Oh No You Don’t

Today is Jay’s Thanksgiving potluck at work.

He asked me to grab a couple 2-liters of soda and some cups as his contribution.

Uh.

NO.

I refuse to take the easy way out.

When I told him, “You’re not bringing diet soda to your potluck!” he said, “I knew you were going to say that!” 😉

I love that he knows me well enough to already know my response, but he just tries to make things easier for me.

So, last night at 9pm I ran to Albertson’s to grab a box of brownies and some semi-sweet chocolate chips.

Last year for the same potluck I made Giada’s Espresso Brownie Bites. I figured I’d start a tradition and send these each year as I think they are a great afternoon office pick-me-up.

{Please excuse the awful pic…I realized I focused on Holden’s cute glittered pumpkin rather than on the brownie goodness! Plus Jay was running out the door to get to the bus and I had to snap fast!}

These are fast, easy and delicious ~ I love the espresso icing! I had to go to a couple specialty shops to find the espresso powder, but one jar lasts a couple years. This was one of those recipes that I HAD to make 5 minutes after I saw Giada make them on her show!

When Elliott was just 6 months old or so and we had just moved to the Bay Area I watched Food Network all day long {bad idea when you need to lose baby weight!}. This was one of the recipes that I discovered during that time and have made again and again.

Always a hit!

Have a caffeinated Friday!