Angela from Spinach Tiger is coming to visit me!

We are going to hang out in the kitchen this weekend. I think I'll take her to the Hollywood Farmers Market on Sunday. I just know we are gonna have a blast.

I think I should probably get ready– maybe make some special yummy something to offer her when she arrives. But I'll tell ya the truth, it's been a long time since a girl spent the night at my house! What do girls eat anyway?

Oh that's right, I have read enough blogs to know– girls eat chocolate.

That means baking. I think I may have mentioned I am not really much of a baker. But don't you think I oughta make some sort of effort? Afterall her husband is trusting me to take care of her while she is here. To me that means clean towels and of course feeding her well. What did you think it meant?

Anyway, I may not be a girl but I know where to find chocolate. So I decided to visit Daydreamer Desserts because I remember she had some mighty impressive chocolate cookies a few months back. She called it them Insanely Chocolate Cookies.  Well I figure Spinach Tiger must be insane to spend her well earned vacation time visiting me, so this insane chocolate cookie may be just the thing for a girl like her. Besides that cookie has stuck in my brain all these months and I think this is the perfect occasion to bring it out.

This cookie has quite a pedigree too. The version I made comes from Daydreamer Desserts who adapted it from Chocolate & Zucchini. Though it was originally introduced as a recipe by Jacques Torres published in the New York Times on August 11, 2003.

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