Cheap easy diet-friendly nearly-zero-points veggie chili

nungesser posted: “My housemates are both perpetually dieting (and it helps me too) so in frigid winter months I make this recipe a lot. It’s very flexible, throw any sort of veggies in there. This is easily two days worth of food for three big guys.” https://bbs.boingboing.net/t/happy-mutants-food-topic/141774/21 The following recipe is fiction. Any resemblance to… Continue reading Cheap easy diet-friendly nearly-zero-points veggie chili

Chocolate Brownie Cookies

It claims to make about 3 dozen, but it’s easy to underestimate your rounded tablespoons’ size. And with these cookies, you’ll want to. So, figure it “Makes 2 dozen cookies”. 6 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate4 ounces unsweetened chocolate6 tablespoons butter1 ¼ cups sugar3 eggs2 teaspoons vanilla extract1 cup flour1 teaspoon baking powder¼ teaspoon salt2… Continue reading Chocolate Brownie Cookies

Chocolate Nut Cake

This is another of those expert recipes. Much was left out, but experience tells me that one should use a blender to grind together the almonds and chocolate; and fold the egg whites into the batter just before pouring it into the pan. In only one way this recipe is like the King James Bible,… Continue reading Chocolate Nut Cake

Chocolate Oblivion Truffle Torte

An amazingly short list of ingredients: 1 pound bittersweet chocolate½ pound unsalted butter6 large eggs Heat oven to 425°. Grease a springform pan, or line it with waxed paper. Melt chocolate and butter together; place in a large bowl. Let cool before proceeding. With an electric beater, in a separate bowl, beat the eggs for… Continue reading Chocolate Oblivion Truffle Torte

Our Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies (which we got from a certain TV show)

I was going to send everyone to the website belonging to that certain TV show, as a gesture of goodwill and indebtedness to them for the method detailed below, but you have to join their website and give them your credit card number (so they can claim their payment in case you forgot to cancel… Continue reading Our Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies (which we got from a certain TV show)

Fudge Crackle Kiss Cookies (Woman’s Day magazine, 10/15/1991)

The first year we gave tins of cookies for Christmas, this is one of the cookies we put in. The second year, we mixed it up, and made other kinds of cookies, which our gift recipients liked a lot, but nevertheless sadly inquired after these cookies, saying, “Oh, you didn’t make the ones with the… Continue reading Fudge Crackle Kiss Cookies (Woman’s Day magazine, 10/15/1991)