Best cocoa brownie.....in my kitchen.

Valentines day is just around the corner, so my chocolate mode is automatically turned on.

I'm sure that chocolate lovers have at least one brownie and one chocolate cake recipe in their minds. Brownie was the first chocolate dessert I learned how to make when I was in college. Most people love brownie, I think.

Maybe it was the simplicity of making brownie that makes it so popular. No need an electric mixer, just a whisk and spoon could make a good brownie.

When it comes to chewy brownie, I prefer using cocoa powder rather than chocolate bars. It's quick and easy. I made this brownie last night, so I can cut it nicer than every other times. However, it's not easy to resist tasting it when it just came out from the oven.

Eat it plain like this.

Or serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Enjoy it your way.

Vanilla macarons...

Time to get back to my comfort zone after a long hectic day. I'm always happy spending time in the kitchen.

Let's get back to the basic flavour...vanilla and chocolate, my comfort food.

The happiest moment is the moment when I licked the spoon of the melted chocolate. If you don't beleive me, try it yourself.

Today I added meringue powder into macaron batter. Now I like the idea of adding mernigue, I think the feet of macarons with meringue powder added look nicer than the one without. I maybe wrong, but that what I notice.

For the pattern on macaron shells, I just brushed it with leftover melted chocolate filling.

I feel much better now....that's the power of chocolate.

Enjoy.