Easy Homemade Brownies

I just found this recipe last night [at 2 A.M] tweaked it a little and made totally awesome brownies! They're easy too, my brother who burns everything can even make them lol.

Just Put In The Oven.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter (or oil)
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa/carob powder
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• Handful of nuts or chocolate chips (optional)

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

• Grease and flour an 8 inch square pan.

• In a large saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter. Remove from heat, and stir in sugar, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat in 1/3 cup cocoa, 1/2 cup flour, salt, and baking powder. Spread batter into prepared pan.

• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Do not overcook.

Just out of the oven. Cooling off.

Time to eat! :)

Zucchini Bread...How I Love Thee!

(Yes the title is so weird but that's what happens when I'm tired :D....Anyways!)

    This is my best friend's mom's (Confuseing, I know) recipe [Below], which is amazeing.I tend to make it whenever I find zucchini on sale or, if you have a garden during that lovely (scary as hell) time when you have giant mutant multiplying zucchini growing out from everywhere. lol. [I really should go to bed..

....I almost forgot to add the recipe.. Yup time for bed! ]

     Here it is, The Most Awesome Zucchini Bread Ever (Well that's what I think atleast.)

Zucchini Bread





My Un-baked-just-put-in-the-oven Zucchini Bread

 





My Done Amazing Zucchini Bread



• Preheat oven to 325° F

Combine:

• 3 Eggs

• 2 cups sugar

• 2 cups grated zucchini

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Combine In Seperate Bowl:

• 3 cups flour

• 1/2 cups chopped nuts (I use pecans)

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

• 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg (or 1 extra teaspoon cinnamon)

• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Line a Loaf pan with wax paper then spray with cooking spray..or just spray with cooking spray.

Bake at 325° F for about an hour or until knife comes out clean.

Makes Great Holiday Presents. :)

Quote Of The Day~ "I read the butter ALL the time ;)"

My life in 414 words.

Getting To Know Me

First blog post ever, here goes....

• Do you have any pets? ~ Yup, A German Shepard mix called Rex or buddy depending on his current level of cuteness.
• What was the last book you read?~ The Golden Compass
• Do you like to cook? ~Yes :)
• What's your favorite food? ~Currently, Tomatoes and Basil on toast with a little bit of Mozzarella
• Are you good at cooking? ~Kinda? I'm still working on it :)
• Are you married or single? ~Single
• Do you have brothers and sisters? ~1 older brother, He's 19.
• Do you live in a house or an apartment? ~Sadly a apartment
• Have you ever lived in another country? ~No.
• How do you spend your free time? ~Reading, cooking, online, cleaning, or hanging out with my best friend
• How old are you? ~About to be 18
• How tall are you? ~4'11" but I usually say I'm 5' :p
• Tell me about a favorite event of your childhood. ~Going to lake Palestine with my best friend
• What countries have you visited? ~None
• What do you do on Sundays? ~Sleep. It's the only day I have off work.
• What do you do? What's your job? ~ Working at a health food store :).
• What is your motto? ~I don't really have one
• What is your religion? ~Agnostic Theist 
• What languages do you speak? ~a small amount of Japanese, and maybe 2-3 words in Spanish
• Which sports do you like? ~I'm not really into sports. I have Exercise Induced Asthma so it makes sports really difficult. But I do like riding my bike. :)
• Who do you live with? ~Myself, my mom, my brother, and Rex 
• What do you think you will be doing five years from now? ~Hopefully almost done with college.
• What is your goal in life? ~Not really sure. I just want to get a house and chill after college, kinda just take a break from school.
• Are you a 'morning' or 'night' person? ~Night.
• When do you feel best? In the morning, afternoon, or evening? ~Middle of the day.
• How many cities/towns have you lived in? ~Six I think.
• What jobs have you done? ~The one I'm currently at, a health food store
• How many times did you move as a child? ~Eight I think I might have missed a few though.

Sooo, this is kinda exciting, first blog, first job, about to be eighteen and graduate high school, all in a few months. I love life right now :)