
Having discovered a neighbor’s taste for Mexican chocolate, I decided to surprise her on her birthday today, August 12th, with some fudgy brownies made with Ibarra chocolate, well-known to bakers. A little goes a long way, so the icing was a simple, plain fudge. She loved them.

In honor of her birthday, in addition to the tin of brownies, some garden shots:
and, last for today’s garden art as food, which goes great with brownies:
Happy Birthday to the lady who likes a little purple. You will find some in each of these photos.