Miller Family Recipes

 I've taken this several times over to Beth's house and they never get any because Genevieve quickly snatches it away and eats the whole entire thing by herself. It is really yummy...not to tart not to sweet.  I slice the cucumbers about 1/4" thick so that if there does happen to be some left, and you end up storing them in the fridge for a day or so, they don't get soggy like they would if they were thinly sliced. - 2 large English cucumbers sliced at an angle 1/8" - 1/4" thick - 3 Tblsp. toasted sesame oil - 6 Tblsp. rice vinegar - 2 Tblsp. soy sauce - 1 tsp. salt - 2 Tblsp. honey - 1/2 tsp. crushed red chili pepper flakes (optional) - 1/2 c. sliced green onions (also sliced at an angle and also optional) - 2 Tblsp. toasted sesame seeds (optional) In a large mixing bowl whisk together the oil, vinegar, soy sauce, salt, honey and red chili pepper flakes. Toss the dressing with the sliced cucumbers and green onions. Refrigerate until needed and garnish with s...

These brownies came off the website, 'Tasty' that has super easy recipes for a lot of stuff.  These brownies are very dense and fudgy.  I'm still a Ghiradelli boxed brownie lover at heart, but these are truly yummy and very easy.  Don't cut out the process of beating the eggs for 10 minutes...it's very important.  I haven't tried making these with the bakers type of chocolate and regular cocoa, but they might turn out just fine. I used special chocolate I bought from a place in Utah called Orson Gygi.   Makes: 24 brownies (9 x 13) -2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, plus more, softened for greasing the pan -8 oz. good-quality semisweet chocolate, or bittersweet chocolate, 60-70%, roughly chopped -3/4 c. unsweetened dutch process cocoa powder, divided -1 Tblp. espresso powder -2 c. sugar -1/2 c. dark-brown sugar, packed -2 tsp. kosher salt -6 large eggs -1 c. flour -flaky sea salt, for sprinkling (optional)   - Butter a 9 x 13 inch pan and then line with par...