only see new recipes but read about different parts of Texas and the flowers which grow and stories of recipes origins! This salad sounded so good, it will Read more

  • Cornbread-Stuffed Zucchini

    It feels so wonderful to sit in the sun room and look through recipe magazines. This morning i found a picture of gardenias that i am dying to attempt to paint.  Hopefully they will end up looking like gardenias and not weeds, but that is another story! Flipping through pages of a Southern Living, this Read more

  • Wild Rice Chicken Mushroom Soup

    Yesterday i served this incredible soup to some friends who came over for lunch and cards!  It was a hit!   It is easy and so flavorful!  Great soup especially for this time of year!  This recipe served 8 1 store bought rottisery chicken, deboned and chopped 2 1/2 boxes (the 32 oz box) low Read more

  • Browned Butter Banana Bread

    Is there anything that doesn’t taste better than browned butter? I remember the first time I tasted it. So much added nutty flavor and such an addition to already wonderful butter flavor. The praline frosting that is on the blog, which is made with browned butter is still one of my favorites. So when I Read more