Speaking of pumpkin, Betty Crocker used to have the best pumpkin bar mix - chewy and delicious. Apparently, I was the only one buying them because they appear to be discontinued. I wanted something chewy (not cakey) like a blondie. I found a recipe that said they were chewy, but not chewy enough for me. I found another that sounded really good, but OMG, 2 3/4 cups of brown sugar, a 10 oz package of caramels, 2 cups of heavy cream in a 13 x 9 pan? :eek: (The caramels and cream were for a caramel filling between two layers.)

Great, now I have salted-egg pumpkin on the brain.... thanks everyone. :(

Post-funeral luncheon

norton’s, highland park il

shared:
poutine
artichoke & spinach dip

Sprecher soda
fish & chips


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I wonder if underbaking them a bit would help them be less cakey. Or you could skip the caramel filling (although I am sure it is wonderful) in the the other recipe. I am not a baker but I think I would compare ingredients with a chewy brownie that you like...maybe using less flour helps.

Breakfast: oatmeal with sodium-free chicken bouillon. Interesting but very tasty.

Lunch: turkey burger patty (made last night), some heart-of-palm pasta with tomato sauce and corn, and veggie tuna salad

Dinner: whole wheat bagel with whitefish salad: and also a sandwich at a bar.

There was a significant liquid portion of dinner that has not been logged and will not be discussed :rolleyes:

-J.

The picture made the caramel one look pretty chewy. I almost made it but the other one had more pumpkin and I had a whole can of it open.


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That's a really thick caramel layer..yum!

Lucy’s cafe, Chicago il

mexican omelette (with vegan chorizo) with potatoes & toast
coffee with oat milk

it took me 2 minutes of menu scroll before I realized that the menu was all non-meat lol lol

Lunch today was baby carrots and baked salmon spread.

-J.

Lunch for me today was a sardine sandwich on raisin bread. I know that some (or most) may find it disgusting. I really think that the raisins and sardines work.

It’s more interesting than cornflakes.

No meat, and she probably pulls the football away just when you are going to kick it. Arghhhhhhhh!

Don’t knock it if you haven’t tried it. Ain’t gonna knock it. Ain’t gonna try it.

Chocolate brownie protein shake w/ chocolate veggie powder added. Been too busy for anything else.

Lunched on thinly sliced butterkäse and prosciutto with a toasted baguette.

I just had a snack of leftover heart-of-palm pasta, with tomato sauce, Ro-Tel no-salt-added, and corn. Was trying to get rid of a few things the other day and this was the result.

-J.