as you may recall, the whole reason i started this contest is because my favorite brownies came for a box, so i had planned on sneaking the box brownies into the mix and not telling you until after the reviews were in…except i ran into one problem– they must have changed the ingredients of the [...]

i was baking two at a time so that i could make it through the list faster without having to bake every night, plus i thought it might be good to give some basis for comparison, however i have received a number of judge responses that just say “i like the second [...]

a testament to how frazzled i am: i knew i was planning on making two batches of brownies today, yet i didn’t even check to see if i had enough eggs. in fact, i knew i did not have enough eggs because eggs are actually on my grocery list twice. yes, twice. yet, i did [...]

i have made the decision not to post what recipe i used until the reviews are in (they are now in, so the title indicates that), that way no preconceived notions of a source or ingredients can throw off the judgement. i know, i know…the first two i revealed the source for ahead of time [...]