The Brownie Theory of Life started with my mom and then was passed down to me. I have, of course, tweaked it a bit for the modern age and my snarkier personality, but the gist is the same and it goes something like this:

“A brownie by itself is awesome. A brownie with frosting can be even better, but it’s not guaranteed. Life is a lot like a brownie. Each person is their own awesome brownie and any additions to your awesome self (whether it’s a significant other, a friend, etc.) can either enhance your brownie, detract from it, or not make a difference. The ideal brownie, and best life, is to find and keep the frosting(s) that make your brownie even more awesome and scrape off the frostings that don’t.”

(My mom doesn’t say awesome as much as I do and we differ on the scraping off the frosting part.)

Now that I’ve shared with you the theory of my life, I can comfortably give you context about this blog. I bake a lot. Too much, probably (pfft- not possible). And while I’m 100% certain my mom shared that theory with me so I wouldn’t date terrible men and I’d then successfully find my One True Brownie, I have instead made it my life goal to find the perfect brownie recipes (there, of course, must be more than one), with and without frosting. Seems much more worthwhile to me.

So, this is my blog of brownies (and other recipes I couldn’t resist).