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Black and White Brownies Black and White Brownies are a beautiful chewy combination of white chocolate and dark chocolate. I like my brownies a little more dense and chewy than cake-like and these fit the bill. Amidst all those goals and resolutions to eat better this year sometimes you just need a good brownie. I started my year off with lots of great intentions like many of you. Man, I had big plans and then we got hit full force with a nasty bug and everything pretty much came to a screeching hault. My enthusiasm, ambition, energy and everything else was gone and I was just basically in survival mode. Thanks to modern medicine though I am on the mend and working hard to get back to those goals, habits and resolutions! February is the new January for me! So back to the brownies….I like brownies, I don’t LOVE brownies. Actually I like chocolate, I don’t LOVE chocolate and truth be told I am not a fan of dark chocolate. I hope all you dark chocolate lovers can still like me. I am a white chocolate/milk chocolate kind of girl. I just like my chocolate really sweet. I actually didn’t even know until several years ago that there was chocolate that wasn’t sweet. I mean why?!?!? Well I have found a happy balance, my happy place where chocolate is concerned and it exists right in the middle of these black and white brownies. The brownie base is made with white chocolate and is nice and chewy and sweet. But tossed into that sweet brownie are chunks of dark chocolate. Just the right amount of dark chocolate as far as I’m concerned. The white chocolate balances it out quite nicely. So does anyone else cut the edges off of their brownies and then eat the edges? I’m not sure why I do it but I think they taste better once they’ve been detached from the brownies!! Anyone else with me on this one? My favorite kitchen items I used to make these BLACK AND WHITE BROWNIES: PARCHMENT PAPER SHEETS – These precut sheets of parchment paper are a total time saver in the kitchen. 8 x 8 GLASS PAN – I prefer baking in glass over metal and these are the glass pans I love. I have them all different sizes. WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIPS – I am a flavor of the Guittard Brand and find these chips to have a nice vanilla flavor. I usually keep a bag in the freezer for snacking on! Other favorite brownies recipes include these yummy BYU mint brownies from my college days. These Chocolate Syrup Brownies were and still are my mom’s go to brownie recipe. And these Orange Brownies are a fun twist on a traditional favorite treat. Black and White Brownies Black and White Brownies are a beautiful chewy combination of white chocolate and dark chocolate. I like my brownies a little more dense and chewy than cake-like and these fit the bill. 1/4 cup butter 1 cup white chocolate chips 3/4 cup sugar 2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp salt 2 eggs 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour 1 cup dark chocolate chunks (divided) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease or line a 8 or 9 inch square pan with parchment paper In a bowl, combine white chocolate chips and butter and microwave at 1 minute intervals until the chocolate melts. Doing slowly, checking often as white chocolate burns easily. Stir to combine and then in add in sugar, vanilla and salt. Allow to cool to lukewarm. Mix in the eggs. Add in flour and baking powder. Stir to combine. Will create a thick batter Add in 3/4 cup chocolate chunks and sprinkle the remaining on the top. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool. Use parchment paper to remove from pan and cut into pieces. Recipe adapted from King Arthur Flour Author information Leigh Anne Hi – I’m Leigh Anne! Food, family and friends are three of my favorite things. I love sharing easy, delicious recipes and entertaining ideas that everyone will love. When she started her blog, Your Homebased Mom, over 9 years ago she had no idea that it would one day house over 2,400 recipes and ideas! . | Facebook | Google+ | Pinterest | Continue reading Black and White Brownies. This post is from your homebased mom. If you are not reading it from our feed, it has been STOLEN. Please contact Leigh Anne to let us know. Enjoy the posts.

Black and White Brownies are a beautiful chewy combination of white chocolate and dark chocolate.

I like my brownies a little more dense and chewy than cake-like and these fit the bill.

Amidst all those goals and resolutions to eat better this year sometimes you just need a good brownie.  I started my year off with lots of great intentions like many of you.  Man, I had big plans and then we got hit full force with a nasty bug and everything pretty much came to a screeching hault.  My enthusiasm, ambition, energy and everything else was gone and I was just basically in survival mode.  Thanks to modern medicine though I am on the mend and working hard to get back to those goals, habits and resolutions!  February is the new January for me!

So back to the brownies….I like brownies, I don’t LOVE brownies.  Actually I like chocolate, I don’t LOVE chocolate and truth be told I am not a fan of dark chocolate.  I hope all you dark chocolate lovers can still like me.  I am a white chocolate/milk chocolate kind of girl.  I just like my chocolate really sweet.  I actually didn’t even know until several years ago that there was chocolate that wasn’t sweet.  I mean why?!?!?

