Doctored Brownies

So, I had hoped to watch the World Cup (France vs. Mexico) at the local mexican restaurant and introduce my daughter to world soccer, but the restaurant did not have enough interest and canceled the showing.

We used the laptop to stream the game live from ESPN to our television and thus began our new obsession. And after Mexico trounced France, we had dinner at the Mexican restaurant.

The American game today was full of drama and emotion. It ended a few minutes before lunch so I fried up some of those Wegmans spinach feta peorogies.

While I did that, I had my daughter whip up some Duncan Hines brownies. In the house for those emergency chocolate attacks.

The fun with boxed brownies is all about the substitutions.

Instead of two eggs, you could use applesauce. (4 TBS for each egg)
Instead of water, you could use coffee.
Instead of pure vegetable or canola oil, I was wondering what would happen if I included some walnut oil.

Now, in this batch, I stuck to the directions but added lots of chocolate chips and some caramel candies. Then I scooped them into muffin tins since I don't own a brownie pan.

We baked at 325 for 30 minutes.

When they cool, I'm having one with a BIG glass of almond milk.

Five minute chocolate cake

From Instructables.com


o coffee mug
o 4 tablespoons flour - make sure you measure it right - or the cake is a lie!
o 4 tablespoons sugar
o 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
o 2 tablespoons whisked egg - 1 egg is too much, 1 egg white is too eggy, 1 yolk is too dense, but 2 tblsp is just right!
o 3 tablespoons milk
o 3 tablespoons oil
o 3 tablespoons chocolate chips
o splash vanilla or other flavoring - try peppermint or cinnamon

For a fudgier version, omit egg!

Cake Wrecks posted this to Facebook. It cooks in 2.5-4 minutes in the microwave.

We made ours with chocolate soy milk instead of milk.

We also discovered one of our eggs made two cakes.

I made mine with chocolate chips, pecans and chopped caramel candies to make a turtle cake.

Chris Casey-inspired Girl Scout peanut butter shake

My daughter is selling addictive substances. These sweet numbers are known as Girl Scout Cookies. Sold by an adorable child with brilliant manipulation skills.

My dear friend Chris Casey has told us that the best use of girl scout cookies is as follows:

Take 3-4 Peanut Butter Sandwiches
Some vanilla ice cream
Milk (or appropriate alcohol)
and blend.

Now, my version:

• About three tablespoons caramel
• One cup unsweetened soy milk
• Four small scoops vanilla bean ice cream
• 2/3 cup malt
• 4 peanut butter sandwiches
  

My husband:

• 4 peanut butter sandwiches
• 3 generous scoops vanilla bean ice cream
• one "big squirt" of chocolate syrup
• a touch of caramel
• a little bit of 2 % milk