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Does anyone ever get that uneasy feeling and go to the bathroom to give yourself that just checking wipe?
Originally Posted by winn dixie

But ahem! You notice your draws look like a used gun barrel cleaning patch?

Dumpster diving behind the seamstress shop is not recommended.

Freaking time change.

From one minute to the next?
Happens frequently, about 60 times an hour.

Like locusts buzzing in the distance on a hot summers day. These are the days of our lives. All to easy.
Snick

Pecan covered chocolate brownies with chocolate frosting.

erdoodle

Pecan covered chocolate brownies with chocolate frosting.

erdoodle Originally Posted by Unique_Carpenter

Sniff.... Mr gobbles likes shelled pecans.

https://x.com/realalexjones/status/1...684213230?s=42

Can we just get along?

These are the days of our lives.
Snick Originally Posted by winn dixie

Pecan covered chocolate brownies with chocolate frosting.

erdoodle Originally Posted by Unique_Carpenter

where the hell is the recipe?
Teaser !!!
I have entitlement problems with secret recipes

https://www.eccie.net/showpost.php?p...&postcount=240

A Monologue.......

S n I c k

Sigh...
Do we need to start a Dude/Dudette ranch kitchen recipe thread?

Short recipe:
Chocolate brownies' out of a box
Chocolate frosting out of a ....
Make the brownies
Liberal sprinkling of pecan pieces
Cover with chocolate frosting

Long recipe:
Brownies:
1/2 cup cooking butter (ECGs version, I use olive oil)
1 cup powdered sugar
2 large eggs (yes large)
1 teaspoon vanilla (be carefull)
short 1/4 teaspoon baking powder (smidge more depending on size of eggs)
short 1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup plus a dash more, Hershey’s natural cocoa

Mix everything except flour, then add flour slowly.
Kitchen taste taste to determine if another dash of coco desired
335 degrees 25 to 40 min, we're in the high plains so we run a smidge long. This is a heavy chocolate mix so keep an eye on it.
Pan sizes: depends if you wish thick or thinner brownies.
This may alter cooking time so...
I'm assuming everyone knows the toothpick test method.
Last, it is quite common for the edges of the brownies to get a bit of heat crusty. Just trim that later. When we're in KC or NY the time and oven temp are different (lower elevation is a difference then the high plains).

Get the pecans ready.
1/2 cup pecans chopped or crushed (or more)
Pull brownie pan from oven and sprinkle pecan evenly.
Ignore the troll that yells from other room (forum) about more nuts on his side (he already is)

Frosting
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 1/3 cups powdered sugar
Mix together, we shift these twice to get an even mix.
3 tablespoons butter (btw there is actually powdered butter in diff flavors, look in the snack aisle next to the popcorn shelves if not found in the spices section)
2 tablespoons milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Mix thoroughly in a saucepan, heat it up while stirring, to achieve a nice texture, but do not boil, pour evenly across the still hot brownies.

While everything cools pour yourself a drink.

When we're both in the kitchen we end up arguing about a dash more or less of this or that. So there's some cook's prerogative in the above lists, I only mentioned one.

Alternatives:
Substitute loose M&Ms or choc chips for the pecans.

Last, critical note, ignore any diet ideas.