Chocolate, yummy chocolate!

October is no different from any other month in the sense that I crave chocolate!
Let's start with BROWNIES.
I've tried all the brands &
my favorite brownie mix is definitely the Wal-Mart brand.

Now we all know that Wal-Mart does not have a brownie mix factory...
so I don't know if their mix is made by Betty Crocker or Pillsbury or someone else
but I have consistently great results with this one.
You know what the perfect brownie needs:
the ultra-thin brownie "skin" on top,
very chocolatey & soft & chewy everywhere.

Bake brownies in Pampered Chef stoneware for the absolute most evenly cooked results!

When you take the hot pan of brownies out of the oven,
generously sprinkle chocolate chips on top & watch as they get shiny & soft but don't melt.
You could spread them around as frosting but they are so much prettier just whole & shiny.

Brownies baked in mini-muffin pans are amazing!
You get 2 delicious bites that are chewy & will make you beg for more!
Use mini-muffin pan paper liners (get those in the crafts section at Wal-Mart or at Michael's)
& bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
If you are using a dark metal pan, bake at 325 degrees.

Don't be fooled by the new mixes that say they are specially designed for mini-muffin pans...
the mix is smaller & more expensive.
A 9 x 13 pan mix will yield 4 dozen mini-muffins.

I love Trader Joe's chocolate bars the most!
(They come 3 to a package for under $3.00.)
Wrap a ribbon around 2 Trader Joe's candy bars & treat 2 people you care about!
Give yourself the 3rd candy bar to remind yourself that you care about YOU!

What are some other foods that start with C?
Cucumbers, carrots... let's just stick with chocolate, shall we?!

Also coming in October: Dressings!
Easy, homemade salad dressings that will knock your socks off!