Now in the Recipe Box: Best Basic Brownies

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basic brownies from scratch

Over the past three decades or so, I've tried and tweaked more brownie recipes than I can count. They never turn out the way I want. Too dry. Too mushy. Too hard around the edges. Too much trouble. Then along came a recipe that was close and after a few tweaks resulted in just what I hoped for: the best basic brownies. This is my tweaked recipe. It's... Continue reading in the Recipe Box.

From the archives: Four for fall

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Having blogged for more than seven years, I have oodles of goodies stored away in the Grandma's Briefs archive, goodies that rarely see the light of day because they go way, way back. At least seven years or so.

Today seems a perfect day to pull out some of those well-seasoned posts, a few of my favorite fall-themed features you just might have missed.

fall recipes and fun

 

14 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT OCTOBER

My shortlisted October loves... in no particular order:

1. The sun has shifted south. Whereas summer...

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On friendship, good fortune and new recipes

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As it's the end of the week and everyone's brains are fried — it's not just me, right? — I'm offering up very little in the way of food for thought in today's post. Instead, I'm offering up real food. By way of three new recipes I just added to the Grandma's Briefs Recipe Box yesterday.

Friendship Cake 

First up — and just in time...

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Quick, clever, crunchy gifts to make with grandchildren

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This past weekend was a party-filled one for this grandma. Sunday was my family's annual cookie swap and Saturday was the Chex Party Mix Party.

The Chex what? you ask.

The Chex Party Mix Party was a special blogging event I was invited to in which several bloggers from the Denver area were filled in on how to make and gift — yes, gift! — Chex mix goodies in a variety of flavors. And, of course, we got to taste the crunchy stuff, too.

Chex Party Mix booth

I honestly had never thought of doing such a thing, but after...

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Picture this: Funnel cake for breakfast

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Oh, yes I did!

I had a craving Saturday morning that ended with me making funnel cake. For the first time ever. For breakfast.

funnel cake

It's kind of like a deep-fried pancake or waffle, right? Regardless, one advantage of an empty nest is not having to justify eating food that's horrible for you. (Though, as you can see, Jim and I did have fruit with our funnel cake, which eased the guilt and gastronomical impact a tad.)

If you'd like to make the guilty pleasure — for breakfast or any other time — I've added my Funnel Cake recipe to the Recipe Box. Enjoy!

Today's question:

When did you last eat a funnel cake?