Hi, I’m Melissa
I remember the first time I baked a batch of brownies. I opened a box of Ghiradelli Double Chocolate Brownie mix and poured the contents into a mixing bowl. I read and re-read every instruction, measured specific amounts of oil and water, whisked the gooey, chocolatey batter together and poured it into a baking tray. Once the brownies were nestled in the oven, I planted myself in front of the oven door, sitting, waiting and watching the brownies rise for the next thirty-five minutes. The kitchen smelt heavenly with the scent of the decadent brownies. The oven timer went off and I waited the allotted fifteen minutes for the brownies to cool down and set - it felt like the longest fifteen minutes of my life. Once I finally cut into the brownies, I remember thinking ‘weird, this isn’t as soft and gooey as I thought they would be’. The brownies that I had painstakingly mixed from a box were rock solid, I could barely take a bite without chipping my teeth. It’s been over ten years since I made that batch of brownies and my love for baking has only grown. I can now proudly say that my brownies are soft, gooey and deliciously decadent.