Well I have found a happy balance, my  happy place where chocolate is concerned and it exists right in the middle of these black and white brownies.  The brownie base is made with white chocolate and is nice and chewy and sweet.  But tossed into that sweet brownie are chunks of dark chocolate.  Just the right amount of dark chocolate as far as I’m concerned.  The white chocolate balances it out quite nicely.

So does anyone else cut the edges off of their brownies and then eat the edges?  I’m not sure why I do it but I think they taste better once they’ve been detached from the brownies!!  Anyone else with me on this one?

My favorite kitchen items I used to make these BLACK AND WHITE BROWNIES:

PARCHMENT PAPER SHEETS – These precut sheets of parchment paper are a total time saver in the kitchen.

 

8 x 8 GLASS PAN – I prefer baking in glass over metal and these are the glass pans I love.  I have them all different sizes.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIPS –  I am a flavor of the Guittard Brand and find these chips to have a nice vanilla flavor.  I usually keep a bag in the freezer for snacking on!

Other favorite brownies recipes include these yummy BYU mint brownies from my college days.  These Chocolate Syrup Brownies were and still are my mom’s go to brownie recipe.  And these Orange Brownies are a fun twist on a traditional favorite treat.

Black and White Brownies

Black and White Brownies are a beautiful chewy combination of white chocolate and dark chocolate.

I like my brownies a little more dense and chewy than cake-like and these fit the bill.

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup dark chocolate chunks (divided)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Grease or line a 8 or 9 inch square pan with parchment paper

2. In a bowl, combine white chocolate chips and butter and microwave at 1 minute intervals until the chocolate melts.  Doing slowly, checking often as white chocolate burns easily.

3. Stir to combine and then in add in sugar, vanilla and salt.  Allow to cool to lukewarm.

4. Mix in the eggs.

5. Add in flour and baking powder.   Stir to combine.  Will create a thick batter

6. Add in 3/4 cup chocolate chunks and sprinkle the remaining on the top.

7. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.

8. Allow to cool.  Use parchment paper to remove from pan and cut into pieces.

Recipe adapted from King Arthur Flour

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Healthy Snack Ideas with Hummus Healthy Snack Ideas with Hummus is the perfect way to kick off the new year. It’s an easy way to reach that goal of healthier snacking! Like many of you, I have set a goal to eat better this year. Preparing healthy meals isn’t that difficult but healthy snack ideas are another matter. I have found that with a little bit preparation and planning, snack time can be healthy too. It’s when I don’t plan and I just open the cupboard or refrigerator to see what I can find that I run into trouble. So for me, the new year starts with a trip to my local Albertsons/Safeway store where I stock up on some healthy snack foods. One of my favorite healthy snack ideas is hummus. I love hummus all by itself but I also like to dress it up a bit. Adding a few delicious and colorful toppings to the hummus not only makes it look prettier but it tastes even better! I love the traditional hummus as well as the red pepperof O Organics® hummus. I like to pick up some of the of O Organics® guacamole too and dress it up a bit. Of course you will need something to dip into the hummus so grab some fresh veggies like O Organics®baby carrots or their Caramelized Onion Pita Crackers which I love! The possibilities are only as limited as your imagination! I’ve come up with some fun combinations that I really love and everything I used came from my local Albertson/Safeway. My favorite, and the easiest, is to top the hummus with some sliced almonds and drizzle honey over the top. Yum!! I love the sweet and savory combo. Sometimes I just look and see what I have in my refrigerator that would make a great hummus topper. Another favorite is to chop up a tomato, some fresh basil, pine nuts and a drizzle of balsamic glaze. Another fun combination is pomegranate seeds, Feta or Gorgonzola and a sprinkle of parsley. Another simple one is to add some chopped fresh peppers to the top of the Roasted Red Pepper Hummus. A little extra color and crunch! For the guacamole I just add some black beans, salsa and chips! For dipping, I use a combination of fresh veggies including baby carrots, cucumbers and an assortment of sliced peppers. Tortilla chips and bagel chips are favorites too. Just grab a chip and dip in! For even more healthy snack ideas you might want to try Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Bars for a protein packed snack. Garlic Parmesan Roasted Chickpeas look amazing too and Baked Crispy Zucchini Chips are a great way to eat your veggies. Organics® products are available in my area exclusively at my local Safeway and Albertsons. You can also find them at all Albertsons Companies family of stores, including ACME Markets, Jewel-Osco, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Shaw’s, Star Market, United Express, United and Carrs/Safeway. Be sure and visit Albertsons.com and Safeway.com to find a store near you to stock up on your cheese board supplies and discover more meal prep tips and recipe ideas. Hummus Toppers Healthy Snack Ideas with Hummus is the perfect way to kick off the new year. It’s an easy way to reach that goal of healthier snacking! hummus Almond & Honey Hummus honey almonds (sliced) Italian Hummus tomato (chopped) basil (sliced) pine nuts blasamic glaze Mediterranean Hummus Feta or Gorgonzola Cheese Pomegranate seeds fresh parsley Guacamole Toppers salsa black beans tortilla chips Author information Leigh Anne Hi – I’m Leigh Anne! Food, family and friends are three of my favorite things. I love sharing easy, delicious recipes and entertaining ideas that everyone will love. When she started her blog, Your Homebased Mom, over 9 years ago she had no idea that it would one day house over 2,400 recipes and ideas! . | Facebook | Google+ | Pinterest | Continue reading Healthy Snack Ideas with Hummus. This post is from your homebased mom. If you are not reading it from our feed, it has been STOLEN. Please contact Leigh Anne to let us know. Enjoy the posts.

