Pickle Butt

[superbadgirl]

Sometimes I just can't resist using a cat shot for pic of day...

We're all being lazy today, though I did bake a pan of brownies. And I found myself getting pretty worked up over the cats refusing to stay off of the counters as I prepped (hosed the counter tops down, turned to put away cleaner ... cats on counter again) that I shut the all in a room and had the most peaceful bake I've had in, oh, seven years. I really, really, really need to find myself a suitable hook and eye lock for the kitchen door. Something flat for the door side, almost impossible to find.

The brownies look great, but as usual I futzed with the base recipe so who knows? I really don't think 2 cups of sugar is necessary. That's a LOT of sugar. I cut that a bit, plus instead of using a whole stick of butter plus a quarter cup of oil (!), I used half a stick of butter and about half of an avocado. We'll see! Of course, all of those efforts are laughable, as I made them to use up the copious amounts of peanut butter cream cheese frosting I had left over from the cupcakes I made late last week. Will likely conduct a photo shoot with them later. I can post recipe if anyone's interested.