Cookin' It Up!

Update on the leg quarters...they were yummy! The boys weren't so excited about them, but Hubby liked them. He wanted me to turn the crock pot off a couple hours before I did, but I didn't want them to sit and grow germs so he has said that I can cook them again, but turn them off about 2 hours earlier. And, as I washed off his plate to put it into the dishwasher, I swear I saw a kidney slide off the plate!!!!

I am trying a new recipe for dessert tonight. I am a sucker for desserts and love having them. I feel like they make the meal complete. I am not sure where I get this from because we rarely had dessert growing up...I wonder why? Anyway, my friend Teesa over at The Klear Life posted a recipe for brownies made from scratch. I have always used the box kind...little work, good batter to lick, great brownies. I decided to give it a try. I used the Special Dark, no nuts, but added in milk chocolate and peanut butter swirled morsels. Not much better for a girl than chocolate and peanut butter! I also needed my loyal stoneware pan for the chicken I am cooking tonight (did I tell you my AC is fixed...it had a leak!) so I cooked them in my cast iron skillet. Never done this before, but had heard of it and thought that I would give it a go. Well, they turned out delicious! I really love that recipe. The dark chocolate makes it not sooo sweet and the peanut butter was a nice touch. I had to bake them for 40 minutes in the skillet at 350. Thanks Teesa for sharing! Also, I brined my chicken for the first time and that definitely helped with the moisture issue!

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