  Healthy Snack Ideas with Hummus is the perfect way to kick off the new year.  It’s an easy way to reach that goal of healthier snacking!

Like many of you, I have set a goal to eat better this year.  Preparing healthy meals isn’t that difficult but healthy snack ideas are another matter.  I have found that with a little bit preparation and planning, snack time can be healthy too.  It’s when I don’t plan and I just open the cupboard or refrigerator to see what I can find that I run into trouble.

So for me, the new year starts with a trip to my local Albertsons/Safeway store where I stock up on some healthy snack foods.  One of my favorite healthy snack ideas is hummus.  I love hummus all by itself but I also like to dress it up a bit.  Adding a few delicious and colorful toppings to the hummus not only makes it look prettier but it tastes even better!  I love the traditional hummus as well as the red pepperof O Organics® hummus.  I like to pick up some of the of O Organics® guacamole too and dress it up a bit. Of course you will need something to dip into the hummus so grab some fresh veggies like O Organics®baby carrots or their Caramelized Onion Pita Crackers which I love!

The possibilities are only as limited as your imagination! I’ve come up with some fun combinations that I really love and everything I used came from my local Albertson/Safeway.  My favorite, and the easiest, is to top the hummus with some sliced almonds and drizzle honey over the top.  Yum!!  I love the sweet and savory combo.

Sometimes I just look and see what I have in my refrigerator that would make a great hummus topper.  Another favorite is to chop up a tomato, some fresh basil, pine nuts and a drizzle of balsamic glaze.

Another fun combination is pomegranate seeds, Feta or Gorgonzola and a sprinkle of parsley.

Another simple one is to add some chopped fresh peppers to the top of the Roasted Red Pepper Hummus.  A little extra color and crunch!

For the guacamole I just add some black beans, salsa and chips!

For dipping, I use a combination of fresh veggies including baby carrots, cucumbers and an assortment of sliced peppers.  Tortilla chips and bagel chips are favorites too.  Just grab a chip and dip in!  For even more healthy snack ideas you might want to try  Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Bars for a protein packed snack.   Garlic Parmesan Roasted Chickpeas look amazing too and Baked Crispy Zucchini Chips are a great way to eat your veggies.

Organics® products are available in my area exclusively at my local Safeway and Albertsons.  You can also find them at all Albertsons Companies family of stores, including ACME Markets, Jewel-Osco, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Shaw’s, Star Market, United Express, United and Carrs/Safeway.

Be sure and visit  Albertsons.com and Safeway.com  to find a store near you to stock up on your cheese board supplies and discover more meal prep tips and recipe ideas.

Hummus Toppers

Healthy Snack Ideas with Hummus is the perfect way to kick off the new year.  It’s an easy way to reach that goal of healthier snacking!

• hummus

Almond & Honey Hummus

• honey
• almonds (sliced)

Italian Hummus

• tomato (chopped)
• basil (sliced)
• pine nuts
• blasamic glaze

Mediterranean Hummus

• Feta or Gorgonzola Cheese
• Pomegranate seeds
• fresh parsley

Guacamole Toppers

• salsa
• black beans
• tortilla chips

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Hi – I’m Leigh Anne! Food, family and friends are three of my favorite things. I love sharing easy, delicious recipes and entertaining ideas that everyone will love. When she started her blog, Your Homebased Mom, over 9 years ago she had no idea that it would one day house over 2,400 recipes and ideas! .

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