Tuesday, March 16, 2010

The One Instance When Blondies Are Better Than Brunettes...


I'll spare you the all gritty details, but let's just say a friend of a friend's sister (me) recently experienced a pretty heartbreaking split from a longtime love. And that friend of a friend's sister (still me) happens to find Sunday the toughest day of the week.

Sundays are for couples- for sleeping in, for making egg toast at home, for snuggling while you re-watch half a dozen episodes of "Arrested Development". So, last Saturday, on the eve of that dreaded end of the weekend, that friend of a friend's sister gave herself a very strategic don't-be-sad day plan.

Nothing keeps heartache at bay like a project. So I (err, that friend of a friend's sister) planned to spend the afternoon baking, a brave undertaking for an amateur with zero culinary instinct. I may be the daughter of a woman who shimmies through the kitchen like a choreographed dancer, never measuring, never doubting herself, adding a pinch here and there without a recipe in sight, but I (and yes me, not that friend's sister) can't flip an omelet without calling mom twice for instructions.

I decided to take on Blondies, because really, how tough can this glorious love child of the cookie and brownie really be?

I certainly don't have my mom's finesse in the kitchen, but I do have something even she doesn't have- access to my fabulous foodie roommate's over-stuffed recipe collection. Her proud cookbook shelves deserve the two thirds of our kitchen they take over.

Of course, she had a Blondie recipe I could borrow. It called for coconut flakes, chopped walnuts and about double the amount of butter than another online recipe. Sold. I added mini-chocolate chips for good measure.

I followed her family recipe meticulously and ended up with a pretty satisfying pan-full. Even better, it helped clear my head of some not so yummy thoughts.

Next Sunday...Banana Bread?

3 comments:

  1. I have a recipe for that, too! xoxo, Your Blondie Roomie

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  2. Yummmmm. You know what's awesome in banana bread? Chocolate chips! True story.

    If you ever need someone to share the heartbreak and baked goods with, I'm your girl.

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  3. Just save your pedi's for Sundays!! Make Sunday a papmer-relaxation day with the blondies ;)

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