Monday, February 14, 2011

Happy Birthday/Valentine’s! Have some Brownies!

This post is dedicated to my friends Bree and Andrew who just happen to share a birthday and on a special day, no less!Happy Birthday

It is Valentine’s Day… Not my favorite “holiday” though I am assured by all the “marrieds” in my life that this will change when I finally find that special someone to buy me great things on this day. Just kidding, seriously I am constantly told that my opinion will change when I am no longer a “single” and have someone to share the special meaning of the day with. Until then I am perfectly content to loathe it.valentine'sday (Not my friend’s birthdays but Valentine’s Day in general.) For me this day is rife with the constant covert but yet somehow in your face competitiveness between women… Who gets the prettiest flowers, or who received the most romantic gesture from their partner? To me, romantic gestures, sweet words, or beautiful flowers would mean more on any other day of the year not just the day that is dictated by tradition and a successful marketing campaign developed by Hallmark. pink flowersI have never been a fan of the sympathetic looks or remarks when people ask what my “Valentine” is doing for me… I have only twice had a boyfriend on this day, once in High School and once three years ago. Both ironically enough turned out to be less than amazing at relationships or Valentines.

Though I am a HUGE fan of birthdays! It is like having your own personal holiday. No matter where you are or what you are doing it is your day, permanently. No one can take your birthday from you, just like they cannot take your name. There are few things in life that cannot be taken from us and I think more and more we should celebrate those things.

So as requested by Bree I “cooked” her up something special, and as a special nod to the holiday it is CHOCOLATY! chocolateI am not the biggest fan of chocolate myself; I really have to be in the mood for it. (I know I should hand in my girl card now…) The few recipes I have involving chocolate are amazing though! The one you will find below I did not actually prepare today as it is NOT diet food, and I have spent most of the day finishing a paper for my Composition class. However I assure you it is delicious and has been a big fudgy hit in my household many times. Serve it warm with a big scoop of Vanilla ice cream and maybe some whipped cream and I guarantee people will melt!

Simple Ooey Gooey Fudgy Browniesbrownies

Ingredients:

· 1 cup butter (2 sticks)

· 6 squares of unsweetened chocolate

· 4 eggs

· 2 cups sugar

· 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract

· ½ cup All Purpose Flour

· 1 cup semisweet morsels

How To:take a bite

1. Pre heat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit

2. Melt butter and unsweetened chocolate together in a sauce pan

3. In large bowl beat eggs

4. Blend in sugar and add chocolate/butter mix

5. Stir in Flour and Chocolate chips

6. Pour in greased 8 inch pan

7. Bake 45-55 minutes

8. Allow to cool (at least a bit, because they are like molten lava when they come out!) ShabbyBlogsTruffles

Easiest brownies in the world! Enjoy! Be creative! I think you could even melt the chocolate chips with the butter and unsweetened chocolate for an even fudgier brownie! Play with it! And take some pictures so I can see how they turned out! Let me know how your Valentines or birthdays were! Lots of love and warm wishes to all my readers! Happy Valentine’s Day!

bee mine

3 comments:

  1. Thanks so much for the birthday "shout-out" in this post, Amanda. I do appreciate it. And this looks like a great brownie recipe. Easy too. So easy that maybe even I can make them. Maybe I'll surprise Joy with them one evening. Like you, she isn't the biggest sweet-tooth in the world, but if I make them she'll surely try them, right?

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  2. Andrew, You are most welcome! Let us be clear here, I am a HUGE sweet tooth. I am just not a huge chocolate person. I have to really want chocolate in order to eat it. Sometimes the craving for it hits me, and the remainder of the time I don't think about it. If you make them I am sure she will try them. She is great like that. Especially if she has had a bad day, throw a scoop of vanilla on top maybe drizzle some hot fudge over it, a shot of good whipped cream and a cherry. I find it tends to make things better. (and a good foot or back rub... or both... just saying)

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  3. Found your blog on Picket Fence Blogs. So glad I did, am loving your recipes (well I have only looked at a few, but will carry on looking now) My mouth is watering at your brownies! YUM

    Monnie
    http://thediaryofadietingdiva.blogspot.com/

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