Brownies. Need I say more? I need not, but I shall. When was the first time you remember experiencing the gloriousness of a warm, impossibly-dense, fudgy brownie? That moment of plunging into the chocolatey depths, only to resurface for a glug of cold milk or an extra spoonful of crisp vanilla ice cream. The rest of the world seems to melt away in that first bite – your peripheral vision compromised with visions of pools of melted chocolate chunks or in the velvety darkness of that center brownie piece. And then the satisfying chew of the caramelized edges. The most wonderful square you’ll ever eat. Brownies also happen to be…
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Gluten Free S’mores Cupcakes
If you also have childhood memories of summer camping trips complete with seemingly endless (one hour) drives into the mountains, squished into the backseat with your sibling(s) and one of the handful of dry goods boxes or coolers meant to sustain you and your family for a weekend inn the woods, then this post is for you. S’mores were a particular favorite for us and our many cousins on family reunion campouts where we all hovered around ember-stage fire pits with roasting sticks in hopes of getting just the right golden tinge around our fluffy white glob of sugar. There were those, of course, who insisted that they loved their…
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Gluten Free Jammy Strawberry Brownies for Valentines Day
Food is a love language. And in the full spirit of Valentines Day, here is a pan full of the most decadent love language gluten free brownies around: jammy (with actual cherry and raspberry jam), bright with fresh strawberries, and deeply, darkly chocolate with, well, chocolate. Lots of it. I usually just toss together a quick pan of plan brownies (which are, by themselves, pretty darn wonderful too, so no need to add the topping here), and serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, but this week felt like it needed a bit of extra love, berry-style. It just so happened that I had two jars of my new…
