Brownies!

Kay left four batches of Costco(?) chocolate chip brownie mix on the boat sans packaging. How long do you think those will last? No recipe? No prob. Mark messaged Carrie (Mrs) who did some research and came up with one. Egg, oil, water, mix, bake. Easy peasy.

Danny made the first batch, understandably misjudged the temp/time so they came out under done. The oven on this boat puts out some heat, but it's definitely a case of know thy oven. He put the pan on top of the stove to check for doneness. The boat lurched. The pan slid toward the back of the stove. I was too far away to intercede and his hands were occupied. The stove swivelled on its gimbal and we watched in horror as the whole pan of brownies tipped and fell behind the stove. Because they were under-done and not set, most of the batch left the pan and landed in a pile of brownie slop behind the stove. Well now, how about that? What could we do but laugh. And cry.

The next night I made the second batch, with extra chocolate chips which Kay also thoughtfully provided. This time they were cooked to perfection and stored where no spatula would be involved in getting them to our chompers. After a big dinner we enjoyed a brownie each and agreed it was a good batch. We looked forward to brownies for a few days. Do you feel the foreboding? What could possibly go wrong? Not what, who! We woke the following morning and Mark had Hoovered the whole batch. He left a 1" square so he wouldn't have to clean the pan. I have to confess to being a little incredulous.

Act 3: This time Mark makes the brownies. If you're keeping score I've had one brownie in two batches. The third batch was dry and a little over cooked, but we apportioned them out to keep them out of Mark's clutches, so we each got three large brownies and have batch remaining.

Thanks Kay!