Oscar Party

We all had a fantastic time at Lauren's Oscar party last night. Congratulations to Reese W. for best actress. Michelle Williams had the best dress of the night, she was stunning in Vera Wang. I simply must find out what shade of lipstick she used, it was beautiful. Brokeback Mountain was robbed, of course. On a happier note, many delicious treats were served, including Scott Hunter's always welcome standby, the Jo-Jo, Brady and Beech's fantastic bruchetta, and Lauren's mind blowing Honey Buns cake. I am posting the recipe for the brownies I baked, taken from Chow magazine.

CHOW'S INTENSE BROWNIES
All ingredients should be at room temperature.
Serves 16 brownies.

6 ounces bittersweet chocolate
1/2 cup (i stick) unsalted butter
2 large eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon brewed espresso (I used instant)
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup flour

Preaheat oven to 350, place rack in middle of oven. Line an 8-by-8-inch glass dish with aluminum foil (I used disposable tin pans).
In a saucepan, melt chocolate and butter together just until melted. Set aside and cool to room temp.
Mix together eggs, sugar, cocoa, vanilla, espresso, and salt. Add the cooled chocolate and mix well. Fold flour in just until incorporated.
Turn batter into dish and bake until tester comes clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely before cutting.

In other news: Project Runway news, that is! I really think Daniel V. won for two reasons. 1: When watching P.R., Daniel just seems a little too happy in all of his interviews. He's not even mad that Tim Gunn doesn't like his stuff. 2: He is a guest on all these tv shows, like Best Week Ever and stuff. Because he won.
Anyway, we shall see! Finale this week!