It is August. That means it is hot for many of us. This week's menu plan is full of easy meals that don't require you to turn on the oven. That means sandwiches are on the menu plan twice. Yes, twice. But both sandwich recipes make a basic sandwich even ...
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Menu Plan August Week One

It is August. That means it is hot for many of us.

This week’s menu plan is full of easy meals that don’t require you to turn on the oven. That means sandwiches are on the menu plan twice. Yes, twice. But both sandwich recipes make a basic sandwich even better.

Here is this week’s menu plan.

Snickers Apple Salad in white bowl with snickers bar and apple in background

Menu Plan August Week One

Quick and easy meals that don't require the oven.

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Gluten Free Menu Plan August Week One

Here is this week’s gluten-free menu plan. I made notes next to the ingredients that need to be gluten-free, but as always, read labels to make sure that the ingredients are gluten-free.

Layered Chicken Taco Salad

Gluten Free Menu Plan August Week One

Gluten free menu plan full of easy meals for August.

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Menu Plan July Week 4

This week’s menu plan is full of summer recipes that do not require the oven.

hand holing a vanilla wafer ice cream sandwich

Menu Plan July Week 4

Easy recipes for summer that do not require the oven.

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Gluten Free Menu Plan July Week 4

Need easy gluten free meals for the week? This week’s gluten free menu plan is full of gluten free meals perfect for July.

I made notes next to the ingredients that need to be gluten free, but as always read labels to make sure that the ingredients are safe for you.

Broccoli Bacon Pasta Salad

Gluten Free Menu Plan July Week 4

Easy gluten free meals for July.

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Fudge Cake Brownies

These Fudge Cake Brownies are adapted from an old Southern Living magazine recipe. They are still a favorite almost twenty years later.

cake brownie in metal pan with one brownie on white plate on table

I found this recipe in a Southern Living Magazine about twenty years ago. When you are still making a recipe twenty years later, you know it is a good recipe!

Over the years, I have changed up how I make them, but the brownie part is still the same basic recipe.

These brownies are rich, fudgey, and delicious!

The recipe makes an 8×8 pan, but when I need a big pan of brownies, I just double the recipe and use a 9×13 pan. All you need to do is add a few minutes to the cooking time.

fudge cake brownies in metal pan cut into squares

My favorite way to make these is to leave off the powdered sugar the original recipe called for.

Instead of the powdered sugar, I place a few chocolate chips on the brownies about 5 minutes before they are done.

brownies with chocolate chips on top

I put them back in the oven for the last few minutes. The chocolate melts. Then I spread them around the top for a delicious and easy chocolate frosting.

One tip I have is not to use old chocolate chips that have turned white, like in the picture above.

The chocolate chips on that pan of brownies did not melt right, and I had to take them off and start over. Chocolate does, in fact, go bad, or at least bad enough that it doesn’t melt right.

gluten free brownies with melted chocolate on top

After the brownies are cool, I refrigerate them for a couple of hours for the chocolate to harden. You don’t have to refrigerate them, but the chocolate will set faster if you do.

Can I make these Southern Living Brownies Gluten Free?

Yes, you can! I have a recipe that I shared for my gluten-free version of Southern Living Fudge Brownies.

brownie batter in metal pan

Ingredients

  • unsweetened cocoa
  • sugar
  • butter
  • eggs, lightly beaten
  • self-rising flour
  • vanilla extract
  • pecans; you can leave these out, but they are good
  • chocolate chips
Yield: 9 brownies

Fudge Cake Brownies

cake brownie in metal pan with one brownie on white plate on table
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Classic brownie recipe that is delicous.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup self-rising flour
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Combine cocoa and sugar.
  2. Add melted butter and the next 4 ingredients, stirring just until combined.
  3. Pour mixture into a lightly greased 8-inch square pan.
  4. Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes.
  5. When there are about five minutes left of baking, take the brownies out and sprinkle the chocolate chips carefully on top.
  6. Place back in the oven for the remaining time. Spread the melted chips across the top of the brownies.
  7. Cool and then refrigerate for a couple of hours.
  8. Cut into 2-inch squares and serve.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

9

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 476Total Fat: 27gSaturated Fat: 11gUnsaturated Fat: 17gCholesterol: 72mgSodium: 106mgCarbohydrates: 55gFiber: 4gSugar: 36gProtein: 7g

Nutritional values are approximate and aren't always accurate.

© Lynn Walls
Cuisine: American / Category: Desserts

 

Southern Living Fudge Cake Brownie recipe was originally published in July 2008. Updated July 2026.

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