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Best Boxed Brownie
By the end of this post, we may all have a sugar high like Lacey! After all the posts about homemade brownies, I had to give the tried-and-true box mix a little love. You can’t go wrong when you need a quick dessert if you have a mix, eggs, and butter/oil on hand- beautiful, delicious … Read More about Best Boxed Brownie
Blondie Brownies
In case you haven’t heard of or tasted a Blondie Brownie, here’s a short post dedicated to them. Although Lacey Thompson, the main character in my book Shadowed Doubt and the origination of this discussion, didn’t bake blondies. Chocolate was her poison. But the Blondie Brownie hits the sweet tooth no less, even predating the … Read More about Blondie Brownies
National Brownie Day
The History of National Brownie Day is more elusive than the history of brownies itself. I couldn’t discover when the first National Brownie Day was celebrated or who instituted it. But here’s another story I located about the invention of the brownie. It contradicts an earlier post about Bertha Palmer, the Chicago socialite, being the … Read More about National Brownie Day
Best Brownies
What makes the best brownies? Like every other “best,” it’s subjective, but one blogger claims the best brownie is a mix between cakey and fudgy. I agree. Too fudgy, and I think, raw dough, yuk! And too cakey, and they’re crumbly and dry. The high price of packaged Brownie Bites fits the latter category. That’s … Read More about Best Brownies
Brownie History
Lacey and Brownies started way back in Book One, Shattered Guilt. Maybe all the way back to the Prelude, Revived Hope. I’m not sure. If you’ve read that little novella and remember, please let me know. As a teenager, Lacey liked to bake, and brownies were and are her specialty. Although, in Shadowed Doubt, all … Read More about Brownie History
Faithful, Powerful, and All-Knowing
“Grandma, let’s go to Palm Springs!” So chants one of my four-year-old grandchildren every time I see her. Four of our families went to a beautiful resort last May, and none of us could forget the fun at the pool all day. I’m a beach girl, yet the desert grew on me. With all the … Read More about Faithful, Powerful, and All-Knowing
