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These brownies are amazing!!! I’ve never made homemade brownies…I like to stick to boxed brownies but these were fun to make and taste WAY more delicious!

Grab and butter a 9×9 pan and pre-heat the oven to 350. (I used a 9×13 pan, so I made 1 1/2 times the recipe).

In a saucepan on the stove over low heat- melt together 2 cups of chocolate chips and butter and whisk until melted, then set aside to cool.

In another mixing bowl- whisk, 4 eggs,  1 1/4 cups granulated sugar and coffee granules, 3 Tbsp oil and 1 Tbsp vanilla extract.

Add in the cooled chocolate into the egg mixture then whisk.

In a separate bowl- mix your dry ingredients: 2/3 cup flour, 1/2 cup cocoa, 1 1/2 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt then use a spatula to fold mixture into the batter until combined without over mixing.

Pour your batter to into the buttered pan (you can also line with parchment paper to make clean up easier) and sprinkle all over with remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips.

Bake at 350 for 35-40 min. Cool and serve.

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Grab anything and everything from your garden or pick up local veggies for this recipe! If you need the perfect side dish for your grilled chicken, burgers, dogs, etc. this recipe will go along great.

I used squash, zucchini, a purple pepper and Roma tomatoes from my garden (cherry tomatoes work well, too)!

Start out by chopping everything up so it will all fit nicely in a large skillet.

Add olive oil to your skillet on the stove top on medium-high heat. Add your squash and zucchini and cook for 3 mins. Add in the garlic and tomatoes and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender.

Season with salt, pepper, red pepper (if you like), then sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

**You can also finish with a basil or raspberry vinaigrette for extra delicious flavor.

Ingredients  (I got the recipe here!)