This, we know.
How long have you and I been using chocolate as a fix all? Or, for that matter, sweets of all kinds. When it comes to emotional eating, there is no discrimination.
So after I had to help two toddler girls transition into custody early last week, a task that left me in an emotional state I don't think I've ever even touched before, I needed some therapy. Sure, there was wine involved as well, but the real therapy came from these:
Crock Pot Crack Brownies
What you Need:
4tbs MELTED butter
1 Box of Brownie Mix (your choice)
1/4 cup of water
2 eggs
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup coconut flakes
1/2 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup crushed walnuts
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 incredibly horrible, very bad, terrible day that makes you want to eat your weight in sugar.
What you Do:
-Pour the melted butter into the bottom of your very well greased crock pot, (My friend Lyndsie showed me these amazing Reynolds Wrap crock pot liner things that completely eliminate the clean up of the crock pot once you eat everything in it... amazing.)
-Mix the brownie mix, water and eggs in a bowl. Pour into crock pot. (It will be REALLY thick and concentrated, which makes it more like fudge when it's done. Also amazing.)
-Pour the sweetened condensed milk evenly over top of brownie mix.
-Evenly spread (in this order) oats, coconut flakes, walnuts, chocolate chips in layers over condensed milk.
-Cover and cook on LOW for 2 1/2 hours.
-Serve with ice cream. Or just stick your face in the pot when it's finished.
These, my friend, are INCREDIBLE. Think Conga Bars, but better. Gooey, fudge-like, full of sugar and that delicious condensed milk like what they put in Thai iced coffee, which in itself is crack.
I ate the entire pot by myself. Basically in one sitting.
Needless to say this weekend I ran and lifted weights to help conteract the effects of this deliciousness. And the Friendsgiving food, which was plentiful and carbiful as well. Going to have to really start training hard for that Will Run for Beer series.
Speaking of which... how's your training going? The biggest piece of advice I can give you (and I've been meaning to do this all week and keep forgetting to text you... my bad) is to start slow. If you can only run a half mile at a time to start, that's all you can do. When I started training last April, I couldn't even do a full mile without walking, and it frustrated me so much I almost stopped running. Instead, I started chunking it up into smaller intervals so I felt like I'd succeeded running for 15 minutes instead of failing at a full non-stop mile. Then, once you've got a mile solid, you can start focusing on two, then three. And then lots of karaoke and beer. So much beer.
I am really proud of you for signing up to do this with me. You're wonderful, and as much as you hate running now, I bet the bug bites you too once you're in the race. And then we can be running buddies! Right after we move next door to each other. And have lots of puppies in our joined back yard.
Enjoy the crack brownies, love. I'm warning you... use them for emergencies. Or, you know, when you're feeling like you need a good fainting spell. I won't tell Mommy St. Martin that you had sugar. :)
Lovelovelove
Brookie
How long have you and I been using chocolate as a fix all? Or, for that matter, sweets of all kinds. When it comes to emotional eating, there is no discrimination.
So after I had to help two toddler girls transition into custody early last week, a task that left me in an emotional state I don't think I've ever even touched before, I needed some therapy. Sure, there was wine involved as well, but the real therapy came from these:
Crock Pot Crack BrowniesWhat you Need:
4tbs MELTED butter
1 Box of Brownie Mix (your choice)
1/4 cup of water
2 eggs
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup coconut flakes
1/2 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup crushed walnuts
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 incredibly horrible, very bad, terrible day that makes you want to eat your weight in sugar.
What you Do:
-Pour the melted butter into the bottom of your very well greased crock pot, (My friend Lyndsie showed me these amazing Reynolds Wrap crock pot liner things that completely eliminate the clean up of the crock pot once you eat everything in it... amazing.)
-Mix the brownie mix, water and eggs in a bowl. Pour into crock pot. (It will be REALLY thick and concentrated, which makes it more like fudge when it's done. Also amazing.)
-Pour the sweetened condensed milk evenly over top of brownie mix.
-Evenly spread (in this order) oats, coconut flakes, walnuts, chocolate chips in layers over condensed milk.
-Cover and cook on LOW for 2 1/2 hours.
-Serve with ice cream. Or just stick your face in the pot when it's finished.
These, my friend, are INCREDIBLE. Think Conga Bars, but better. Gooey, fudge-like, full of sugar and that delicious condensed milk like what they put in Thai iced coffee, which in itself is crack.
I ate the entire pot by myself. Basically in one sitting.
Needless to say this weekend I ran and lifted weights to help conteract the effects of this deliciousness. And the Friendsgiving food, which was plentiful and carbiful as well. Going to have to really start training hard for that Will Run for Beer series.
Speaking of which... how's your training going? The biggest piece of advice I can give you (and I've been meaning to do this all week and keep forgetting to text you... my bad) is to start slow. If you can only run a half mile at a time to start, that's all you can do. When I started training last April, I couldn't even do a full mile without walking, and it frustrated me so much I almost stopped running. Instead, I started chunking it up into smaller intervals so I felt like I'd succeeded running for 15 minutes instead of failing at a full non-stop mile. Then, once you've got a mile solid, you can start focusing on two, then three. And then lots of karaoke and beer. So much beer.
I am really proud of you for signing up to do this with me. You're wonderful, and as much as you hate running now, I bet the bug bites you too once you're in the race. And then we can be running buddies! Right after we move next door to each other. And have lots of puppies in our joined back yard.
Enjoy the crack brownies, love. I'm warning you... use them for emergencies. Or, you know, when you're feeling like you need a good fainting spell. I won't tell Mommy St. Martin that you had sugar. :)
Lovelovelove
Brookie
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