Pillsbury Cheesecake Swirl Brownie Mix

I love box mix brownies. I rarely make brownies from a recipe because box mix brownies are already so freaking good. So we recently got a box of Pillsbury Cheesecake Swirl brownie mix. The only thing cheesecake could possibly to do brownies is improve upon them, so this had to be a good thing, right? [...]

Cake-like brownies with “snow” on them

Outside, it is currently snowing and 17 degrees. This puts one in mind to think about things covered in white stuff as well as things to add on very important layers of fat. Snow-flecked brownies meet this description. So, I decided to make these dump bar brownies and hope for the best. I did the [...]

Peanut Butter Brownies

So Drew and I have a friend who has recently traveled off to Australia. Drew wanted to make him a going-away dessert of some sort. And so I wonder, “What’s the best way to fit as many calories in as small of a space as possible?” Well, to be honest that wasn’t really how my [...]

Brownies, and the Hacking of a Cake Mix

Apparently I’m obligated to make a post about brownies once every 2 weeks or so. I called them mayflies, recently, based on their tendency to not live more then one day. Brownies are a bit like mosquitoes as well, hovering about on a regular basis. Except they’re the sort of mosquitoes that you really want [...]

Brownies: The Mayflies of the Food World

Brownies are, indeed, the mayflies of the food world. I do not know of any other dessert item whose lifespan is so short as that of a brownie. Especially a slightly undercooked brownie. These were a weird brownie/cookie hybrid. Not quite as good as a delightfully undercooked brownie in my opinion, but nonetheless, still pretty [...]

Picnic Fun Times (AKA Wieners and More!)

Let’s be honest here. There are few problems in life that a nicely charred wiener wouldn’t fix. Especially a big fat wiener. And, it being July 5th, it’s about one day after the ideal time for such wieners. And boy, are they some fat wieners! I must confess, that as much of a cheap bastard [...]

Overcooked versus Undercooked Food

So there was this discussion about brownies going on, after having just baked a delightful batch of not quite chocolatey enough brownies. See, undercooked brownies are always superior to any other sort of brownies, as it is the only real way to guarantee that the brownies will be appropriately squishy. It’s not that no-gooey brownies [...]

Peanut butter brownies, with bonus chocolate

So, a few weeks back Drew and I came into a boon. Easter had ended, and anything that was vaguely being marketed for easter was hardcore discounted. At Ye Local Grocery Store, there was a lovely discount bin filled with unwanted candies. This is how we came to acquire 20 bars (or rather, $5 worth) [...]