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I am so glad you stopped by. A couple of months ago I saw the movie Julie & Julia, where a young woman decides to take a year and make every recipe in Julia Child's French Cookbook. I enjoyed the movie very much and became intrigued. Maybe I could do something like that, so, I got out my barely used, 13 year old, Better Homes Cookbook and started flipping through. Thus began my cooking experiment.

Cooking is something I have always hated to do, it was a chore for me, not a pleasure. I am not a professional cook, and never will be, but the movie ignited a spark in me and revealed a new discovery, cooking can be fun!

I am learning that with patience, motivation, and good recipes anyone can be a good cook. Believe me, if I can do it, so can you! I hope you will experiment along with me and let me know what you think of the recipes I share.

I will post each new recipe I try along with a picture (I can't stand cookbooks that don't include pictures!) so you can see the final product. I will also share tips that I have learned along the way. For you seasoned chefs, the tips may seem like common sense, but for those of us who are dummies in the kitchen, they are epiphanies.

Happy Cooking!
Nancy

Friday, December 4, 2009

Homemade Brownies

Have you ever felt like brownies, but didn't have a package in your cupboard to take out and make? I used to think you needed a package to make just about anything, but boy was I wrong. This brownie recipe is easy and delicious, probably better than any mix I've tried. I added caramel chips for a twist. These were really gooey and needed about 40 minutes, not 25, to cook. They may not look perfect, but they tasted great!

Ingredients:

3/4 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2 c. sugar
1/2 c. cocoa (level)
1 c. oil
2 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs
1 c. nuts, chopped

Directions:

Mix dry ingredients together. Add oil, eggs and vanilla. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Best when on the chewy side.
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None of the recipes posted on this site are mine, they are all taken from other sources, or given to me to try. I am not nearly creative enough or good enough in the kitchen to have come up with any of them.

I also cannot promise that any of these recipes are going to turn out good, or taste good for that matter, so you try them at your own risk.

Enjoy!!! Nancy SmileyCentral.com