Why is it that rejection feels so utterly disappointing, even though you KNOW, from the very start, that you never wanted it? That you were merely trying it for fit, just to see? I got rejected from a company in an industry that I quit 6 months ago because I knew that I could not live the rest of my life stuck in a cubicle for 50 hours a week staring at the dull, unloving blink of 2 computer monitors. But, when the overly formal and stiff “do_not_reply” rejection e-mail glided into my inbox at exactly 11:37am, there it was - disappointment.
Alas, I turned to one of my go-to comfort activities – baking excessively gluttonous desserts. Too down (and lazy) to bring myself to the market, I found a suitably gluttonous smitten kitchen peanut butter brownie recipe that needed everything I already had on hand. In the whirlwind of butter and sugar with the sweet moistness of chocolate in my mouth, I renewed my resolve to pursue a life that was filled with my passions – fitness, fashion, and food. I can do this!
How did you ditch the 9-to-5 routine that society defines as "successful"?
Why I picked this recipe: I'm a huge fan of the moist consistency of brownies and it required all the ingredients I happened to have at home.
What I tweaked: I ran out of semi-sweet chocolate chip morsels for the ganache, but I did have a few pounds of dark chocolate on hand so I used that instead. After I spread out the ganache, my dessert looked unsurprisingly amateur so I topped it off with buttersctoch chips. Now it looks cute enough to pass a bake sale! (right guys?)
What I liked: I loved the richness of the ganache, which added a sophisticated level to humdrum brownie.
Future changes: Next time I would probably use a little less butter, it seemed a bit too heavy on the bottom.
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