Lots of good times this past weekend. On Saturday we went to Christine and Richard's for what we hope will become an annual event... a St. Patrick's Day gaming party. We decorated the place with tons of decorations, and of course there was a bounty of yummy food. We'd decided to have the emphasis be on gaming rather than cooking, so it was an hors d'oeuvres deluxe kind of deal.
Besides the four of us, Michael, Diane, Gary and Leslie joined in the fun. Some folks played 500, I taught Richard a couple of easy card games and then we all played and ancient version of 'Scruples'. The photo shows Diane and Gary pondering whether or not to return the hypothetical dollar they found in the couch after a hypothetical party.
Sunday Kelly had us over for tacos, etc. We had a fun time, especially since Desmond and his family were there too, and he kept us amused by being a pirate the whole time. He's way into the pirate deal, knows all the words to Sloop John B, and has a bandanna, a sash and a great pirate cutlass he wields with much verve. Stupidly, I didn't take any photos of him! (And speaking of photos, Kelly graciously lent me her copy of Photoshop, and I feel like it's Christmas! I couldn't resist doing a little painting on the photo above.) It was good to see Jen, Kelly and baby Ren; they're such loving, awesome parents.
Anyway, a enjoyable, relaxing time at Kelly's and the best brownies in the world for desert. Kelly, how about leaving the recipe in the 'comments'? (I'll get some comments on this blog if I have to beg for them!)
2 comments:
I promise I'll get you that caramel brownie recipe. It's handwritten on a recipe card (I swear I'm not a complete Luddite), and I will type it up asap.
Finally, here's the caramel brownie recipe.
Caramel Brownies
1 14-oz. pkg. caramels (unwrapping caramels is the most time-consuming part of this recipe!)
2/3 cup evaporated milk
1 pkg. German chocolate cake
3/4 cup butter (melted)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9x13 pan.
• Melt caramels and 1/3 cup evaporated milk over very low heat; stir occasionally.
• Combine cake mix, melted butter, 1/3 cup evaporated milk, and vanilla. Mix well and spread 1/2 of batter in pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes.
• Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over cooked brownies (it calls for 1 cup, but I use enough to cover the top of the brownies fairly well)
• Pour melted caramel mixture over top.
• With a teaspoon, drop the remaining half of the batter evenly over the top.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
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