PhillyGuy and I love any excuse to have people over for dinner - friends, my siblings, whatever. We recently invited two couples over for a small, random, spur-of-the-moment dinner.
We might have invited more people, of course, if we'd actually thought about having a dinner party earlier than, say, 24 hours in advance of said dinner party. But we can always count on at least a couple people to have nothing better to do, so it was good stuff.
We had a decent, simple menu in mind. Beer and wine and simple appetizers - pigs in a blanket! Pita chips, hummus and an artichoke dip. Steaks on the grill, whatever veggie we had on hand, and roasted potatoes.
You guys, the REAL reason I wanted to have people over? I wanted to make Jenna's Triple Layer Mint S'more Brownies.
It should come as no surprise that I spent a disproportionate amount of my day preparing the brownies.
and then
and then
I don't know about you, but my peppermint patties exploded in the oven. When I pulled the brownies out, they were peeking through the second layer.
...or maybe THIS is the most important ingredient:
SO TOASTY.
While they were baking and the marshmallows were toasting, I assembled the dips.
And set up the bar.
AND THEN PROMPTLY STOPPED TAKING PICTURES. But I swear...we eventually made steak, and I chopped and roasted potatoes. And we ate and drank and were merry. Especially when it was time for the brownies...which came out EXTREMELY chewy, since I let the marshmallows cool completely before we dug in.
oh well. I love my wine markers...that's the other reason I really love having people over. When else do I get to use these adorable little things?
holy heavens...those mint smore thingys look TO DIE FOR. must try them asap!
ReplyDeletethose wine markers are too cute!
I saw those brownies on her blog and they looked a-ma-zing. Nice work!
ReplyDeleteI love your wine markers too!
ReplyDeleteThe brownies sound good...without the mint! haha (I'm not a big fan of mint anything. Well, maybe gum. But I don't think mint belongs in desserts.)
I've made dark chocolate cupcakes with peppermint patties inside (with mint frosting) and they turn out well! Never tried brownies before though.
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