Bill - Your brittle sounds intriguing. It got me thinking about Xmas goodies to make with hot peppers. IâÂÂm sure thereâÂÂs a good cookie or two that would be good, and of course brownies or bars. . I love yours and everyone elseâÂÂs ideas on how to incorporate peppers into the daily diet! Keep the ideas and if possible the recipes coming....... Oh - has anyone made hot roasted nuts? We buy them but got thinking it shouldn't be to hard to make our own. Sandy

I'll be happy to share this recipe again. Home Cookin Chapter: Recipes From Thibeault's Table Brownies - Decadent Brownies ============================ 1 Cup butter 20 Ounces chocolate 1-1/2 Cups sugar Pinch of salt 4 eggs 1 Cup flour vanilla to taste 1 Cup toasted pecans/walnuts (Optional: use 3/4 cup brown and 3/4 cup white sugar, or Add a shot of espresso)   Method One Melt chocolate and butter in microwave bowl. Beat in sugar and salt. Beat in eggs add vanilla. Do not over mix. Mix in flour. Mix in pecans/walnuts. Pour into rectangle cake pan that has been lined with tin foil and rubbed with butter. Bake in oven at 350 for approximately 30 minutes. Do not over bake. Should still be soft in the middle. Put into freezer immediately for 1 hour or until cold. Cut into 8 bars and wrap each in plastic wrap and freeze. Method Two Another Option. Both methods are good and I use them interchangeably. Melt butter and sugar together over medium heat until the butter has melted and the mixture is smooth. Add the chocolate and stir until chocolate melts. Continuing stirring until the mixture is smooth. Add one egg at a time and mix until each is well incorporated before adding the next egg. Add vanilla (and espresso if using). Stir in flour and salt and mix well. Stir in the pecans or walnuts and pour into prepared pan. Bake in a 350 °F for approximately 30 minutes. Do not over bake. Brownies should be set in the middle but still slightly soft. Place immediately in the freezer. When cold, remove and cut into bars. Wrap each bar in plastic wrap and store in the freezer.

Here's my Brownie Brittle story. I found it after Christmas at a Wal-mart near us. Thought it looked interesting, so I got a bag. Checked the price and it was 75% off and only 65 cents!!! I figure it must have been a Christmas item, but put in the regular cookie section. I opened it and couldn't put it down!! SO GOOD! Didn't think it would be so light and crunchy. Brittle sounds harder. Went back to Wal-mart and snatched up 4-5 more bags. Served it for Book Club and everyone liked it. I saw some at Costco, but did not think having a bag that big would be a good idea! Was afraid I'd eat all of that too! Went back to Wal-mart, but someone must have found the bargain because they were all gone :(

oh lordy! What a mess! #1 my oven is not level. Half of it burned before it was half done. #2 I must not have sprayed the pan well enough. It wouldn't come off. I banged the pan on the counter, and some came loose, enough to taste. Tried scraping the rest off and crumbs flew EVERYWHERE. It's in the sink, soaking What I tasted was ok tho