They go by many names, but today I’m referring to them as Christine’s Brownies (okay, Pin-Up Brownies, Kebob Brownies, Crack Brownies – learn more here). We pried the recipe out of Christine before we left France. And here is Ella with her friend Ivaly making them in our kitchen tonight.

Hold on, I’ll be right back. I think the first batch is ready for taste testers!!

Oh my gosh. I didn’t think it was possible. And I’m not saying these are as good as Christine’s, but they are mighty, mighty fine. Ella has said she has interest in being a baker. I think there may be something there. Maybe an apprenticeship with Christine?

In other news, Romain has been blogging about his experiences here in Seattle. So far the blog has been mainly in French but tomorrow he will post in English and write about his tour today at Microsoft courtesy of our good friend, Anoo. He said he had a great time (and interestingly, just like Jon did last week, Anoo took Romain out for an Indian food lunch).