Jim Carroll

Jim Carroll .. August 1, 1950 – September 11, 2009 ... R.I.P.

Chocolate Brownies

Here's the deal. Brownies have already been invented and perfected. It's done. Box mixes, containing the new and improved whatever the heck don't save time, while complicated recipes by a leading pâtissier might yield excellent deserts, but we want brownies. ( hold the pistachios and varaq )

• Preheat the oven to 325° Line a 13" x 9" baking pan with foil or parchment ( allow to hang over the edge ) and spray. Optional: Toast 1 cup of chopped walnuts or pecans.
• Whisk together 1¼ cup cake flour (not A.P.), ½ teaspoon of salt, ¾ teaspoons baking powder. set aside.
• Melt 1½ sticks unsalted butter and 6 oz of unsweetened chocolate in a stainless bowl over simmering water. When smooth, remove to counter and whisk in 2½ cups sugar, then 4 eggs, one at a time. Add 1 tablespoon vanilla extract then use spatula to fold in flour mixture. ( do it in thirds so you don't clump)
• Pan it, sprinkle on nuts if using, bake 30 to 35 minutes. Cool on rack.

Notes: When melting chocolate, don't let steam or moisture hit it, it might seize. Yes, all purpose flour will work, but cake flour is what you want. If you're using an uncalibrated oven, go with the middle shelf and keep a close eye on the time.

Sated Sweet Tooth

I didn't think such a thing was possible, but one can eat too much chocolate. The Ghirardelli square's Chocolate Festival ( Sat + Sun ) had a stage at one end ( Third Ear Sound) , a place for food demonstrations in the mall area, and tent after tent after tent representing various chocolate oriented businesses. A nibble here, a sample there, a comparison of this milling process to that blend, and so on. Dinner was not an issue.

They're Here

Ilya Stavinsky says:

UFOs not only visit our earth but also live in the Earth's atmosphere at a distance 30 - 70 km. Above my city of Park Ridge, I counted more than 100 UFOs and the same number in the neighboring cities of Montvale and Saddle River. I visited New York City, where over Manhattan I counted more than 100 UFOs in the area of 86 Street and Broadway.

I have an Uncle who lives in Saddle River ( NJ ) and several cousins who grew up there and not a single one has bought this to my attention.

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