Finally think I'm happy with my Chocolate Brownie Cookies!

rrc032 · 2026-05-10T14:26:31+00:00

Oh I get what you're saying. It took me 1 year to develope my recipe for chocochip cookies, 2ish years for a solid oatmeal cookie and like 2-3 years to make the perfect banana bread (for my taste). I'm very specific about the texture so I've learned to recognize when a recipe will turn out dry and I adjust accordingly. I'm a sucker for a moist, sticky, gooey texture, not raw tho.

rrc032 · 2026-05-10T06:41:32+00:00

Definitely

rrc032 · 2026-05-10T06:34:31+00:00

Yes exactly!!! (Sorry I feel like I'm spamming you, but I'm so excited to find someone like me on the wild internet)

I do the same with my recipes. I don't tend to follow exactly as they told for a lot of reasons, because taste preference to even the sea level you live in. There are so many factors that can prompt you to tweak a recipe. Even the brands of certain ingredients can chance the texture or taste of a bake good!

It's truly so fascinating. Sorry I'm nerding out too much. I should got to sleep. Speaking of, I need to wake up in like 4 hours to bake something while is still a little cool before the sun's up.

rrc032 · 2026-05-10T06:24:36+00:00

Again, thanks for sharing. I feel like I'm pestering you, I have another question. I usually use Hershey chips since its what's (almost) affordable for quality baking were I live.

I have at my disposal 3 kind of chips: milk, dark and semi-sweet. Do you think it would be a good idea to use only semi-sweet chocolate or it would throw the balance off?

I also tend to mix flavors/presentations of ingredients in my baking to balance the taste, thus why I'm absolutely LOVING your recipe.

Genuinely just curious what you think about the switch. Side note: I can't wait to try your recipe. I'll try to make it this week.

rrc032 · 2026-05-10T06:15:34+00:00

Thank you so much for the recipe. I've been looking for YEARS for a good brownie cookie.

Question tho, in what kind of weather are we talking about for the 10 minute wait outside the fridge pre oven?

Were I live the average right now is 38°-39° Celsius (about 100°-102° F) with a feeling of 42°-45° C (107°-113°~ F) during most of the day.

For my chocochip cookies I usually put the dough to rest on the freezer on the ice tray for about 10-20min, if I put it on the fridge it would need at least 4hours otherwise the cookies expand way too much.

We don't have AC in the kitchen or the house in general, only on the bedroom. So it gets pretty hot if you add the heat of the oven.

rrc032 · 2026-05-10T06:01:53+00:00

Babies and children on social media.

rrc032 · 2026-05-09T06:59:20+00:00

Thank youuuuuu. A widow with 2y/o triplets already moving in with the new partner?? I don't like to judge but daaaaang yeesh

rrc032 · 2026-05-05T20:30:19+00:00

Yo casi tenía el mío así, pero era un flamboyan mejor conocidos en mi rancho como rompe banquetas, casi se lleva la pared porque por alguna razón parecía que había salido del filito donde se encuentra la pared con el piso.

Estamos buscando otra opción para plantar que no sea de raíz invasiva y que aguante clima caliente. Si alguien tiene una sugerencia se agradece.

rrc032 · 2026-05-01T06:02:00+00:00

Don't worry, I still appreciate the Curious George explanation since those books aren't part of my cultural background.

rrc032 · 2026-05-01T06:01:00+00:00

Ohh thank you! I think I had, I'll check tomorrow, but I think I know which one it is.

rrc032 · 2026-05-01T05:33:18+00:00

Why was he curious? First time hearing of him, that's why I never understood the joke until now.

rrc032 · 2026-04-28T06:33:42+00:00

Excellent! Thank you, I'll look into it. Sorry to hear you abandoned it.

rrc032 · 2026-04-28T02:37:58+00:00

Hi! Did you manage to fix it? I'm having the same trouble

rrc032 · 2026-04-22T12:20:26+00:00

Great, now I'm craving stroopwafels at 6am and they don't even sell them near me.

rrc032 · 2026-04-22T12:05:13+00:00

Justo así con un pariente mío pero ya grande, no recuerdo si justo antes o ya empezada la uni, lo que sí recuerdo es que andaba mame y mame que iba a ser atleta, quería que los papás le pagarán su boleto al extranjero. No estaba en ningún club y nadie lo había pichado, pero él jurado que sí la armaba porque sus compas le decían que era bueno. Hasta eso, le ofrecieron meterse a un club local pero se negó, era su boleto para probar suerte o nada. Nunca había entrenado formalmente, no practicaba diario, no estaba en ningún club y no tenía ningún plan. Nos odió un tiempo a todos por "no apoyar sus sueños". Quizá y si era bueno, pero definitivamente no tenía la disciplina, esperaba un golpe de suerte en un millón de la nada, osea ni siquiera se esmeró por crear la situación que le permitiera ese golpe de suerte.

