how about some brownies?

I called Angie on the way home from work Friday night to see if she wanted us to cook anything special this weekend.  She gave her usual "I like everything you fix" response.  So I said "how about some brownies, does that sound good"?  She agreed that it did indeed.

I next phoned Chris to let him know that I was going to be a bit late because I had to stop at the store on the way home because mom wanted me to make some brownies.  

Saturday afternoon I found this recipe for Marbled Cheesecake Brownies and assembled ingredients.  I followed the recipe almost exactly.  I had to add some walnuts.    Angie likes walnuts in her brownies.    

This will become a stand-by for brownies in the future.  Very rich and chocolatey.  Not too cakey but also not too gooey.  I don't like a brownie that is so gooey it seems undercooked.  The cheesecake swirl is a great balance for the chocolate and they are not too sweet - even with the extra chips on top. 

I forced myself to sample one to be sure they were up to par.  Angies' birthday is this month.  She is going to be 84.   When she specifically requests that I make brownies, I have to be sure they are ok don't I?    

Comments

[Caroline]

I love the specificity of Angie's "request". I like your way of looking at things.

[Joan Clarke]

But of course you have to sample the goods...it comes with the territory. These do look yummy...cheesecake/brownie combo...sounds like a fine mix to me. An early Happy Birdday to Angie.

[jeanette, mistress of longears]

They look super-yum! I recently tried a goat-cheese swirl brownie and, odd though it sounds, they are definitely on my repeat list.

[Leslie J. Moran]

Hmmmm....this could be a good addition to our Canadian Thanksgiving buffet! Hope you and Angie enjoyed your efforts. Bravo!

[SusanS]

You're such a great daughter. My mom is 84, too, but yesterday I made frosted brownies for my Glandma who is 104! Her recipe (or as she says, receipt) Her birthday was actually Saturday, but she got pissed off at her retirement home for rationing the buttermilk and picked up and moved herself and her boyfriend to new digs. Saturday, rather than celebrating her birthday, I was arranging her Dent-a-picks in her new medicine cabinet.

[Caroline Berk]

Susan, I hope that you are like your Grandma when you are 104 and I hope that I am , too. What a woman!!

[Pamela.]

I'll take one, please!

[Judy H.]

Yum. Will try this. :)