What do peonies have in common with brownies?
Well, nothing really...Except that when I think of peonies, I call them paper flowers because I remember making these flowers out of different color tissue paper when I was a kid at school. They were so pretty. And I'm nostalgic about brownies in a similar way. I only spent a part of my childhood here in the States, having just arrived here from Hong Kong at eight years old. But I'll be forever thankful that I met the very awesome, American brownie.
As a chocolate lover, brownies are one of my favorite treats of all time. I am no snob but I'm generally pretty picky about dessert (and food in general). But I have rarely met a brownie I didn't like. To me, even the bad ones are pretty good. I guess it's the simplicity that I love and the fact that it's all about the chocolate. I also love that brownie texture, or that chewy bite you get when you sink your teeth into it. It also helps that whenever you see brownies on the dessert menu - pretty often at one of the restaurant chains - it always comes with a scoop of ice-cream on top and maybe some chocolate sauce too. Now, who can complain about that...
I love anything that gives me an excuse to eat ice-cream. Whenever my son gets a brownie dessert as part of his kids' meal, I can't help but sneak a few bites.
