salted caramel popcorn

If you are anything like our family, you have a ton of chocolates and candies filling your pantry after the arrival of the Easter Bunny this past weekend. The hubby and I are huge fans of snacks that are both salty and sweet. Little Miss L. and I decided to gather some of our goodies and surprise daddy with a sweet treat when he arrived home from work the other night. The world wide web, what would we do without you? After a quick search on the net, I came across the perfect recipe for our little project (you can check it out here) I followed the recipe except I did not have chocolate covered pretzel m&m's on hand, so we went with the plain m&m's and added some other candy covered chocolates. The final product turned out just how we expected, it was a great savoury treat for the whole family to enjoy...

Pretzels, m&m's, and candy covered chocolate.

We love our popcorn machine we received this past Christmas. It popped the perfect popcorn for our treat.

I love love love watching Little Miss L.'s reaction when the popcorn pops and she thinks it is going to get her.

She thinks this contraption is absolutely hilarious. 

Little Miss L.  preparing the pretzels.

Getting the caramel ready.

Looking good.

The final product.

This treat is hard to walk away from... truly worth the effort to make.

nuts and bolts

If you are like me, you love to have something to nibble on when you are entertaining your guests. Nuts and bolts have been the winner in my books for many years. You can't beat the homemade taste of nuts and bolts; they are always bursting with flavour. This is a great snack mix because you can make several batches each with a different flavour and then seal in an air tight container for storage. Pull it out just before your guests arrive. Quick and Easy!

 Ingredients

• 1 box Cheerios
• 4 cups pretzels
• 1 box Shreddies
• 2 1/2 cups blanched peanuts
• 1 cup mixed nuts (cashews, almonds, pecans, & brazils)
• 1 1/2 cup butter (melted)
• 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 Tbsp celery salt
• 1 Tbsp onion salt
• 1 Tbsp garlic salt
• 1 Tbsp Lemon pepper

Preparation

• Preheat oven to 121 degrees Celsius or 250 degrees fahrenheit
• In a large roasting pan, mix all ingredients thoroughly
• Bake for 2 hours, stir occasionally