Harvest Snaps

We tried a new snack the other day.

Harvest Snaps.  Cute, huh? 

They are made from snap peas, obviously.
What cute little pea pods! 

They had a great veggie taste and were lightly salted.

The texture reminded me of Cheetos.

Alex especially like them and as you can see,

they didn't last long!

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Current Favorite Snack

Root Vegetable Chips.

Have you tried them?  I think they are addictive.

Sweet Potato, Beet, Taro, Batata, and Parsnips.

Not too salty, sweet and savory.  Super crunchy.

Not at all greasy.  Organic.

Two brands I've tried ~ Kroger's Simple Truth Exotic

Vegetable Chips and Terra Chips. (terrachips.com)

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Candy Coated Snack Mix

Coat cheerios, rice chex, peanuts and pretzels with

melted white chocolate or almond bark. Spread on parchment paper

and let cool until firm.

Yum!

Carmel Corn

You guessed it...a holiday family favorite!

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6 qts popped corn (24 cups)

2 sticks butter

2 c brown sugar

1/2 c light corn syrup

1 t salt

1 t vanilla extract

3/4 t baking soda

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In saucepan, melt butter. Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup

and salt. Bring to boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.

Add vanilla and baking soda and stir to combine.

Pour over popped corn which should be in an extra

large, greased bowl. Mix until completely coated.

Turn into large, greased pan. Bake at 250 for 1 hour,

stirring every 15 minutes.

Dipped Pretzel Rods

Last Christmas I saw these fancy dipped pretzels in one of those

ritzy mail order cataloges. They sold for $15 for 6 pretzel rods!

I made several flavors and this year decided to make our favorite

for little gifts.

Rods are dipped in melted Ghiradelli White Chocolate and then

rolled in chopped pstachios. Pretty beribboned packages are awaiting their gift labels. These are going to all those special ed teachers, aides, therapists, Sunday School teachers and the bus driver! The baker got to eat any broken ones! :)