Have you ever thought about the word “okay”?
It’s one of those words that we probably use countless times in a day.
How are you doing? Okay.
Can you bring me that bottle of water? Okay.
Let’s meet at 5:00 p.m. at the restaurant. Okay.
Do you spell it “O.K.” or “okay”? I spell it “okay.” I don’t remember when I first started doing that, but I do recall there some time during high school – maybe grade 9 or 10 – when I decided to be all proper and start spelling out the whole word.
Even now, when I’m typing in gmail chat or on twitter, I’ll write “okay” unless I’m desperate for extra characters, and it really bugs me to change it up to “O.K.” Why? I have no clue.
Do you know where the origin of the word “okay” comes from? Well, here are the details as told by my computer’s dictionary: “ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: probably an abbreviation of orl korrect, humorous form of all correct, popularized as a slogan during President Van Buren’s reelection campaign of 1840; his nickname Old Kinderhook (derived from his birthplace) provided the initials.”
You know what’s more than okay? These chocolate brownies smothered in cream cheese frosting…yah, they’re more than okay – they’re amazingly delicious.
All you have to do is follow this recipe for brownies (bake them for 15-20 minutes instead in an 8×8 pan)…

…and this recipe for cream cheese frosting (you can totally omit the butter if you want)…

…and layer the two…

They might only look okay, but they certainly taste delicious.
Serve them to your mom for Mother’s Day today. She’ll be reminded of just how sweet and loving you are when you present her with these unattractive yet delicious brownies; just like when you brought home ridiculous looking crafts and gifts for her for Mother’s Day each year as a kid.
Just go and make them, okay?
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