December Daily: snacks

laurenthemself - Top five snack foods (sorry, the requested date got taken between the time you posted and the time I edited)

5. I have a childhood love for Hershey kisses.

4. Goldfish crackers -- and fancy expensive versions are not as good as the standard orange ones.

3. Fritos. I try not to have the fried-salty kind of snacks in the house, though, because I'll eat them until my nostrils start to dry up.

2. Nuts. Currently I'm eating some schmancy spiced nuts that I made for Christmas -- basically you put salt, rosemary, and cayenne in melted butter, toss it with nuts, and bake them. They're good on salads, too.

1. Do non-Southerners know about cheese straws? My mom always used to make them for Christmas. They're a sort of cheesy shortbread that's piped into long ropes using the star plate of a cookie press. Trisha Yearwood's version looks right in the photos, but I am offended by the addition of garlic powder, which is going to make them taste fake. I have Mom's recipe card, which has the name of her high school best friend on it and does not have any instructions, only ingredients and measurements.

The kidlet and I made them this year -- first time I've made them outside Mom's house -- and the instant I put one in my mouth, I was ten years old again. One of my Table Talk friends referred to Krispie Kreme donuts as "redneck madeleines," and that was what this was like.


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