Belgian Chocolate Brownies

Today was a day full of meetings and brain-taxing budgeting and calculations in my neck of the Fairytale Brownies bakery. I spent much of the day trying to help my mind keep up with my busy schedule! So this afternoon, I decided I needed to take a break, and headed downstairs to scrounge up a snack (a definite perk of working in a Belgian chocolate brownie and cookie gifts bakery). I managed to find some Peanut Butter cookie "rejects" in our retail store. What's a reject? It's a fudgy chocolate...

If you know me, you know I cycle 100 miles per week and spend 9 hours per week at the gym! I'm hard core when it comes to my work outs! I spin with some of the best instructors in the state of Arizona! I spin with Connie, April, Kim, Tom, and of course I "Spin with Tim Phelan"! Tim's classes are a sell out and you must wait 30 minutes prior to class just to sign in to get a bike! ( You can find Tim on Facebook at Spin with Tim Phelan).

I shared Fairytale Brownies and Fairytale Cookies with Tim...

This week, our customer story comes from Jody Ulich, President of Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, in Texas:

"In the early '90's I was working at the Phoenix Arts Commission in the public art program. Eileen Spitalny, who was with Univision at the time, came into the office to visit with the staff. She let us all know that she and her good friend, David, were throwing caution to the wind and were going to start a business selling brownies. BROWNIES! We wished her much luck!

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It's that time of year again! The wearin' O the green! One of my favorite holidays! St. Patrick's Day! The tradition in my family is a week long process starting with the baking of shamrock cookies, ordering my brisket,  and shopping for the freshest vegetables to accompany my traditional Corned Beef Brisket! The Celtic music is playing, the beer is chilling, and life is good! My brisket is a mix of salty and spicy so the perfect pairing would be Belgian Chocolate Brownies! Oh my, that sweet and...

I spent some time playing with our camera in the Fairytale Brownies kitchen this week, and got a few good shots of our baking team busily handcrafting gourmet brownies and cookies. I thought I would share with you all how our mail order brownies are made before they get packed into boxes and the brownies and cookies are delivered to your door! 

Here is some Belgian chocolate brownie batter being carefully weighed as it is poured onto a baking sheet.

A baking team member...

There's plenty to do this weekend, and Fairytale Brownies will be keeping your chocolate cravings satisfied.

First stop? AJ's Fine Foods at 4422 E. Camelback Road (44th Street and Camelback) in Phoenix. Holly will be sampling fudge brownies from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, March 9.

Holly also will be sampling gourmet brownies at Whole Foods, 10810 N. Tatum Blvd. (Tatum and Shea), Paradise Valley, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 10.

If you don't need to stop at a grocery store on Saturday,...

Fairytale Brownies is a finalist in the 2012 About.com Reader's Choice Awards for Greater Phoenix. Our category is Favorite Place to Satisfy a Chocolate Craving.

We are now competing against other nominees in our category and hope that you will continue to vote for us. You can vote once per day during the voting period - Feb. 21 through March 21. To keep the contest fair, you will be required to give your email address or be logged into Facebook or About.com before casting your vote.

Winners...

Send a sophisticated indulgence with Fairytale Truffles! Our bite-size fudge brownies are enrobed in 60% dark Callebaut Belgian chocolate for a taste that is truly exceptional! Your taste buds will dance with pleasure from first to last bite! Visit brownies.com for more information on Fairytale Brownies gourmet brownie gifts and more!

Arizona's own Fairytale Brownies is doing what we can to make this a 100th Birthday to be remembered.

Today we delivered over 300 Belgian Chocolate Brownies as a party favor for the 100 Centurian Brunch tomorrow at Downtown Phoenix Sheraton. That event is sold out!

Wait there's more;  for those who would still like their luck at a FREE Fairytale Brownie, get to any Phoenix area Whole Foods and be one of the first 100 customers tomorrow, February 14. Simply make your purchase at the front register...

Okay, I will admit I'm getting older but, how many people can say they have had a best friend for 50 years? Well, I can! My BFF Maureen, who lives in Ohio is visiting me for one glorious week! She is leaving the snow & cold behind for some warmer weather, sunshine, and quality girl time! Over the past 38 years, we have traveled to California, Ohio, Georgia, and Arizona to spend time together and have seen each other through the good, the bad, and the ugly!

This next week will be filled with...