I'm a sucker for a salty snack, and this hits the spot. With the Super Bowl coming up this weekend I wanted to make sure you have something crunchy, savory, and easy to eat for hours on end!
Snack
Dairy Free, Dinner, Fall, Gluten Free, Side, Snack, Veggies, Winter
Black Pepper Fennel Pickle
My sister once called fennel a snooty vegetable and I have, ever since, been on a crusade to defend its good name. In this recipe the floral bulbs spend ample time in a bath of vinegar and pepper until they are suffused with a bracing flavor. Put this out on the table while you fix cocktails for your guests, it's the perfect accompaniment for a cold drink.
Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Fall, Side, Snack, Veggies, Winter
Cranberry Pickled Cauliflower
Dessert, Dairy Free, Fall, Gluten Free, Home & Family, Snack, Side, Winter
Caramel Corn
Though I am a popcorn fanatic, caramel corn was not in my rotation until last year. Salty, sweet, and crunchy, this snack satisfies me in a dangerous way. I have to remove the bowl from my side after a few handfuls, otherwise I risk falling into the abyss of total consumption. And trust me, though it seems wise at the time, finishing the entire batch of caramel corn in one sitting is not pretty.
Breakfast, Dairy Free, Dessert, Fall, Gluten Free, Snack
Maple Butter
Looking for a new treat to spread on your morning toast? Want a wicked spoonful to stir into your cup of coffee? What if I told you there was a way to make maple syrup so thick that it wouldn't run off your waffles and pancakes? Well friends, the wait is over. With little more than some basic chemistry knowledge you'll be able to work magic in the kitchen with a bottle of maple syrup. Get ready, because this is your new addiction.
Dessert, Dairy Free, Home & Family, Fall, Spring, Summer, Video, Winter
Home & Family: Rock Candy
Dairy Free, Dessert, Fall, Gluten Free, Home & Family, Snack, Spring, Summer
Chocolate Coconut Soft Serve
Want the secret to a killer party trick? Buy a pound of dry ice and make your guests instant soft serve ice cream after dinner, then toss your hair over your shoulder and say, "Oh, this? It's nothing." Dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide and reaches dangerously low temperatures (-109 degrees!), which is perfect for making icy desserts.
Home & Family: Popcorn Physics
Chicken Fat Chili Lime Popcorn
Dairy Free, Dessert, Side, Snack
Cocoa Puff Popcorn
IMPERIAL WALNUTS
Yes, the trail of British colonization/oppression left us with a unique flavor map that is hard to describe without looking through the lens of conquest. I started with the wintry walnut, and thought it might be nice to pair them with currants (I always like a bit of a chew to balance the crunch of the nut when I serve these). I steered the bowl around to early English colonies, picking up some palm sugar to sweeten the nuts and some ground cloves and ginger to spice them. I thought they needed some perfume, and so zested the rind of a few oranges for good measure. They were still missing something, so I took one more trip back around the globe and picked up a heady crush of ground black pepper. With that, I was done. A food map based on British Imperialism, potentially insensitive, definitely delicious.