Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Finest Kandaharian Living

Most of us in KAF live in tents. Living in "just" a 40 man tent carries some luxury, at least our "home" is fairly stable (subject to change at any moment). Hard wall two man rooms are coming, but they are already 6 months late and nobody is holding their breath.

Just to give you an idea:

The hallway leading down the center of the tent

My bunk, luckily I've got the bottom bunk!
The beautiful picnic table built by one of the soldiers where I do a lot of my work.

Just a few ideas of the 4 star living conditions here on KAF.

Kahlua Cinnamon Brownies

An oldy, but a very, very good way to send love in a box, whether overseas or across town. Make sure to thank "The Bitch Girls" with every loving bite, I do.

Kahlua-Cinnamon Brownies

1/4 c. chocolate chips
1/4 c. butter
1/4 c. Kahlua
2 tsp. vanilla
3/4 c. flour
1/4 c. unsweetened cocoa
1 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 tsp. bakinng powder
1/4 tsp. salt
2/3 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp. powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine chocolate chips and butter in a small saucepan, cook over medium heat until melted, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, stir in Kahlua and vanilla. Set aside.

Combine flour, cocoa, cinnamon, baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Stir well and set aside.

Combine brown sugar and egg in large bowl; beat at low speed until well blended. Add chocolate mix and beat well. Add flour mix and beat until well blended.

Pour batter into 8? pan coated in cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Sprinkle powdered sugar on top.