Cocoa Brownies with Browned Butter and Walnuts

Recipes, Sweet Treats

Today when I was browsing the internet, half-wasting time and half-looking for Valentine-y treat inspiration, I saw a great line in article on DailyCandy about Valentine’s Day: “whether you have someone to tongue wrestle or plan to spend the day shouting Fatal Attraction quotes at strangers, February 14 is coming.” But let’s not talk about my Valentine’s Day plans. [I kid, I kid]. Let’s talk about cocoa brownies with walnuts and browned butter, which, I assure you, are far more…

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#WineWednesday: Wines to Drink on a Snow Day

Food, Wine

THIS JUST IN: it snowed in Chicago. When I moved here everyone warned me about the brutally cold winters, the biting wind and the endlessly dreary gray skies that would usurp the horizon from November – May. I prepared for that with a down coat and boots that aren’t quite waterproof but warm enough. My friends warned me that the city slows down in the winter and people hibernate, only to emerge around Memorial Day for alfresco dining and drinking…

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