Instead of using butter, you use an avocado for the fat part (Does that even make sense? It does in my head). It was more fun than it was tasty. I mostly just loved the color. I would probably do it again, but it wasn't super fabulous. It was a great new way to use a random avocado. If you have it on something light, you can kind of taste the avocado. If you have it on something richer, you don't really taste it at all. I didn't mind the avocado-y taste. The idea of "avocado" and "sweet" didn't put me off. I spread most of it over banana cake that I divvied up and froze. It was a good dessert in a pinch. But let's be honest, there aren't many desserts that I actually say "no" to.When I was temping at the Lubbock Visitors Bureau I had a lot of spare time on my hands (remember the free Lubbock Visitors Guides?!). Thankfully, I discovered the receptionist's stash of "Light and Tasty" magazines. I found this great recipe for Peppermint Cheesecake Brownies.
They were delish. I had one piece immediately, and then froze the rest for later desserts. Yes, I plan my dinners AND my desserts ahead of time. I will definitely make these again. I don't often desire anything that is minty (crazy minty-sneezing thing), but these were tasty...and light (mystery solved as to why the recipe was in "Light and Tasty").I love bread. There are not many foods that I actually physically crave, but I crave bread. I will never understand how people have the willpower to do the Atkins diet. I could do a diet where I cut out everything EXCEPT bread (...oh, and cheese). Anyway, I have never been satisfied with a loaf of bread that I have made from scratch. My bread always turned out coarse and dry...like this from my November 2009 photo dump:
Ugh...it doesn't even look appealing. It was only good for toast. I had pretty much given up on my ability to produce a tasty loaf of bread. Well, before I had a steady job, every week I would clean the house of a woman in my ward to earn some money. One day, after I had finished cleaning, she sat me down to chat over some yummy cinnamon buns that she had made. Then, to top it all off, she sent me home with a loaf of bread that was still warm from the oven. It's simple, but that afternoon was enough to spark a desire to try and get it right. I needed a little back-up though...so I called Heather and she talked me through it. She even helped me realize what my biggest problem was. Flour! Flour! Flour! Oh what a difference Wheat Gluten makes. This was the result:
It was so delicious. I couldn't believe that I craved my own bread! It even froze wonderfully. It made super yum toast. It tasted heavenly plain. I think it also saved a kitten from a tree. This bread was amazing! I could not have done this without Heather. She was willing to talk, in detail, about every little aspect about bread-making that gave me the extra confidence to go for it. *Sigh* I love sisters... Heather, you brought me and bread back together again. My relationship with bread was so on the rocks. We're doin' okay now.
