A Approved: Salted Caramel Brownies

Best eaten cool, but wonderful hot too, maybe with vanilla ice cream even.

Preheat oven to 350


8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into quarters
3/4 cup cocoa powder
3 eggs
1¼ cups granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup all-purpose flour


Melt butter with cocoa.
Mix eggs, sugar, vanilla, salt, and flour
Stir in cocoa mixture
Pour into sprayed pan
DO NOT PLACE IN OVEN YET


Make the caramel:
1/2 cup sugar
3 T butter
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 c. evaporated milk


Heat in saucepan until brown and thick


Pour onto brownie batter
Use knife to mix in
Place into oven
Bake 30-45 minutes




This was A Approved: Salted Caramel Brownies. Stay tuned for more A (Andie) Approved Recipes.

Yum in Charlotte: New South

New South is a restaurant located in the Arboretum. My family and I went there for brunch Saturday afternoon, and the food was DELICIOUS. The prices are fairly reasonable. The waitstaff was not very well accommodating for such a large party though. My family included my mom, dad, brother, his wife & son, sister, her husband & son, uncle, his two kids, uncle, his wife and daughter, my grandmother, her husband, my younger brother, and me. So, that makes 18 people. The service was a little slower than we had hoped, especially since we were the only table. However, I would still recommend it as most people do not go in groups of 18. Try it out! Brunch is Saturday and Sunday, check out the menu! I got the Brioche French Toast.

This was Yum in Charlotte: New South. Stay tuned to find out more places get your Yum in Charlotte!

My Summer Diet: The Switch: Week update

This week has been one of the busiest weeks of my life. I had a test Monday, project due Wednesday and Thursday, final Thursday, rehearsal dinner Thursday, and my sister's wedding Friday!

First mistake to attempting a colorful diet during a busy week, was not planning each meal and buying everything ahead of time. So, this week I did not follow my diet plan very well. In fact the only thing that was followed accurately was vegetarian breakfasts and at least 30 minutes of fitness. I'm going to go ahead and tell you about what fitness options I chose.


Monday
20 minutes recumbent bicycle
1.5 hours of ultimate frisbee


Tuesday
7 minutes recumbent bicycle
35 minutes of a leg routine


Wednesday
45 minutes recumbent bicycle
25 minutes upright bicycle

Thursday
Running around like a crazy person to dress alterations to my final exam, to several stores, to setting up the receptions. Qualifies I'm sure as exercise.

Friday
Dancing at the Wedding!


Saturday
Sitting outside in the 104 heat (even under a tent) sweating for 4 hours. Counts as exercise, I was exhausted.

I'm there, just not looking at the pic.

This was My Summer Diet: The Switch: Week update. Stay tuned for more of My Summer Diet!