cutie pie valentine bark

i'm a little under the weather 

so i'm gonna get right down to this.

cutie pie valentine bark.

all you gotta do is this:

melt some candy melts, 

smooth in a pan,

plop more candy melts, 

add candy.

freeze.

remove and flip.

add lattice and crust.

cut into pie slices.

bag. 

done.

oh add an XO too when you give it 

to your valentine sweeties.

what?!

you didn't get that?

ok ok here are the pics:

did you get all that?

if not, please comment, 

especially about how lazy i am making this post 

and how i really need to add detailed instructions...

oh but before you go,

i only have one more thing to say to you.

nite nite for now.

time to rest my congested decrepit self.

XO

valentine envelope brownies

does anyone get real mail anymore?

i mean the real stuff like written letters 

from family and friends.

i'm asking cuz it seems like forever ago 

when i got one. i guess that's the times 

these days, and all we get now are 

bills and junk mail.

so i made some valentine envelope brownies 

to comfort my old melancholy days.

you'll need this if you wanna make some.

but of course you can use any brownie mix and 

just bake it in a regular pan.

i like this pan cuz it makes every piece 

exactly uniformed which is highly important 

for my crafty OCD personality.

the poof part is not really necessary, 

it's just that the brownies poofed 

while baking. just allow to cool a few 

minutes and then flip over on a cooling 

rack to cool completely.

now to decorate, i actually decorated the 

bottoms of the brownies because i wanted 

a flat surface, not a poofy one.

then grab some red melted candy or bark or 

frosting or royal icing or whatever you want 

and add the envelope lines. then if you want, write 

happy valentine's day or whatever sentiment on the sides.

next candy glue your tiny heart for the envelope seal.

i have a million valentine sprinkles but these tiny hearts 

i got at 7-11 (yes! 7-11?!!) 

seemed to fit the size that i needed.

when all is done, you'll have your yummy delicious truffle valentine envelope brownie.

they're a whole lot more fun to open 

than dumb ole bills in the mail.

here's to sweet mail for everyone!