Tuesday 13th is considered a day of bad luck in Spanish and Latin-American cultures - as it happens with Friday 13 in the Anglo-Saxon cultures. But we can always go the other way around and turned it into a good luck day!
On February 13 (Tuesday) I finally decided to start a blog -"Algo más que pan y queso"- where I write about things I like (plants, books, travels and "experimental cooking").
Now I have a new Tuesday 13th (how odd is that?) and the opportunity for a new inspiration. Someone suggested to me to write in English the recipes I post in "Algo más...". Well, I decided to give it a try!
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Your recipes sound absolutely yummy! Wish I'd been there for the hike and goodies...
Hope you like this one of mine. Do you like chocolate? Use whatever good quality one you can find...
Delectable Ghirardelli 2 bite Brownies
These are a very rich treat, great for those very special occasions.
6 T (90 mL) butter
1 bag Ghirardelli 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate chips (divided)
½ cup (125 mL) spelt or kamut flour
¼ cup flax ground seeds (whiz seeds in blender for 20 sec.)
¼ tsp (1 mL) baking powder
¼ tsp (1 mL) sea salt if butter is unsalted
3 omega-3 eggs
¼ cup brown sugar
½ tsp (2 mL) stevia
1½ tsp (7 mL) vanilla
1 cup (250 mL) chopped walnuts
Over low heat, in heavy saucepan or double boiler, melt butter with ¾ cup (188 mL) of chocolate chips, stirring constantly until smooth; set aside. In small bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt, and set aside. In large bowl, beat eggs with sugar, stevia and vanilla. Stir in chocolate mixture. Stir in flour mixture until well blended. Stir in remaining chocolate chips and nuts. Cover and chill for 1 hour. Heat oven to 350° F (180° C). Spoon 1 T dough into ungreased cups of Teflon mini muffin cups. Bake 10 minutes until tops are puffed and look crackled… do a test brownie to make sure your oven isn’t extra hot… you may have to bake 8 or 9 minutes instead. These are better if they are still soft when removed from oven. Cool at least 2 minutes before gently scooping them out with the tip of a teaspoon, being careful not to squash or dent them. Remove to rack to continue cooling. This makes about 2 ½ dozen. They are delicious still slightly warm, with the chips slightly molten.
Be sure to use butter and not margarine for full flavour. The alternative flour, ground flax and stevia (substituting for most of the sugar) will make them a healthier alternative to store bought and they are absolutely scrumptious!
We seem to share similar interests... I am fascinated by health and wellness... love to garden, and cook and heal with herbs. I also teach yoga, and have been practising it for 40 years! I also love to travel! My son got us into a travel business so we can all travel more, and together with family and friends. You should check it out too. Let me know if you are interested. We are going on a cruise together from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas and back from the 10 - 15 Dec. I can hardly wait! He and his wife travel all oaver the world. I want to follow in his footprints, a well as forge my own paths! If my husband won't come, I'll go with my girls or girlfriends! I am going to do a yoga cruise this spring. My students have been asking me to do one for the past few years.
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