The Perfect Brownie Pan

My mom got this pan for me for my anniversary/Mother's Day, and I have to say, when it first came out I wanted it. My sister-in-law got one for Christmas and they said it makes the best brownies.

When I found out I was going to get the pan, I was already planning recipes. Of course the first time I used it wasn't anything spectacular. I just decided to let Betty Crocker do the work. I did add cream cheese icing to the chocolate that came with it though.

Anyway, I love the pan. The brownies were perfectly moist on the inside and a little crunchy on the edges---my favorite type of brownies. The pan stays true its name. I didn't make brownies often because the pan I used was always sticking and the brownies weren't too great. I mean they were edible but the brownie pan makes much better brownies.

I recommend that all my fellow brownie lovers get this pan.

Easy Chicken Strips

Okay, so I've been doing a lot of cooking homemade lately. Everything has to be as close to homemade as possible or I just don't feel adequate.

My kids, and probably most of everyone else's kids, would rather have chicken strips or nuggets these days than a burger in their happy meals. So, I started making chicken strips at home, all by myself.

The easiest way to do this is buy fresh boneless, skinless chicken breasts. It's cheaper than buying chicken that's already cut into strips, and all you have to do is cut them into strips yourself with a sharp knife.

Mix together the following:

2 cups of flour
season salt to taste
pepper to taste
soul seasoning to taste
onion powder to taste
garlic salt to taste
thyme to taste

Dip your chicken in either egg or buttermilk, then into the flour mix. Fry these in crisco on med to med-hi heat. Then, all you have to do is enjoy the chicken...