CHOCOLATE is Grand!

MMMMmmmmmm.....now, THAT will make your mouth water!

These are the very BEST brownies I have EVER eaten, and believe me, I have eaten a few in my day. 

I made the ones above (yeah, I ate most of them too, ok; so what??) and they look almost as good as they did in the magazine, dontcha think?

 (I would like to thank my pals Sally and Michael V. for inspiring me to photograph my cooking...I'm not in your league yet, guys, but this is a good start, huh?!)

We're not sure how this magazine made its way to our house, but it was addressed to Drew.  Methinks he's been spending a tad too much of his take-home pay at the local speciality cooking stores.  They don't realize that he's getting near slave wages in that fancy-schmancy French restaurant in the toney part of town; apparently he doesn't either, by the way he shops.  Ah well, reality always hits....

Anyway, fate brought us this heavenly brownie recipe, and I wanted to share it, but I haven't had time to read up in my "Blogging For Dummies" book to learn exactly how to properly post and cite a recipe that has previously been published, so I googled the link for anyone who'd be interested.  And here it is: 
http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/2011/02/cocoa_brownies_with_browned_butter_and_walnuts

(ok y'all-who-know-how-to-do-this-stuff, if this is not cool, will somebody please let me know so I can change it?  thx)

Here are my "brownie tips" for this recipe:  (1) Do not, I repeat DO NOT let the cooking time on this recipe put you off.  Yes, I know it says 5 hours.  I guess they are including the full recommended cooling time.  Silly people.  Who ever heard of letting brownies cool??  (2)  Be prepared:  this recipe makes one of those half-size batches.  Between Drew (who inherited my sweet tooth, God love him) and me, they didn't last very long at our house (even with my yukky cold) so you might consider doubling it.  (3) DO line the pan with aluminum foil the way the recipe directs.  Sometimes I'll skip stuff like that (and the cooling time), but truthfully, both of those steps are the secrets to making the brownies cut so well and look so pretty.  Maybe some people plan ahead and allow for speed bumps like extra prep steps or cooling time; I couldn't tell you about that.  As long as they're fully baked, hot, and chocolate, I'm good. 

Hmmmm....just typing about these brownies is making me crave them....I'm thinking we might need a brownie encore for V-Day.  Yeah, yeah, I know:  might as well spread these babies on my hips and thighs since that's right where they're headed, but trust me on this:  they are sooooo chocolately delicious, they're worth it! 

Y'all let me know what you think!  And have a grand Valentine's Day! 

Angela