Oh the glamorous life I lead. While many of you were following that "rest of the world" crowd by sleeping at 3am (if the whole world jumped off a cliff would you too?!) John and I were matching socks together. Hold your jealousy until the end please because there is more to this tale. Our unmatched sock bag was so large that as we neared the bottom of it, we began sniffing the socks to see if they were clean. (Hey, no judgement shall be passed while reading my blog!) I am happy to report that all of the socks were indeed clean...unless you count the very last one I slyly handed to John. The face of utter disgust he made was in no way related to me since it was his own dirty stinky sock he was smelling! He insists time after time that his feet do not smell. I now have evidence to prove him wrong.
Three of my "meatloaf" brownies went missing today. All I know is I was standing next to the brownie Tupperware then sometime later was brushing crumbs off my mouth. It's a complete mystery I tell you! I made the brownies, so of course the brownie crumb trail will lead to me! This is just what the real brownie culprit will want you to think. Perhaps I should check on the brownies once more before bed...just to make sure they are safe.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
You Talk Better Than You Fool!
Not today I don't!
I used this brownie recipe from Allrecipes.com. It came highly recommended by a group of my friends on a cooking forum.
INGREDIENTS:
Today is April 1st or April Fools Day. And in celebration of this foolish day I made a fool out of food! (Wow say that 5 times fast)
I made Meatloaf "Cupcakes" with Mashed Potatoe "Frosting".
For dessert we had "Meatloaf" Brownies and "Mashed Potatoe" Ice Cream and Hershey's Syrup "Gravy".
I used this brownie recipe from Allrecipes.com. It came highly recommended by a group of my friends on a cooking forum.
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup butter, melted
3 cups white sugar (I used 1 1/2 white and 1 1/2 brown)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (I didn't have chips so I went and bought a plain chocolate candy bar and cut that into chunks)
I also added 1 cup of pecans....which I think are the best part!
DIRECTIONS:
I also added 1 cup of pecans....which I think are the best part!
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish. Combine the melted butter, sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each, until thoroughly blended. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, and salt. Gradually stir the flour mixture into the chocolate mixture until blended. Stir in the chocolate morsels. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared baking dish. Bake in preheated oven until an inserted toothpick comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Remove, and cool pan on wire rack before cutting.
Now I cooked mine in a loaf pan thinking I'd be clever and make it in the shape of meatloaf...however I wouldn't recommend this as the outside brownies got a little too done and the middle of the brownies weren't cooked at all. But hey the brownies inbetween those were sure yummy!
Last year I made chocolate rice crispy treats shaped into a loaf. I thought that looked perfect! You can even add bits of fruit roll-up or something to make it look like peppers.
John and I enjoyed it.
Happy Foolin'
Now I cooked mine in a loaf pan thinking I'd be clever and make it in the shape of meatloaf...however I wouldn't recommend this as the outside brownies got a little too done and the middle of the brownies weren't cooked at all. But hey the brownies inbetween those were sure yummy!
Last year I made chocolate rice crispy treats shaped into a loaf. I thought that looked perfect! You can even add bits of fruit roll-up or something to make it look like peppers.
John and I enjoyed it.
Happy Foolin'
Monday, March 31, 2008
Chapter One
Hello, my name is Alyson.
This is the part where I'm supposed to describe myself. I suppose I could follow my own blog theme by starting out like this...
Once upon a time there was a girl named Alyson who lived in a land far far away known as England. She called a small run down flat home. She lived there with her prince charming John and their spoiled little Rottweiler dragon, Geordie.
I even have the perfect evil villains for that story, but see that doesn't describe me. Plus, there would be too much background information for that story. Where would I tell you that I haven't always lived in England? Or how would I tell you about my family? Family doesn't play much of a part in fairy tales but my family play a huge role in my story.
I love writing horror stories, so I suppose maybe a scary tale would work better as an introduction? I know I have enough unpleasant and frightening experiences to make it a worth-while one, but why would I want to make that the prologue? Plus, where would my love for cooking fit in a scary story?
A love story, yes I could quite happily make that my intro. I'd tell you all about how John and I were soulmates from the beginning, how we had to move Heaven and Earth to be together, how we'll be together until The End. However, I do not feel that's a story that should be told at first meeting.
So I shall start it simple.
Hello, my name is Alyson.
If we were to meet in person, that's all I would say. You'd tell me your name, we'd shake hands, and we'd go from there. We might develop a friendship and over time we'd know all of each other's stories. I guess that's how it'll be here, only you are a quiet friend and I'll be the talkative one. I'll slowly but surely open up to you and tell you all about myself. Some things I'm sure you'll like, while other things you won't. But it will be me and my story.
This is the part where I'm supposed to describe myself. I suppose I could follow my own blog theme by starting out like this...
Once upon a time there was a girl named Alyson who lived in a land far far away known as England. She called a small run down flat home. She lived there with her prince charming John and their spoiled little Rottweiler dragon, Geordie.
I even have the perfect evil villains for that story, but see that doesn't describe me. Plus, there would be too much background information for that story. Where would I tell you that I haven't always lived in England? Or how would I tell you about my family? Family doesn't play much of a part in fairy tales but my family play a huge role in my story.
I love writing horror stories, so I suppose maybe a scary tale would work better as an introduction? I know I have enough unpleasant and frightening experiences to make it a worth-while one, but why would I want to make that the prologue? Plus, where would my love for cooking fit in a scary story?
A love story, yes I could quite happily make that my intro. I'd tell you all about how John and I were soulmates from the beginning, how we had to move Heaven and Earth to be together, how we'll be together until The End. However, I do not feel that's a story that should be told at first meeting.
So I shall start it simple.
Hello, my name is Alyson.
If we were to meet in person, that's all I would say. You'd tell me your name, we'd shake hands, and we'd go from there. We might develop a friendship and over time we'd know all of each other's stories. I guess that's how it'll be here, only you are a quiet friend and I'll be the talkative one. I'll slowly but surely open up to you and tell you all about myself. Some things I'm sure you'll like, while other things you won't. But it will be me and my story.
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