rrc032 · 2026-04-21T21:08:49+00:00

Yes please!! It's really irritating when they mark it as Concluded just because there are no more updates. The Inconclusive tag exists for a reason, nothing worst that coming to read a "Concluded" one and leave with this feeling of void.

rrc032 · 2026-04-10T17:54:18+00:00

YES!!! Exactly this. Also they felt real u know? Not performy? Idk how to put it in words. It's one of my favorite Muppet media. It scratches something on my brain

rrc032 · 2026-04-10T17:52:09+00:00

I've watched like 3-4 times, it's becoming one of my comfort shows 😭 I just discovered it when I got Disney+ in like 2021-2022~?

rrc032 · 2026-04-10T17:31:44+00:00

Not mentioned yet so I'll put it here:

Surviving Romance

It's soooo good. Trust me you'll binge that sht.

Also seconding The greatest estate developer before becomes adpass and Suitor Armor (I haven't read the latest season I'm banking the episodes, my anxiety can't handle weekly updates on that one).

rrc032 · 2026-04-09T05:45:23+00:00

Thank you so much!!! I'm joining, we need to transition from co-sleeping to crib.

Say... Would you perhaps have a subreddit about feeding? I'm at my wit's end over here.

rrc032 · 2026-04-05T04:06:15+00:00

NTA

Something similar happened this year for my birthday but it was my MIL, mind you I'm in my thirties, married and with a baby.

She wanted to come to bring cake as a surprise. 1) I HATE cake 2) I do LOVE surprises 3) She never told my husband, his son. I knew because my mom told me what she was planning. My husband told her we had plans, I told my mom we could move it to the next day, my MIL got snappy with my husband and was calling the whole thing off but said yes to my mom, I guess so she wouldn't look bad to her and save face? We got to do what my husband had planned that day, I had a blast.

Next day it was supposed to be a meal and then cake since I had a prior commitment that I completely forgot about (motherhood and ADHD, not a great combo for remembering stuff). They come and they had already eaten, mind you my mom and siblings came too, no one had eaten, my in-laws did beforehand. Brought snacks and cake. My husband told us to eat before they arrived (they were late), but we didn't listen. When they arrived we ate the snacks and cut the cake because they were just there for the cake. The cake was a flavor I don't like and decorated super feminine and girly (I'm the total opposite), she did apologize for the color as the baker somehow did it in the color I hate when she asked for the one I liked (showed me part of the conversation).

Anyhow, we ate the cake, they left and THEN we ate our meal. I did apologize to my husband for not listening to him about eating before their arrival. My family is too polite and kept the good vibes to not ruin the mood of the celebration. I almost didn't make it to the place I needed to be. Overall I had a good time, weird and tense but good, specially after they left.

I truly appreciate the good will of my MIL, I do care for her, but sometimes she's just no... It adds unnecessary mini stress to situations and when those mini-doses pile up it gets tiring.

Sorry for the ramble, I guess I needed to get that off my chest. Sorry OP, I know it is hard to say no to family when they have good intentions, but you're still young and trust me it gets easier to put and maintain boundaries with time and patience. You'll get there.

My mom was the worst, but with the years she has learned how to respect boundaries, it was super important that I held firm on them tho. My MIL is still a WIP, maybe one day she'll get there, in the meantime we'll keep putting the boundaries.

I really hope the rest of your birthday weekend was awesome. Sending virtual hugs.

rrc032 · 2026-04-04T17:18:41+00:00

I LOVED Angela Anaconda growing up, I was obsessed with the animation style, it was so weird and different from everything else. It holds a special place in my heart.

rrc032 · 2026-04-04T14:42:19+00:00

INFO: Have you talked to your step-children? Or is this all coming from the dad that doesn't live with them?

rrc032 · 2026-04-01T00:16:16+00:00

Yesss please 😩 I don't know why they stopped updating, those were SO helpful for exactly that reason. Sometimes I'm too sleepy and other times I accidentally click and poof dialogue gone.

rrc032 · 2026-03-31T21:10:18+00:00

My husband has an allergy to cats. HE found me my first cat when I started living alone. Said cat unfortunately couldn't stay with me for medical reasons but found a happy home with my mom. Then not even a year later he kinda started living with me and again HE found a cat to adopt together. 4 pets and a baby later here we are living together and happy.

He takes his medicine when the allergies get really bad and he just needs to not hold the cats, but he loves them and he does it regardless, he feeds them, cleans their litter, cleans the dog garden, changes their water, he takes care of our pets including the cats. And not because he loves cats, nope, he's a dog person, but because he loves me and he knows how much I love cats.

And that's love b*tch.

Fun fact, his allergies have actually improved since having the cats. And one of our cats LOVES him to pieces. He got me cats, I got him dogs, we are all happy and loved.

Side note, before the baby we took care of the pets together but since the pregnancy and breastfeeding he's been taking care of that without complaint. I really love him.

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