I’ve decided to start a new tradition this year after almost three years of this “blog” thing (wow… I started this in 2005) I’m doing an end of the year wrap up and you’ll see my nice “New Year’s Resolutions” come morning.
This year has been incredible for me, even though I think none of […]

These are a slightly tart change from the usual super sweet cookies at Christmas time. They taste best with fresh lemon, you can get lemon zest by scraping the yellow part of the rind off the lemon - try not to get the white part, that’s bitter. Or you can cheat and buy […]

This is a very unusual chex mix variant, both savory and sweet. I make it to “use up” the leftover cereal after making the other varieties.
Moroccan Crunch
Ingredients:
8 cups various chex mix
1 cup pecans or almonds
1 tbsp. sesame seeds
1/2 cup each raisins, golden raisins, and dried currants
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup honey
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp […]

This was actually going to be made before my adventures in chex mix, but my son broke my candy thermometer and I had to wait until I had time to buy a new one.
Peanut Brittle
Ingredients:
2 cups white sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup water
2 cups raw peanuts
4 tbsp butter
2 teaspoons baking soda
Directions:
Stir water, […]

This is also known as “Muddy Buddies” or “Puppy Food” but we’ve always called it dog chow. I only make this with Crispix cereal, Chex mix just doesn’t seem right (and doesn’t have as “dog food” of a shape)
Puppy Chow
Ingredients:
8 cups Crispix Cereal
2 cups chocolate chips
1 cups peanut butter
1 cup butter or margarine
1 bag […]