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Thursday, April 1, 2010

Russel's Brownies

My neighbor brought over some brownies. He is a young fellow, maybe in his early twenties. I don't think he has a job, because he spends his days shooting hoops in his driveway or sitting in his car. Even on the hottest days, his car windows are rolled up. But he doesn't drive anywhere, so I don't think he has a job. Maybe he works at night? Who knows, it's a tough economy.

Anyways, he is always nice to me and my family. He knows I like to cook, so he brought over some brownies the other night. He said they were the best brownies he has ever had and I just had to have a taste. So I did. Boy was he right!!!! They were amazing!!!! The kind of dessert that can change the course of your entire day. They were euphoric. Chocolatey, sweet and had some ingredient in them that I just couldn't pin point. Nevermind that though. Who cares? They were delightful.

My neighbor, his name is Russel by the way, gave me the recipe after I begged him for it. He said the secret ingredient was something called cannabis. He said it is a kind of plant. Anyways, he told me this cannabis stuff would be hard to find in the store and he said he would bring me some that he had in his window well garden. The kid must have a green thumb to be able to grow things in his window well! If you have a hard time finding cannabis in your grocery store, you might want to try a specialty store.

Here is Russel's recipe. Try it, you'll LOVE it!



3/4 cup butter
1 oz cannabis
2 cups packed brown sugar
3 eggs
4 1 oz squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped walnuts

Set the oven to 250 degrees F. Spray an 8 inch baking pan with non-stick spray.

In a small skillet, melt butter. Once melted, add cannabis and cook until fragrant. Strain leave out of butter and set butter aside, discarding leaves.

In a large bowl, combine the butter mixture, brown sugar, and eggs until light and fluffy. Stir in unsweetened chocolate and vanilla until well blended. Mix in the flour, and then the walnuts. Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan.

Bake for about 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack before cutting into bars.

April Fool's, you fool. Like I would really post a recipe for pot brownies. I've never smoked a joint in my life. My mom on the other hand...

Rookie's Notes: This was a stock photo, not my own. And Megan wants you to know she thought of this idea. She said I had to credit her for it. And then I told her she was an attention whore.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Organic Ice Cubes

During the life of this here blog, I have had a lot of companies send me things. They want me to partake of their offerings and write about it.

A few bottles of Organic Aquinactica Puredesita was sent to me from France. The water itself is from Mont Vert Prétentieux in France. This was the best water I have ever sipped through a recycled, BPA-free straw (the only kind I use). I think the biggest benefit of this water is that it is organic. It might as well be since everything from chocolate to clothing is organic these days.

When they sent the water, they asked if I would put together a recipe using it. So, with this water, I made ice cubes. By far the most refreshing ice cubes I have ever put in water!



1 bottle Organic Aquinactica Puredesita water, chilled

Pour water into a non-toxic, recycled, BPA-free plastic, organic water ice cube tray. Place in your freezer that runs on solar power and cow droppings. Freeze until firm.

Fill a tall, cruelty-free, non-toxic glass made with reclaimed and recycled glass with organic Aquinactica Puredesita water. Drop in a few organic ice cubes.

Rookie's Notes: If you want to mix things up, add a slice of organic, locally grown, CSA-supported lemon or lime. Please remember to compost the lemon or lime so you can have some rich compost for your organic, cruelty-free garden.

To purchase some of this outstanding Organic Aquinactica Puredesita water, click here. There is a button on the bottom right corner that says "Click Here to Purchase".