this is the sound of my jeans button popping off

Posted on December 16, 2005 by mariko

Oy, so the holidays bring around some holiday bakin’, as you know. I’ve been chowing on the pink cookies and the kolachi, and now I’ve gots me some tasty brownies:

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What’s in the pretty box?
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Pretty brownies! I was thrilled to receive these, because they are the first offerings from Amai Bakery. The bakery was started by Kelli at foodblog Lovescool. Kelli left her job in the corporate world to pursue her love of baking and chocolate, and for that, I think she deserves a lot of applause and support. Way to follow your bliss, Kelli!
*As far as I know, it is not advisable to eat the drag

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16 Responses to this is the sound of my jeans button popping off

  1. Elaine says:
    December 16, 2005 at 22:19

    Those are pretty. Are those “pearls” edible?

  2. Celia says:
    December 16, 2005 at 22:46

    Oh yes! Tell us more about the pearls.

  3. Kathy says:
    December 16, 2005 at 23:24

    Oh, my – those are beautiful! They almost look like jewels in the box, with the sparkling dragees on top. Jewels that you can eat :-).

  4. allena says:
    December 17, 2005 at 06:43

    LOL that brownie looks so yummy i’m almost licking the screen here! LOL YUMMY

  5. denimcat says:
    December 17, 2005 at 15:04

    …………….You ate the beads? O.O

  6. myra says:
    December 17, 2005 at 17:13

    The brownies look delish! I never knew that dragees are inedible. I swear I’ve had some edible ones once.

  7. Amy in AZ says:
    December 17, 2005 at 18:13

    The most beautiful brownies ever! And as a kid I used to always eat the silver dragees… it’s a conspiracy!

  8. Jenny says:
    December 17, 2005 at 20:37

    Hey, I always ate the dragees, and still would!
    Yum!

  9. Julie says:
    December 18, 2005 at 10:26

    Ah yes, the inedible dragees live on. I learned that in 1998 after 22 years of heavy silver-dragee consumption. I guess if there’s a silver lining to be found in this situation, it’s probably in my colon.
    Dragees or no, those brownies look heavenly.

  10. christina says:
    December 18, 2005 at 13:51

    Oh my goodness, they’re not edible? – I’ve eaten so many silver drag

  11. Jessica "Su Good Eats" says:
    December 18, 2005 at 19:45

    I ate the dragees and thought they were delicious! (I picked up my brownies from Kelli in her bakery today. We did a trade: her brownies for my macaroons.)

  12. freecia says:
    December 18, 2005 at 20:33

    “Callebaut 99% dark chocolate, Valrhona cocoa and real champagne”
    O.o !!! Big :O here. Gosh that sounds good.

  13. Amber says:
    December 18, 2005 at 22:26

    What a coincidence–I just read an article about dragees! I was so surprised to find that a dragee is “a bio-accumulative metal that, like lead and mercury, stays in the body forever” (Dec 18ths LA Times Magazine)…who knew?!

  14. clare eats says:
    December 19, 2005 at 04:10

    Hmmm
    We call them “cachous” here and they are very edible, just lots of sugar! YUM

  15. Cinnamon says:
    December 19, 2005 at 14:14

    There’s nothing worse than getting PMS the week before Christmas. I’m grumpy, drooling at everything I see, and giving in to all of the office candies and snacks. I’m trying to leave my desk as little as possible. But this picture is making me walk to the wall of food and find something chocolate.

  16. Kelli says:
    January 1, 2006 at 21:22

    Hi Mariko! I’m just catching up on my blog reading and saw your post about the brownies. Thank you for ordering them! (And thank you everyone for the nice comments.) Dragees are a funny candy. They are safe to eat, although the box advises against eating them like a regular candy. In other words, I wouldn’t pop them like M&Ms, but they’re harmless on top of a brownie. Happy 2006.

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