Brownies

Brownies bring me Joy in making them, sharing them, gifting them, eating them.

My Sister-In-Law has always been great at making Brownies.  I have loved enjoying them at Birthday parties and special occasions.

I tried making Brownies from scratch yet this was not easy and unsuccessful.

And then after years of wondering how my Sister-In-Law made the perfect Brownies, my Sister-In-Law gave me a Betty Crocker packet mix and admitted the truth – that she does not make her Brownies from scratch.  This was a surprise!  I was shocked!

I love making packet mix Brownies.

Last year at Christmas I made Brownies for so many people.  I loved making the homemade gifts.

For Cameron’s Birthday I also made a slab of Brownies and decorated it with smarties as a cake for him and he loved it.  We all enjoyed it!

On Wednesday afternoons we have started going to the park to hang out with friends.  On Wednesday I made some Brownies to share and all children and adults loved the Brownies – seeing the Joy on their faces as they came back asking for more Brownies.

And then today my daughter went to a friend’s house and so I made some Brownies as a thank you and for my daughter to enjoy them with her friend.  And I kept a few for us too. 

I do enjoy treats and yet I try to limit them to what I really enjoy and as a treat.  My favourites are Cadbury Easter eggs, TopDeck chocolate and Brownies.  I like treats to bring me Joy rather than regret.  And I like to have a balance between healthy and treats and to show my children that it is important to be healthy and good to treat ourselves too. 

In the past, when I did competitive running, I was really strict about not eating treats.  I didn’t eat treats for around nine years and over the years I have set challenges of not eating chocolate for a certain period of time – yet now I have to say that Brownies and other special treats bring me Joy.  And I love bringing Joy to the people that I love too through making and sharing special treats together.