Getting All Sweet and Gooey for Valentine’s Day

[elleng]

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/09/dining/09appe.html?_r=1&hpw

[Lucinda]

1. Those look sooo good!

I have done a little experimenting with olive in in my baking but never with brownies. Food for thought! I almost always do my brownies with butter because Bill buys canola and I despise it...I think I may try the olive oil - we have been having brownie bake off wars in the neighborhood and it might just be a new secret weapon. LOL

Coconut oil makes good brownies too.


These valentine Cupcakes were in a new betty Crocker calendar that showed up at my house a week or so ago - they look so pretty!:
http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/valentine-parfait-cupcakes/7dbc18a1-2e88-42e7-aa35-4052b628c5bc">Recipe Here


Sorry for the small pic...I don't have my scanner hooked up so I am posting this one from the website...

[housewolf]

2. I had a brother who used olive oil in brownies one time

they were awful! It's something I can't imagine (but then, I have old fashioned tastes, anyway :-) )

I's with you - I don't care for the taste of canola oil either, and anyway, think butter is the only way to go for baking. For cooking, I use safflower oil - one called Saffola, and have been pretty happy with that over the recent years.

Pretty cupcakes! Just in time for V-Day

[Lucinda]

3. It took me several years before I found an olive oil that I really like

I wouldn't have even considered it before I found this olive oil, and its a store brand! It's really light and fruity.

[elleng]

4. I must say I wouldn't have even CONSIDERED O'oil, or ANYTHING

other than butter, for baking, until I saw this!

[hippywife]

5. The coconut knocks it out of the running here.

Bill won't eat it at all. I cannot for the life of me understand anyone not loving coconut! :9