Brownie, caramel, cookie bars

These are dangerous.
After you make these, quickly get rid of them!! Send them away because you will eat a ridiculous amount of them and will fall into a complete food coma. Belly bloating coma...

Anyways, I would still make them again. Everyone loved them and if you love brownies + caramel + cookies these are PERFECT.

 

Ingredients:
For Brownies:
1 stick butter, melted
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt

Caramel middle:
1 bag kraft traditional caramels, 14oz bag
1/2 cup evaporated milk

Cookie:
1 stick butter, softened
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 egg
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips


Preheat oven to 375

For brownies:
Combine dry ingredients ( flour, cocoa, baking powder) in small bowl, whisk together well.
In a separate bowl, Combine butter, sugar and vanilla, salt. Add in eggs and whisk together. Add in dry ingredients and stir to combine.

Spray 9x 13 in pan and pour brownie batter in.
Bake for about 15 minutes. Brownies should be more on the "underdone" side but not completely liquidy.

For cookie topping:
Combine dry ingredients in a bowl (flour, baking soda) and mix together. 
In a separate bowl, beat butter until soft. Add in sugars and mix together (with beater). Add in egg, salt and vanilla and beat until incorporated. Mix in dry ingredients. Stir in chocolate chips.

For caramel sauce:
As the brownies bake, melt caramels and evaporated milk in a double boiler over medium heat. Whisk frequently. When done, remove from heat.

When brownies are done baking, pour caramel sauce over brownies. Drop cookie down on top by spoonfulls. Gently pressing down so dough distributes across top of bars.

Place back in oven and bake for approximately 15 more minutes. Check bars and remove when golden brown on top and still soft. (Check with a toothpick, only a few crumbs should be stuck to it)

Let cool for at least an hour ( not on top of the stove)
I had to even put mine outside on the porch so they would cool faster. The caramel takes a while to harden, otherwise they are a complete gooey mess!!

Finally, cut em' up and enjoy!!

Baby Potatoes topped with Green Beans & Poached Egg

Sometimes the most delicious meals are those created with the simplest ingredients.
This easy to create dish is incorporates less than 5 ingredients and boasts the fresh flavors of the produce and parsley used.

Ingredients:
 3 cups teeny tiny potatoes, diced ( I got these at Trader Joe's, but if you don't have any of these you can use regular potatoes  diced into small pieces)
1 small onion, diced
3 cups green beans
2 eggs
fresh parsley, chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
1 lemon
Pinch of red pepepr
tad of butter

1)  Place tad of butter on skillet in medium-high heat. When heated up, add potatoes and onions. Cook until translucent and potatoes are soft. Season with salt and pepper, pinch of red pepper.

2)  Put a pot of boiling water on the oven. Add 3 cups of green beans ( trimmed). Blanch green beans for 3 minutes. Immediately remove, drain in a strainer and let cool.

3) Add olive oil to pan over medium high heat. When heated, add green beans and cook until slightly toasted.

4) Poach 2 eggs.  If you need an awesome tutorial on how to poach an egg. Visit Smitten Kitchen. The pictures are beautiful and directions step by step.

Put it all together. Place potatoes on a plate. Top with green beans and poached egg. Season with salt and pepper, freshly chopped parsley, squeeze of lemon and even add some parmesean.

Bon Appetit!

Serves 2.