This past week has brought us a variety of bizarre and unfortunate food stories. One of these stories was the turkey recall and the other involves a controversial sleepy time snack- brownies laced with the sleep aid melatonin! Read more to find out about these food stories and other food in the news! Read the rest of this entry »

My sister and I were at it again last weekend, making spectacular blonde brownies. If you didn’t know, they are called blondies because they don’t use chocolate. Instead brown sugar makes up the majority of these sweet treats. They’re just as delicious, and they’re perfect for those of us who would rather have a chocolate-free dessert. So…how did they turn out? More after the jump!
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What do you make for a chocolate lover upon his return from a 3.5-week- work trip to a country with very limited amounts of chocolate? Why, the chocolatiest brownies you could fathom, of course! Ordinarily I would contest the amount of chocolate my boyfriend would ideally like in his brownies but this time I knew I had to go all out. He was chocolate-deprived and who was I to deny him?

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For the first presidential debate, we had some friends over for a potluck dinner and debate watching. Everyone brought a little something to eat and drink, but I was adament that a fresh batch of brownies be present. I don’t care how enthusiastic you are about this election or how diligently you take notes as the candidates speak, there reaches a point right around the middle of the debate in which everyone needs a good hunk of chocolate. Enter brownies.

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