A New Favorite

It may seem like HomeAwaits is being overtaken by the kitchen BUT I hope you know that I think the kitchen is the heart of the home. I'm super excited to share a little piece of heaven with you. Last weekend I came across these on pinterest.

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I decided to make them for a get together with  friends. Let's just say they were so stinkin' good I've decided to make them again as we head up to Wisconsin for the Fourth of July weekend. Here's the recipe from Baked Perfection, so easy!

Peanut Butter Cup Brownies

Recipe adapted from Nestle’s Very Best Baking

Makes 40 brownies as adapted

1 box of your favorite brownie mix
1/2 cup peanut butter chips
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray or grease 40 mini-muffin cups.

Prepare boxed brownie mix as directed. Spoon batter evenly into muffin cups (about 1 heaping teaspoon). Bake for 13-15 minutes or until top is set and a toothpick inserted into center comes out slightly wet. After brownies are out of the oven, wait for centers to fall. This will happen upon cooling. If not then tap the centers with the back of a teaspoon to make a hole for the peanut butter.

Place peanut butter in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 45 seconds then stir. While brownies are still warm spoon about half a teaspoon of peanut butter into the center of each brownie. Top with semi-sweet chocolate chips and peanut butter chips. Cool completely in pan.

Oh my gosh, these are soooo good! Just perfect! Let's just see how many I can eat this weekend! I'm making 2 batches for 14+ people. I hope it's enough! :)

Veggie Cheat Sheet

I am a different girl than I used to be. Duh!

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Many things have changed through the years but the most amazing and the one I'm most proud of are my changing taste buds. Most people know that I don't eat salad. Yeah, weird, I know. I don't eat most veggies either. Well, I'm proud to announce that I know can handle potatoes, corn, green beans, asparagus, zucchini squash, mushrooms, peppers, spinach and sometimes a little brocoli. I bolded the new guys. This is quite crazy to me. I thank my husband and mother-in-law for helping me grow. Love it!

My favorite veggie to make on a weeknight is zucchini squash. I just slice them up, boil them, drain, and add salt, pepper, and parmesan. Speaking of, one night, that's all I had for dinner. I thought I deserved the Good Eater's Club Award that night for being that hardcore! 


While on Pinterest, (remember when I told you it's a must try?!) I came across a cooking vegetable cheat sheet. Find it here. Print it off and put it inside a kitchen cabinet door close to your stove. Hope it helps!