KAF Fudge Brownies

We had some people over for Burgers and Poker night yesterday and I decided to make brownies. I love all the KAF guranteed recipes since they have yet to fail me. The picture above is from the KAF website because I forgot to take my own photo last night, but mine looked just like this (with the shiny crust from dissolving the sugar twice in butter).

The ingredient list is very simple. I had everything on hand so I didn't even need to go to the store. The trouble I had with this recipe was when I was worked the cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt, into the vanilla and eggs, I thought I had used too much cocoa because it wasn't blending as I had expected. However, once I added the melted butter with the dissolved sugar, it mixed very well and I had a smooth batter to add the flour.

I baked it for a little under 30 minutes and came out with perfect brownies. They were super rich and chocolaty, so a small square can satisfy any craving. The consistency was just how I like it, slightly cakey and super fudgey. Yum!

For recipe, click here.

Obie Love

Just because we got a new dog this weekend, doesn't mean I forgot about my old puppy, Obs. I'm actually playing with Obie more so he doesn't get jealous. My sister and I took him to my parents for Thanksgiving. Here he is riding in my lap on the car ride to Phoenix.

And when my mom's parents came over for dinner, they wanted a photo with him too. He's a big hit with them!

New Baby

We adopted a new baby girl this weekend! T and I have been talking about getting a second dog in the past few months, but we were not actively looking except checking Craigslist every once in awhile when I was bored. We had no plans on Saturday and since Pima Animal Control Center is only a few miles from my house and we decided to take a look. I didn't have big hopes of taking a furry friend home, but I was hoping to see some lab babies.

PACC was having a discount so all dogs were only $25 to adopt with the neutering/spaying! No such luck on lab babies, but there were a litter of chow babies. We got a baby girl and named her Soba (I really love Japanese names for dogs).

She's getting along beautifully in our new home and crate training pretty well. Obie is learning to play with his baby sister. She's 4.5 lbs currently to Obie's 13 lbs, but she'll grow fast. Her paws are tiny for her size, so I'm thinking she'll be on the smaller side of a chow, maybe 45-50 lbs.

Apologies for Lack of Blogs

It's been pretty hectic at work these past few months, which leaves me less time for net surfing and random thoughts. And also less blogging is a result of me having nothing really interesting to say. Here's some "updates," I suppose.

Three weeks ago, D (my pledge mom) was in town for Homecoming at the UA and she wanted to go to Paint Yourself Silly. It's a paint your pottery place and they will fire and glaze up your piece for you. I use to love these places, but the one in Tucson is not very close to anything so I rarely ever go. In Phoenix, I went all the time so I have many bowls, cups, sauce dishes, plates, etc. with star motifs (I use to be obsessed with star things). I was excited to go this time after seeing J's blog and her mug. I decided to venture away from normal star route and try a dog motif since I am now obsessed with dogs. It turned out pretty well,. I'll take a picture of the finish product when I get home today if I remember.

I've been wanting to make pumpkin pie for awhile so T and I finally started on Tuesday. We made the custard the night before so we could have all the spices blend together. We used the KAF recipe and I was really excited about it because it sounded so good. But it's not really as "spicey" as the recipe claims. I think I'll try it again, but up the amount of spices. It smelled really good though.

Time is just flying by these days. I turned a year older last weekend. It's finally getting cold in southern AZ. I can't believe it's the end of November and we're headed into the Holiday season, which I love, love love! I love Christmas trees, lights, songs, and how cheerful (most) people are.

Hopefully, I can start posting more again.

New Show From Producers of Top Chef

Saw on Eat Me Daily that NBC is going to have a new reality show from the same producers of Top Chef. The prize will be a restaurant chain with four locations in different U.S. cities. "Contestants will have to impress "a panel of wealthy investors from the cooking and business worlds" with their restaurant concepts, menus, marketability, and management skills.

Reminds of that ABC show Shark Tank where the contestants sells their idea to a bunch of wealthy investors, which is not all that interesting. Do we really need more chain restaurants in the world?