Reversed the Curse!

No, not baseball...
My "baking" curse!

I. CAN. BAKE!

Oh yes, I can. This weekend, I baked from scratch -- oatmeal chocolate
chip cookies, with coconut and peanut butter. (Yes, I thought to
myself, "how many different flavors can I jam into one little cookie and
still have it taste good?") They were soft, and chewy... As Saturday
Night Live would suggest: "like butt-ah".

But the best, were the brownies. They were amazing. Like fudge almost!
So flipping rich I cut them into fudge-like squares. And they were so
easy to make! I'm actually going to make some more and bring them in to
share with my co-workers who have laughed along with me on my
"unsuccessful adventures in baking". I'd also been hoping to make a
pineapple upside down cake (oh yeah, insert choirs of angels singing
HERE) but didn't have time, so I'm thinking that my Valentine's Day gift
to some of my favorite co -workers (very, very short list...) is going
to be some sweets.

Clearly, the Kitchen Aid and I have "come together as one" and have
found each other.
Okay, well maybe not. But I do think I've found my "baking mojo" and
I'm very, very excited about that.
Cake, anyone..?