pregnancy brain

I decided I was going to make my mom and my mother-in-law some of these for Mother's Day. They are called Peanut Butter Cheesecake Brownie Babies (not sure why they're called "babies?") Anyway, they're basically brownies with peanut butter cheesecake swirled in them. I was pretty excited about making them because they looked SO good. Anyway, I finally got them in the oven after making a HUGE mess. I'm usually pretty messy when I'm making anything, but especially something new. After they came out of the oven, I of course had to try one. Yeah, they weren't that good. The brownie tasted kind of not sweet. I was thinking maybe the cheesecake somehow took sweetness away from the brownie?? I had no idea. Justin tried a bite and he agreed. They're not very good. And the brownie mix I used was the one I always use because it's DELISH!

Well I just threw them away. I was pretty disappointed. I made a deal with Justin on Sunday that if he would go to Walmart and buy dog food, he could buy another brownie mix and I would make him some brownies. (I happen to know that anytime I make something sweet, he'll eat a little bit of it, and I end up eating the majority of what's left). (I'm okay with that). I think he was worried I was going to mess them up, too. While he was gone, I started thinking...I think you're supposed to add 1/2 cup of vegetable oil to this particular brownie mix. I don't remember adding vegetable oil when I made the brownie babies the previous morning.

So when he got home with the brownie mix, I checked the back of the box. Sure enough, you are supposed to add 1/2 cup of vegetable oil. And I'm fairly certain I didn't do that. But, I remember thinking while I was stirring the brownie mix the previous morning, man, this is kinda runny compared to how it usually is. I think instead of adding 1/2 cup of vegetable oil, I added 1/2 cup of water. I'm not really sure what that does to brownies, but it sure doesn't make them taste good. I'll tell you that. So when I made brownies on Sunday night, I made sure I added 1/2 cup of vegetable oil and they turned out DELISH. Super DELISH! So delish that I have to get a little bite every time I go to the kitchen. YUMMO.

I blame Cole. He's leeching blood away from my brain causing me to be scatter-brained. :)