A Weekend Detail Worth Sharing

By and large, we had a quiet weekend.

It was cold. It was rainy.

We didn't get to play outside nearly as much

as we would have liked.

Instead, Tristan and I busied ourselves

in the kitchen and whipped up a batch

of heavenly brownies.

I think you'd agree that with these in the house,

the rain and cold didn't seem all so bad. ☺

Here's the recipe:

2 cups sugar

1 cup veg oil

4 eggs

6 tablespoons cocoa (unsweetened)

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cups self-rising flour

(if you're like me and seldom have SR flour on hand,

simply use all-purpose and add 1/2 tsp of both salt and baking powder)

1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)

Blend together sugar, oil, eggs,

cocoa, and vanilla. Add flour; mix. Add nuts.

Spread into greased 9 x 13 pan and bake

in preheated 325 oven for 25 -30 min.