Harveen's Baking Affair

Every few months , a bug bites me . Let's not take the expression literally . Yes, I am bitten but not by a real life tangible one. The "bug" in my case is an invisible force which attacks my neurons in such a way that the end result is lack of enthusiasm. Lucky me , it only lasts temporarily ( well atleast till now) but during that time frame, everything seems a chore ..even baking which is like my spiritual spa. That's when I crave real simple and easy to make recipes for my weekly challenge. Nothing like a new baking recipe to break you out of this rut especially one which requires minimal effort but doesn't compromise on taste. The original recipe comes from  here  and quite unlike what i normally do, have made absolutely no change to the recipe. Blame it on my lack of enthusiasm bug..after all it affects my creativity as well. Don't tell me you guys were unaware of the link between the two ! Coming back, did I mention that these brownies are an egg...

First let's talk about virus blues or in other words let me whine a little about how miserable I have feeling lately . Started with a cold and sore throat and progressed to chills and tension headaches. Yes, not a pretty picture..still suffering the ill effects so thought of fighting it off with some baking therapy. Nothing like the sight of batter sticking to the whisk to cheer oneself and fight those virus blues away ...right ??? Not to mention  cleaning the above mentioned batter from the whisk ...what a comforting chore that is .Try it out and if it appeals to you , you are more than welcome to help me with it ! Time to talk about the bake now . Beetroot brownies ..why ? because they were present right there on the kitchen counter and I had been planning to bake some beetroot chocolatty thing for quite some time now . If I have to give in in to any sort of guilt for eating chocolate ..might at the least soften it by adding something healthy with loads of nutri...

If you guys have been following my Facebook page , my current fascination with Mexican cuisine would not have escaped your notice. I have been giving hints in my posts , so it should not come as no surprise that my next bake would be inspired by Mexican flavors, Normally, I devote a fair amount of time researching my future bake but this particular one was a easy choice to make . My son had been requesting brownies for quite some time now , so when I came across this r ecipe  , knew had to give it a try . It would solve a dual purpose -cater to my son's request and fulfill my current fascination with all things Mexican. As usual, I adapted the recipe ..basically to cut down on the calories ..we still are very much into healthy start to the New Year thingy . The original recipe called for 3/4 cup of butter..I used 1/2 cup ..they came out reasonably moist but if you guys want them to be really soft and gooey , please feel free to add more butter. I also took the liberty...