This Is What Happens When I Get Bored

Last week I took a day off from work in the middle of the week because I had to stay at home and wait for a package from UPS. I had just ordered a new digital camera from Amazon but didn't realize they'd be sending it via UPS instead of the Postal Service (which I could have gone to the post office to pick up the package -- people in New York without a doorman knows my dilemma of getting packages sent to an apartment). So basically I had an unplanned day off but couldn't leave my apartment because I didn't want to miss getting my package. (And UPS does not tell you when they'll deliver, other than it'll be between 8:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Great, thanks.)

So what did I do? I baked. I know, you're shocked because I always talk about how I don't bake because I don't usually like to eat all the sugar and fat in baked goods. But I was bored and brownies are one of those things that are easy to make because I typically have the main ingredients in my kitchen (flour, sugar, eggs, chocolate). I also recently saw a photo in Food and Wine Magazine that was sooo cool of these mascapone-swirled brownies. But instead of making that recipe, I thought it might be cool to use peanut butter instead. I loved Reese Peanut Butter Cups growing up, but I don't eat them any more. But I always like the combination of chocolate and peanut butter. So that's what I made, peanut butter brownies. Below is a photo of how they turned out and the recipe. They were pretty good, and I gave two pieces to the UPS man when he finally arrived at the end of the day with my new digital camera!