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<\/a><\/p>\nIn my kitchen there is honey- lately I\u2019ve been liking the thick and very<\/p>\n
flavorful honey that Meredith sends from Australia.\u00a0 Not sure if their bees<\/p>\n
are just better at making a dense and thick honey or if it\u2019s in the way they<\/p>\n
process it- but it makes our American honey seem more like a weak syrup!<\/p>\n
I not only have honey in my kitchen- but all kinds of honey kitsch.<\/p>\n
honey bear bee doll that is made of a chenille bed cover.<\/p>\n In my kitchen\u2026<\/p>\n is a pan of brownies.<\/p>\n Not Dan Lepard\u2019s sweet potato brownies- in fact- not anyone\u2019s famous<\/p>\n brownies.\u00a0 Just an old favorite recipe that I\u2019ve used most of my life.<\/p>\n Honestly, brownies are made up of sugar, eggs, butter, chocolate and flour.<\/p>\n And they almost all taste really yummy.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s my tried and true recipe that you are free to use and share-<\/p>\n ingredients-<\/p>\n 2 cups sugar- I use\u00a0 cup brown and 1 cup white granulated<\/p>\n 1 cup flour- I use AP\/plain flour- but feel free to use Whole wheat or graham flour<\/p>\n 4 large eggs<\/p>\n pinch of salt<\/p>\n 1 tsp vanilla- I use my homemade vanilla- use whatever you have and like<\/p>\n 4 squares unsweetened chocolate- or 8 oz. choc chips- or a bar of good dark 85% chocolate<\/p>\n 1 cup butter- or margarine, melted<\/p>\n method:<\/p>\n Grease and flour 9×13 pan.<\/p>\n Melt chocolate and butter together in microwave or in sauce pan- be careful not to burn it.<\/p>\n Beat eggs and sugar together until thick and light-colored, making sure that sugar is dissolved.<\/p>\n Add chocolate mixture to egg mixture- beat until well mixed.<\/p>\n Mix in flour salt and vanilla (I add 1 cup of chopped walnuts at this time, as well.)<\/p>\n Bake until tester comes out clean.\u00a0 <\/strong>Cut while warm, then remove from pan when cool.<\/p>\n Baking temperature :350\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Baking time :\u00a0 35 minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n In my kitchen\u2026.<\/p>\n is a stash of coffee from all over the globe, Sumatra, Hawaii, Ethiopia, and where ever<\/p>\n Gevalia gathers it I have used the grinder many times- but not always for coffee.<\/p>\n The last time I used it was to grind up the rhizomes for orris root to use in potpourri.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t think orris root is dangerous, but I\u2019d like to clean out the grinder before I use<\/p>\n it for anything meant for human consumption again.<\/p>\n In my kitchen are these little candies I made up with white chocolate disks, yellow<\/p>\n m +m\u2019s and bits of pretzel sticks.\u00a0 I made them as a joke, because my husband<\/p>\n ALWAYS wants bacon and eggs in the morning.\u00a0 But they are really tasty and easy to<\/p>\n make up quickly.\u00a0 I am going to get some more m +m\u2019s to make up a whole batch!<\/p>\n And in my kitchen\u2026<\/p>\n is this potato salad that I made to trick myself into thinking that winter is over.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not over.\u00a0 But potato salad is such a favorite summer time treat that I was<\/p>\n longing for something different.<\/p>\n This is part of a series started by Celia at fig jam and lime cordial<\/a>-go there to see<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n other kitchen posts.\u00a0\u00a0 And join us , if you\u2019d like to share what is in your kitchen!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Just putting up the title made me think of myself as a child.\u00a0 By 2012 I would have imagined a fully automated kitchen- like something out of Star Trek- with replicators and requesting a gourmet meal from the computerized oven. … Continue reading <\/a>Like Pooh nesting dolls\u2026<\/p>\n<\/a>A hive of measuring cups\u2026<\/p>\n<\/a>a couple of honey pots, and this little<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n – and a wonderful cast iron coffee grinder.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n