'B' stands for: Burgers on Buns with Beans and Brownies

Because I have very little self control and have only given myself the title of "someone who tries to limit the amount of meat--especially red meat--they eat" instead of "vegetarian," I was coerced by www.epicurious.com (and allowed by my meat-loving significant other) to have burgers for dinner last night.

I allowed this to happen in large part because the aforementioned significant other makes delicious things...and I knew burgers would be no exception, he seasoned them with Cajun spices and cooked them in the broiler. They turned out very tasty (as expected) and we ate them up along with some grilled zucchini and baked beans.


After dinner we had some left-over room in our stomachs and some left-over peanut butter fudge from the Sonoma County Fair, so we decided to make some brownies for dessert.


Brownies with Peanut Butter Fudge Bites
(adapted from Bon Appétit recipe, Peanut Butter and Fudge Brownies with Salted Peanuts)

• 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
• 7 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 cup Peanut Butter Fudge--cubed.

Line a baking pan with foil, place a pat of butter in the pan and let melt while the oven preheats to 325 degrees F.

Melt butter in a saucepan over low-medium heat. Add both chocolates; stir over low heat until smooth. Remove from heat. Whisk in sugar, vanilla, and salt. Crack the four eggs into a small bowl and whisk together. Take a few small spoonfuls of the chocolate mixture and mix into the eggs to keep them from cooking in the hot mixture. Fold in flour, then fudge (if you don't have fudge you can use peanuts or anything else that sounds appealing). Even out the distribution of butter in the pan, spread in the batter. Bake until tester inserted into center comes out with moist crumbs attached, about 30 minutes. Place pan on rack; cool.

These brownies are completely decadent and great for any occasion. Also, they are a killer cure for a chocolate craving. Eat and enjoy! Off to yoga!