Sour Cream Brownies (Recipe 19)

I have been on vacation in San Diego, California for the past week. On the flight I was trying to keep myself entertained and began thinking about recipes to make. Correction: I frantically realized that it is almost July and I am not even half way through 50 recipes. (hence posting yet another recipe for brownies... even though this one is different!) When I realized that I had over half way to go, I quickly began jotting down foods that sounded good that I'd never made before.

If you happened to be on that flight, that was me who was yelling to Damarise, "How about meatloaf? Do you like meatloaf?" She had in her headphones... it was hard to communicate.

Vacation in San Diego was beautiful. I got sun burnt, got to hang out with the family, and tried an amazing dish – Fish Tacos. Which will definitely be my next recipe to try. (So, stay tuned!)

I also read a lot. I have been on a reading spree this Summer. When I got home I decided to read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Roald Dahl is a writer who makes me chuckle. One of my favourite quotes from the book had to do with Willie Wonka describing cereal:

"But Mr. Wonka," he shouted, "can you send other things through the air in the same way? Breakfast cereal, for instance?"
"Oh, my sainted Aunt!" cried Mr. Wonka. "Don't mention that disgusting stuff in front of me! Do you know what breakfast cereal is made of? It's made of all those little curly wooden shavings you find in pencil sharpeners!"

Maybe cereal isn't the most flattering food, but I still like it.

While reading through Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and being enticed by Dahl's description of smooth hot chocolate I couldn't help it and started to crave hot chocolate. I looked in our cabinets for a packet of hot chocolate, but to no avail. The next best thing: bake a batch of brownies.

The Recipe:

• 1/2 cup Melted Margarine 
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1/3 cup Cocoa Powder
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 1/2 cup Flour
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 2 Eggs
• 1/4 cup Sour Cream
• Chocolate Chips

Mix it up, pour it in a greased 9x9 baking pan, and bake at 350ºF for 20 minutes. Then top it off with whipcream, strawberries, and freshly picked blackberries. Yum! My chocolate craving was satisfied. 

My eaters for this recipe were the wonderful Faith and Jimmy. They arrived just in time to have a brownie fresh out of the oven. It was the perfect food for a fun evening of chess and hanging out. And it helped me finish Dahl's book with a content stomach.