the need fer comfort foods...

i stumbled amongst the kitchen today in the need of the comfort one can only find in chocolate & peanut butter.   tried that recipe fer the flourless chocolate peanut butter cupcakes that looked so divine, one could almost taste 'em from the pic!

i carefully measured out the ingredients.  made a makeshift double boiler to melt the honey & coconut oil together, gently whisked in the other ingredients.  spooned/poured the "batter" into the carefully laid paper wrappers & popped 'em in the oven.  my sniffer & taste buds are still malfunctionin', but i could envision the yumminess permeatin' throughout the house....

18 minutes seems an eternity while waitin' on baked goods.  i checked 'em, nope, still soupy.  added the other 4 minutes (recipe called fer 18-22) and alas there they were!  beautiful mountains of chocolate settin' high above their papered pan.  a true vision of loveliness.  i carefully removed 'em from the oven and gently set 'm on the stove to close the oven door and turn it off.

i'm beside myself in anticipation awaitin', only to turn and see what appeared to be 12 sunken souffles!  yepperz, sunken, fallen over the sides.  hmmm,  now what?  what the heck, might as well try one, right?  i flipped one out with the aid of a spoon onto a plate.  upon inspection a spoon was in order.  somethin' akin to a cake bottom with a chocolate mousse toppin'.   not bad i reckon, again, the taste buds are on hiatus.

what's a gal to do?  well, me in my infinite wisdom chunked those puppies back into the oven fer another 5 minutes... then another 8... then another 5.  i think they are finally "done", startin' to get a lil dark around the edges.  will have to await a cool down to see fer certain.

this goes along with replacin' the belt on the vac twice, it soundin' like a jet roarin' & vibratin' like the tens unit that i occasionally wear.  as if i didn't already have enough tingles goin' on in my body.   i know, but i did get 2 rooms vac'd before the final straw on the last belt.  i yield.  i am unhappy with bissell.  adore their shampooer, was in love with the suction of the vac.  shame they aint made to last 6 months of near daily use, eh?

aint that jest pitiful :(

sigh....