spicy brownies...

good news...the brownies had a FANTASTIC flavor.  nice and chocolaty, not to sweet, with a subtle spice that hits the back of your throat as you finish your bite.

bad news...i didn't love the texture of the brownie.  it was kind of grainy or...something.

SO.  my solution (i think)  is to put the same spices in one of my chocolaty chocolate cookies, which i think i've perfected...and make a spicy chocolate COOKIE instead.  hm.  maybe tomorrow....

waiting in my apron...

Piper just went down for a nap, so, as i often do...i baked!

i just made some "spicy chocolate brownies"..."brownies with a kick"..."hot hot brownies".  well, you get the idea.  someone asked me if i could make something chocolaty and spicy for their business, so if these come out well, that is where they are going!  they smell good, and the batter tasted delicious (i had to test...), BUT they are a stove top brownie, and i have never had a stove top brownie which i thoroughly enjoyed...i'm hoping these ones will change my mind.  i'll let ya know when they come out of the oven!  stay tuned!

basically a "to do" list...

so, i'm thinking that i have too much going on.  i'm working 4 mini jobs, which are hardly paying the bills, taking a class, and trying to start a business.  OH and be a mom.  its quite a bit to deal with, and i'm finding myself spread too thin already.  i'm not able to focus on what i want to focus on...which is really only piper and baking.  SO.  what to do?  win the lottery?  rob a bank?  marry a millionaire?  hmmmmmmm....the last one doesn't sound so bad.

in an ideal world......i would focus on how to actually have a business...(well, ideally i would like to just know this part, without having to learn it.).  but i would also be married to that millionaire, weigh 105 lbs and have a baby that sleeps through the night.  lets at least TRY to be realistic.

k, back to reality.  i will learn business things as i go.  hopefully some nice people along the way will teach me, or i'll use the miracle of the world wide web to figure that out (what did they DO without the internet!?!?!).  right NOW i'm thinking i'll start a facebook page for PiperBellies just to get the word out a little more...and also, i need to start working on a valentines day menu.  i'm thinking red velvet cupcakes, chocolate ginger cake for two, and lavender heart sugar cookies.  just a few thoughts....now, to make those thought a reality...

oooooh boy.

i often think to myself..."why don't i just start a blog?  it will keep me accountable for what i am doing, and it will inform people of how PiperBellies is growing AND its free."  so.  here i am.  attempting to start something which i in fact keep up with...in a somewhat organized fashion...at least in a way that is comprehensible to others.  my goal is to blog SOMETHING every day...(don't expect it to be long...10 month olds can be time consuming...and distracting :), because in blogging something, i will have to actually DO something to tell you about to grow my business.  

So...this is my blog.  here we goooo!!!