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Friday, October 14, 2016

Squid Bakes: Brownies

We've had a mild fall so far temperature-wise, a somewhat disturbing trend in Vermont in recent years.  But it's starting to feel like cooler.  Turning on the oven for baking is a more appealing idea than it was a few weeks ago.  

I don't believe I'd ever made brownies from scratch before.  I got my recipe from How to Cook Everything: The Basics by Mark Bittman.  They turned out well.  The ladies both liked them.  They might be nice with a scoop of vanilla ice cream next time.
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10 comments:

  1. Andrew LeonOctober 14, 2016 at 11:16 AM

    My wife never makes anything but from scratch brownies. No boxed stuff.

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    1. The Armchair SquidOctober 15, 2016 at 10:20 PM

      Mind you, the boxed ones aren't bad. I mean, they're still brownies...

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  2. BirgitOctober 14, 2016 at 2:25 PM

    Every time I see brownies I can't help but think of that Barney Miller episode

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    1. The Armchair SquidOctober 15, 2016 at 10:23 PM

      I don't know Barney Miller at all. My daughter loves old sitcoms. Maybe we'll check that one out.

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  3. angryparsnipOctober 15, 2016 at 9:04 PM

    I used to make brownies from the cooking chocolate recipe. They were so good.
    Glad your keeping up with the plan to cook more.

    cheers, parsnip

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    1. The Armchair SquidOctober 15, 2016 at 10:24 PM

      This particular Bittman book is ideal for my skill level, too.

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  4. Toi ThomasOctober 17, 2016 at 3:44 PM

    Brownies are one the of those from-scratch items people don't realise aren't that difficult to make, but doing it from scratch can make all the difference.

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    1. The Armchair SquidOctober 28, 2016 at 11:51 PM

      They were less cakey than I expected. Apparently, you have to do something different to make them cakey. I don't know what, though. These were plenty tasty.

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  5. SpacerGuyOctober 17, 2016 at 5:42 PM

    I love eating chocolate and brownies are no exception.

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