Chocolate Castles

  • 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

  • Apple Fritters

    On the back of some of my cooking magazines, come these lovely little recipes from Sevierville, TX, advertising Applewood Farmhouse Restaurant This little gem is perfect for those mornings or late evenings when you don’t want to get back out of the house, but a donut sounds really good with a cup of tea or… Read more

  • Fall Prediction

    Some of you out there in Blogville who are wishing that Fall gets here quickly will SO love this prediction. I really think it is only days away. (I won’t say how many days because I don’t want to look foolish). But when you hear my reasons of why I KNOW it must be close… Read more

  • Caesar Mushroom Caps

    Isn’t it great to receive those cooking magazines that all us to have wonderful evenings when we get to just sit and look through them for new ideas? Because Fall is (hopefully for those of us who live in the Sun Belt, known as Arizona) right around the corner, it seems like those kind of… Read more

  • Chocolate Ganache (thank you Ina)

    A couple of weeks ago, we had dinner at a sweet friends house. She served all our favorite Southern Dishes, Southern fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy and green beans. The great ending to the evening was this amazing chocolate cake, which she had found in her Ina Garten (the Barefoot Contessa) cook book. So, needing… Read more