So I had one of those days where it just seemed like the bad news wouldn't stop. But never fear I knew there would come a time when I could pour myself a glass of wine and make brownie cookies. So I took the unpalatable news in stride and counted the hours until it was me, my wine glass and my oven. Does anyone remember Pee Wee Herman? Remember how he had a talking large green overstuffed chair? That is kind of how I picture my oven except its not green...and seriously was anyone else a little disturbed by the fact that he was a judge on Top Chef. Really? I just don't get how he is qualified for a spot on Top Chef. Did the want ad say something like," Wanted: Judge on tv cooking show. Looking for a male who jacks off in a movie theater and has a childrens program." I am sorry was I the only one who thought of that when they saw that episode. I am just saying.

Because I am writing this blog I decided to google "Pee Wee Herman quotes," and low and behold there are several web pages filled with his most well know phrases. And I realized just how intelligent and underestimated this individual is by this quote: “The public may think I'm weird. They may think I'm crazy or anything that anyone wants to think about me. That's all fine. As long as one of the things you're not thinking about me is that I'm a pedophile. Because that's not true.”

Well ok isn't that great. Thanks for clarifying. Now I can sleep better tonight. Hmmmm.....



Tonight I am drinking red wine and I decided that Brownie Cookies pretty much sounded like a slice of heaven. And after my rough day and my hour long spinning class in which I sweated I think at least a 3rd of my entire body fat I decided I deserved a cookie and a glass of wine. And after researching Pee Wee Herman for you all and being seriously creeped out I decided I needed to cook.

So I went to Martha Stewart as she is the queen of comfort food. And for a dear friend who wanted me to try and find a way to throw porn into my blog there is the word...sorry I couldn't think of anything more creative. She has a recipe for Brownie Cookies...they were chocolatey, fudgy in texture and too die for with red wine.

They are super easy to make as well. Begin by melting the chocolate. The recipe says to melt it over boiling water but I just put it in the microwave because that the easiest way to melt chocolate. Then add flour, salt and baking powder in a small bowl. In a mixer cream butter, sugar and brown sugar together. Add eggs and vanilla and then alternate between the flour and melted chocolate mixture.

The recipe calls for placing parchment paper on the cookie sheets but I didn't have any. I just used non-stick cookie sheets and they worked fine. The recipe also says to cook them for 14-16 minutes but I actually found that they cooked faster than that probably closer to 10-12 minutes, however I don't know if that was due to the lack of parchment paper.

However, I love how they look like mini-brownie clouds and they are chewy just the way brownies should be. They are pretty much exactly what I needed for a night like tonight. And now for the best part....its time for Jersey Shore so I must leave you all. But before I depart can I just ask does anyone else find it strange that the news has to announce that Whitney Houston's funeral is invitation only? What!!! Does that mean I can't stop by because I totally thought I would be welcome. Oy. Have a great weekend and cheers!