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Black & Tan Brownies

March 9, 2012 By 36 Comments

“BEER THAT IS NOT DRUNK HAD MISSED IT’S VOCATION.”  Meyer Breslau, 1880

Well, some GREAT Irish beer has certainly found it’s vocation in this pan of brownies!!!  For me?  I’m more of a martini girl.  I find I usually only enjoy beer with certain kinds of food.  But much like adding coffee to chocolate, the Guinness beer in this recipe enhances the chocolate with rich, malt tones.  Many black & tan brownie recipes add another brownie layer as the “tan” component.  I decided to switch it up a bit by adding….. [Read more...]

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Macadamia Nut Double Decker Brownie Bites

August 7, 2011 By 59 Comments

“AS WITH MOST FINE THINGS, CHOCOLATE HAS ITS SEASON.  THERE IS A SIMPLE MEMORY AID THAT YOU CAN USE TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT IS THE CORRECT TIME TO ORDER CHOCOLATE DISHES:  ANY MONTH WHOSE NAME CONTAINS THE LETTER A, E, OR U IS THE PROPER TIME FOR CHOCOLATE.”  Sandra Boynton


Since the start of summer, I’ve been so caught up in the excitement of summer’s wonderful fresh fruits and berries.  Watermelon, blueberries, cherries, peaches….so much to choose from!  And every month I will always highlight a fruit in season and feature that fruit in many of my creations.  But today, the fruit in season for me was CHOCOLATE!  Not sure if it was the overcast and  rainy day here in D.C, but  I simply had to have something warm, gooey and chocolatey!  And these little bites filled with fudge, coconut, brown sugar and macadamia nuts (no….that is not my tooth in the picture….these little gems are too moist!)….. just hit the spot.  Do you know what made this recipe particularly easy?….. [Read more...]

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Heart of Darkness Brownies

June 7, 2011 By 14 Comments

“ALL I REALLY NEED IS LOVE,  BUT A LITTLE CHOCOLATE NOW AND THEN DOESN’T HURT!”  Charles Shulz

 Well I think these brownies are very appropriately named.  And very much suited to the state of my own heart these days.  You see, I’m in a spell of very bad kitchen karma.  My strawberry tart, though incredibly delicious, didn’t hold up very well.  And today, while making these brownies, my lower oven was set to 350°; while my upper oven somehow was set to 450°.  So you can imagine the fate of one set of brownies!  And….in between batches, my power went out!!!  I think the kitchen gods are trying to tell me something.  Or maybe I think that my own heart has been a little heavy these past few days and so I am feeling a bit distracted in the kitchen.  Anyway…. I decided to abandon the strawberries in lieu of these incredible, moist, chewy, fudgey delights!  And believe me…..this was just what my poor heart of darkness needed.  You cannot believe what is in these!!!  But read on to understand why they will lift you out of your own dark place……. [Read more...]

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