I'm getting a seat on the couch!

Bringing the right dessert to a Super Bowl party will determine whether you get to lounge on the cushy couch in front of the big screen, or have to weave your body from side to side in a folding chair behind a 6'5" guy named "Buck" who won't sit still.

You know there will be plenty of football-shaped cakes and chocolate chip cookies at the party and they'll be quite tasty. But what if you brought fudge brownies from Fairytale Brownies instead? That spot on the couch will have your name on it!

I'm trying to decide what form my gourmet brownie dessert will take.

I might buy a couple of cut-and-serve 1 lb. Brownie Trays (sold at all AJ's Fine Foods in Arizona) and frost one of them with fudge frosting or maybe cream cheese frosting. The other brownie tray will be for the purists who just like their brownies naked, thank you.

If I decide to spend a little time in the kitchen, I might layer some brownies, pudding, fruit and whipped cream to create a delicious trifle. Maybe I'll use Toffee Crunch brownies, and instead of fruit, I'll throw some chocolate chips in between the layers. Would it still be called a trifle? Whatever. If the fruit is that important, I'll decorate with it on the trifle top... and add some chocolate sauce and chopped nuts, too!

Getting people to talk about and eat your dessert is key. While they're "oohing" and "aahing," you'll be lounging ON THE COUCH where you deserve to be because you brought Fairytale Brownies.

Trust me. I know. I've sat behind Buck before.