easy as 2, 3, 4

i had the pleasure of changed plans on monday night. tacos and time with some of my favorite little people, then to yoga. except it snowed, AGAIN, and yoga was cancelled. but that's okay when you learn the most delicious and simple brownie recipe instead. melissa is one of the most amazing women ever, and a little extra time spent with her is always sweet. 

so, i give you melissa's 2,3,4 one-bowl brownies!

2 sticks of butter - melt

3 cups sugar (2 cups brown, 1 cup white) - stir

4 eggs - one at a time

1 t vanilla (we used double dutch!) - overpour

1 cup good dutch processed cocoa - mix

1 1/2 cups of flour & 1 cup chocolate chips - stir until flour is combined

line 9x13 pan with parchment paper

bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes

(don't cut until ready to serve so they stay moist!)

or you can just follow the pictures above.

told you. easy peasy. 

good thymes

appetizers

escargot & calamari

entrees

ahi tuna, eggplant crepes (veg), tavern burger and onopn rings, salmon

dessert

all i remember is the warm belgian chocolate number on the right was my favorite

i had SUCH a fun evening last night dining with my lovely neighbors for a good thyme for life. we left the city and headed for the hills to try out the black dog cafe. such an unassuming building with such amazing food! i was thorough impressed and can't wait to go back. they have a formal dinner menu, as well as a pub menu and we ordered off of both, and were thrilled with everything. i got a little obsessed with the food and forgot to take pics of anything else...oops! here's to helping our community stay healthy and hopefully hosting next year! (wink, wink) head on over to phoebe's pure food to check out her dinner review too!

food files

i stopped at the store last night to pick up a few things, mainly the last few ingredients for tomato soup (more on that later). but they had broccoli rabe again. i LOVE broccoli rabe, mostly on my pizza. but, omg, this recipe for pasta with garlicky broccoli rabe by smitten kitchen is now in regular rotation. i rarely make pasta for myself, but there something so deliciously addicting about the broccoli/garlic/red pepper flake combination i found myself throwing caution to the wind and whipping up and entire pound (insert gasp of horror!) of pasta last night. 

plus it was, like, lightening fast to make. i raced against the clock to get it done before yoga and i smelled like garlic made it! with enough time to spare to eat an entire bowl of it oops. 

now the rest is packaged up for lunch and sitting in freezer to grab and go over the next few weeks. yes i have some self control when it comes to consuming a pound of pasta. 

anyway, i think this is a crowd pleaser and just the thing to whip up for the neighbors for dinner or for when the entire fam is together. it's quick, painless and delicious and not that bad for you. (i cut back on the oil, cheese and salt.)

make it this weekend, let me know what you think! bon appetit!

girl crush

it was girls night last night with two of my favorite ladies - lots of tacos, laughing and napping (for some). 

head on over to the bloom blog today to see what i dropped off for the newbie parents from the bloom where you are babes.