I'm still trying to catch up on all the recipes for the challenge that I missed while I've been concentrating on the show. Today was a little slow on the work front, which meant I had time to do a couple of recipes:

Hal's Maple Chocolate Flax Brownies (p.212): I've made these before, and frankly, they were a dud. This batch turned out better; I think because I used "real" cane sugar as opposed to Splenda. However, they're still what I would call "everyday" baking as opposed to "company" baking - they taste good but they're not that impressive. I still couldn't really taste the maple in them.

Black Bean and Sweet Potato Burritos (p. 158): These were a little on the time consuming side, as the sweet potatoes needed to be boiled and mashed, and the black beans needed to simmer and then be mashed as well. I rolled up several burritos in tinfoil and put them in the freezer, the idea being that I can grab 'em and go on my way to rehearsals or shows. I'm sure they'll be delicious - anything with sweet potato AND black bean is OK in my books.