Investigating the Origins of Joanna Gaines’s Peanut Butter Brownies Recipe | Eater
"The Gaines family’s Waco-based restaurant/cookbook brand emphasizes comforting, accessible home cooking presented with strong lifestyle and aesthetic framing. One cookbook volume mixes personal anecdotes and polished photos with straightforward, forgiving recipes — notably a layered peanut-butter-and-chocolate brownie called 'Lucy’s Peanut Butter Brownies' that Gaines credits to a friend — prioritizing nostalgia, ease, and vibe over technical pastry perfection." - Bobby Finger
