Cranberry Chocolate Brownies

"Sugar and spice and everything nice, that's what little girls are made of."

I can vouch for the sugar, heck maybe even a bit of spice, but clearly the author of the poem forgot the most important part. That indulgent secret of the ancient Aztecs: liquid gold, aka chocolate. Show me a woman who can refuse chocolate. Only a few of us are strong willed enough. The rest succumbs weak kneed every time to the magical promises of the wonder drug, telling ourselves "just one more bite". 

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Cheesy Spinach Gnudi

After a weekend of generally feeling miserable, courtesy of the first - and hopefully last!* - of the winter colds, I am finally feeling halfway human again. Which is pretty fantastic, in comparison to the sniffling, sorry-for-myself tissue monster I was for the past few days. Charming mental image, isn't it? And what better way to celebrate than by gracing you, dear readers, with my first blogpost in yonks. Cue cheers of delight, people fainting, snowstorms outside, etc. ;-)

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