Over a slice of brownie

I had fun hanging out with some of our closest friends last night. And as always, over a big meal and sumptuous desserts, we talked about our favourite topics - the kids, our husbands. In between these topics, some new jokes were told, old ones were retold. Added to that, health concerns were discussed, the whole she-bang ;). All in all, life is good. It's not perfect, but good overall. Nobody needs it to be perfect anyways. So....

I made some brownies and shared it with my friends last night. I made it more decadent by adding some roasted pecans and topped it with cheesecake swirls. For the cheesecake swirls, just beat together 250 grams of Philly cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar and 1 egg. Spread it on top of your brownie batter and make some swirls by using a spatula or a barbecue stick. I used chopsticks and they worked like a charm. Bake like you would bake a regular brownie. If you want a brownie recipe, you can try this.

It's good to serve these brownies warm with a scoop or two of vanilla ice cream. With a glass of cold milk is how I like it especially on a quiet weekend afternoon.