MY UTTERLY-USELESS BROWNIES

I made brownies last night. Well, I attempted to. hahah. But I was so busy that I didn't hear the oven timer go off. I left it a tad bit too long and it dried out. I could not swallow the dry, crumbly brownies so I went to bed defeated, swearing to never baking again (like I always do when I get defeated by a baked pastry lol)!


Tonight, I tried to eat the brownies again, slapped some honey-whipped peanut butter on it which helped me swallow a few bites down. But I was too disappointed that I didn't want to eat anymore nor give it away. I almost tossed the entire batch into the trashcan when the thought of my parents' disapproving "Don't waste anything" face came across my mind. Then I remembered...  A few years back, I experimented on some Quinoa Zucchini bread and utterly failed at it. I was about to chuck the whole pan out when my Mom stopped me and told me to leave it alone. She cooled it down and made an amazing pudding out of it.

So, rolling my sleeves up, I tried again. I placed the brownies in a large mixing bowl, wet it with a couple hot espresso double shots and crumbled it a bit. Then I grabbled a can of condensed milk, some beaten egg, a splash of vanilla and a few dashes of flour. I mixed it up and plopped that gooey mixture back into the pan whence it came and rebaked it for 20 minutes.

The result? An utterly amazing Chocolate brownie pudding (I don't even know if there is such a thing...lol).  I made a raspberry compote to go with it and I couldn't be happier with the result.

As I scooped a spoonful into my mouth, I couldn't help but smile and be grateful for this reminder.  Many times in my life, I've hit dead ends and have written myself off.  I have thought of how utterly useless I am and everything I have ever been or known has become trash. But each time, God reminds me that He is not done with me yet. He can still re-purpose me as long as I trust Him. Everything that I experienced in my life--all the pain, the hardships, the joy, the sorrow, the shame and regrets...all of them--can still be made into something beautiful. Because after all, I am God's Recipe. I have just been subjected to many things that made me dry, crumbly and stale. But one touch from the Master's Hands and I am made new. Better for His purpose and for His glory.

So now, I have renamed this into My Utterly Delicious Brownie Pudding. =)