Cocoa Brownies

Food Category: Desert
Source: Based off of Alton Brown's Recipe (http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_17907,00.html)
(PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE MODIFICATIONS)
Prep Time: 10-15 Min.
Cook Time: 45 Min. +/-
Set Time: 10-20 Min.
# of Servings: 6-8
Vegetarian: No
Special Utensils: Parchment or Wax Paper, Brownie Pan (Alton recommends an 8" square pan, I tend to use a rectangular one this makes the brownies thinner but there are more pieces to go around.)

Ingredients:

Soft butter, for greasing the pan
Flour, for dusting the buttered pan
Alternate:
Wax/parchment paper
Crisco (less healthy but the brownies come out of the pan easier)

4 Large Eggs
1 cup Sugar (sifted)
1 cup Brown Sugar (sifted)
8 ounces Melted Butter
1 1/4 cups Cocoa (sifted)
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/2 cup Flour (sifted)
1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.

Butter and flour an 8-inch square pan (Alton's recommendation).
Alternate: Lightly Crisco down sides & bottom. Cut a piece of wax/parchment to approximately the right size & snip the corners at a diagonal towards the center (so they fold in) & put the paper in the bottom. Then lightly Crisco parchment paper.

In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the eggs at medium speed until fluffy and light yellow. Add both sugars. Add remaining ingredients, and mix to combine.

Pour the batter into a greased and floured 8-inch square pan and bake for 45 minutes.
Alternate: Pour the batter into the greased rectangular pan and bake for 35 min & then check every 5 min for doneness. You may want to do this anyway because every oven is different.

Check for doneness with the tried-and-true toothpick method: a toothpick inserted into the center of the pan should come out clean. When it's done, remove to a rack to cool. Resist the temptation to cut into it until it's mostly cool.

Recommendation: if you use the wax/parchment paper method you can use two cooling racks (with the brownies in between) to flip the brownies & take off the paper right away. This way the brownies cool faster.

Nutritional Info

HA! You think this is Nutritional! You've got to be joking. :-)

Rating (1-10): 10

Chicken Curry

Food Category: Dinner, Entree, Meat
Source: Sendsations 1-800-800-8197
Prep Time: 20 Min.
Cook Time: 30 Min. +/-
Set Time: 0 Min.
# of Servings: 4
Vegetarian: No
Special Utensils: Skillet

Ingredients:

1 tb Olive Oil
1 tb Cumin Seed (Crushed)
3 Garlic Cloves (Chopped)
1/4 cup Onion (Chopped)
16 oz tomatoes (1 can)
2 tb Curry Powder
2 tb Water
1 tsp Turmeric
1/4 tsp Salt & Pepper
1/4 cup Cilantro (chopped)
4 Chicken Breasts (diced)
2 cups Cooked Rice

Instructions:

Heat oil in a skillet over moderate heat. Add cumin & stir 30 seconds until fragrant. Add garlic & onions & cook 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes. In a bowl, combine curry, water & turmeric into paste. Stir into tomato mixture. Add chicken to coat. Reduce heat to low-medium; cover & simmer 20 minutes. Remove from heat; add salt & pepper to taste. Toss with cilantro & serve with rice.

Nutritional Info

Calories: 335
Protein: 30 g
Carb.: 36 g
Fat: 8 g
Fiber: 3 g

RATING (1-10): 8