Cocoa Brownies with Browned Butter and Walnuts

When we had that snow day last week, I decided to make these brownies from the cover of Bon Appetit's Feb 2011 issue.  I must agree with them that these are one of the best brownies I've ever tried.  They're super easy to make and are even better the next day when they've had a chance to cool completely.  The top is perfectly crackly while the inside is still chewy.  I modified the recipe a bit by adding some instant coffee granules since I always like my chocolate to have a hint of coffee.  This cuts the sweetness of the brownies.

See how jagged the edges of the brownies are?  This is what happens when you're too impatient too cool the brownies completely before cutting into them.

popbar

With the weather this weekend supposed to be in the 30s (celsius!), the above photo makes me want to go to NY just to have a taste of what looks like mouth-wateringly delicious made daily popsicles from popbar. As an aside, does anyone still call them popsicles? The second from right, strawberry lemon basic popsorbetto looks particularly scrumptious! Too bad H is on call. Maybe next weekend!

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Chocolate

This post is for my cousin Twinkle who says she doesn't like fashion posts and that I should get back to food posts.

On our last trip of 2009 to NYC, we dropped by the Chelsea Market while waiting for our dinner reservations at Morimoto and saw that Jacques Torres had opened a little spot inside! I couldn't resist buying a small box and carefully picked out all 12 flavors. Everything was delicious and oh-so-smooth. The flavors were sublime and somehow their tinyness (is that even a word?) didn't make them seem too decadent or fattening, heh-heh..

I think everyone should do as Jacques Torres says and "Eat more chocolate!"