Only occasionally, and when I'm not at college. (just easy stuff there)


Grasshopper Brownies
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Brownie
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup margarine or butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2/3 cup all-purpose flour*
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
if flour is self-rising, omit baking powder and salt

Filling
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup margarine or butter, softened
1/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon peppermint, spearmint, or wintergreen extract
green food dye

Glaze
2 squares (2oz.) unsweeted chocolate


Heat oven to 350°. Grease 8x8x2 inch pan. Mix sugar, margarine, vanilla, and eggs. Stir in remaining Brownie ingredients. Spread in greased pan.

Bake until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 25-30 minutes. Cool.

Mix all filling ingrediants together; spread on brownies.

Heat chocolate over low heat until melted; spread over brownies and filling. Refridgerate at least 3 hours.


Peanut Butter Brownie Tort
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Brownie
21 1/2 oz. brownie mix (or close to it)
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup oil
1 egg
1/2 cup chopped unsalted peanuts (optional)

Filling
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Glaze
4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate (squares)
1/4 cup margarine or butter

Heat oven to 350°. Grease 9"-10" spring form pan (only the bottom part) In a large bowl, combine all brownie ingredients. Beat until mostly smooth (about 50 strokes by hand). Spread batter in greased pan. Bake until set and a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 35-40 minutes. Cool for 1 hour, then remove the sides of the pan, then finish cooling.

In a small bowl, beat all filling ingredients at medium speed until very thick. Spread on brownie.

In a small saucepan over low heat, melt all glaze ingredients stirring until smooth. Spread on brownie, allowing glaze to run over the sides a bit.

Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.


Carl Sagan's Apple Pie
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1 9" pie shell
6 cups sliced apples
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3 tbsp butter

Preparation time:
12-20 billion years

Servings:
8


Preheat oven to 375°F. Make the universe as usual.

Place the apples in a large bowl. In a smaller bowl, mix together sugar, 2 tbsp flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Sprinkle mixture over apples. Toss unitl evenly coated. Spoon mixture into pie shell.

In a small bowl mix together 1/2 cup flour and brown sugar. Add butter until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle mixture over apples. Cover loosely with aluminum foil.

Bake in preheated over for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 30 minutes, or until golden brown.