Well, as you could have guessed, I'm snowed in. This is the most snow I've seen in a very long time, especially for Arkansas! The snow nearly comes up to the bottom of my bedroom window, and my lab-mix is running around the back yard...and she looks like a leg-less dog just floating along the top of the snow. So, I've decided to make a snowy time treat. I chose blondies instead of brownies because … [Read more...]

There was a football game on Saturday before Halloween, so I was inspired to make a themed treat for the occasion. I provided the treat...the alcohol provided the trick (Halloween hangover for all the boys!).To start, I made brownie batter and poured it into my mini-muffin tin to bake. I made them bite-sized so I wouldn't have to mess with a big tray of messy, cut up brownies that are too much of … [Read more...]

Back to school, back to school. Sigh. I have been in school all day, every day this week and have been breathing, eating, and sleeping Critical Care Nursing. I've desperately wanted to bake but have found zero time until today. After coming back from class a bit after 3:00pm and taking a much-needed nap, I started flipping through cookbooks for brownie recipes. Now, I'm not a big brownie fan (is … [Read more...]

I love the combination of pumpkin and chocolate! For example, with the pumpkin bread I made the other night, I turned it into bread pudding, made with milk, sugar, eggs, and chocolate chips! Yummmmm. Here's a super easy recipe for pumpkin swirl brownies. I was inspired by Martha's much more complicated recipe. Basically use your favorite brownie mix and follow the directions on the box and add a … [Read more...]