Microwave Brownies!

David left this morning for a 4-5 day trip to Laos (his first international business trip! haha). Luckily we had a least a little time to set our house up a bit and find some kind of routine, especially with food and meals. I went to the market this morning and stocked up on stuff and hopefully it will last until he gets back since there is no way for me to get to the market with the kids. If I get in a jam, I have phone numbers of some women from Relief Society who hopefully could come over one evening after the kids are asleep so I can leave to get more supplies.

The day really drags on without concrete activities so I thought we'd kick off our week by ourselves with a batch of Microwave Brownies. A few days ago, my mom reminded me of my microwave brownie fiasco on my mission: I cooked them for 11 minutes instead of the required 4 and brought them to a ward function. I was new in the mission, could not speak Thai, my companion couldn't speak English, and I didn't realize my mistake until I saw one of the Thai sisters kind of gnawing on a piece of brownie. I never lived it down.

Also, I would like to point out that even if I had made them correctly, they probably wouldn't have been appreciated. Over the years, I've slowly come to the sad realization that most Thais don't really like foreign foods (because what could be better than Thai food??) But I still can't really believe that real gems like soft peanut butter cookies, gooey chocolate chip cookies, fudgy brownies, yellow cake with chocolate frosting, chocolate cake with sour cream chocolate frosting, etc., would not convert even the most die-hard Thai person to the glories of baked goods.

And then, it all became clear to me when my Thai language instructor said that most Thai people DON'T LIKE BUTTER. OR CHOCOLATE. What?! How is this possible?

Anyway, I plan on purchasing a little countertop oven at some point, but for now we are cooking our brownies in a plastic container in the microwave (what BPA?).