Mon, 29 May 2006 
Shownotes for #28 Take a Box of Chex! The music for the opening and ending of the show is Fast Food Rampage by the The Touch Ups, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network. Stuff you need to know for this show's recipe: All the recipes here are an hour or less. Total preparation time for is less than 30 minutes. Talk Back! We are a Snacking Community. Go to the End of these Shownotes and click on comments. Leave your thoughts and experiences. Or email me at Munchiespodcast@gmail.com. The podsafe music used in the show: Today, I am featuring the song Polyandry by Honda Pavarotti. This Chicago-based group stretches the imagination both musically and poetically. Don't be put off by the megaphone-style dissonances here. It all works together with the lyrics. This is truly music to mix Chex mix by. Enjoy. Here is the lead recipe I describe in the show: TRADITIONAL CHEX PARTY MIX 1/2 c. butter Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Heat butter in large roasting pan in oven until melted. Remove. Stir in seasoned salt and Worcestershire sauce. Add Chex and nuts. Mix until all pieces are coated. Heat in oven 1 hour. Stir every 15 minutes. Spread on absorbent paper to cool. Makes 9 cups. UNTRADITIONAL CHEX PARTY MIX 1/4 c. butter Mix first 5 ingredients. Microwave in glass dish on high for 2 minutes. Add last 5 ingredients. Stir until well coated. Microwave on high 2 1/2 minutes. Stir well. Microwave 2-3 minutes. Check and stir each minute. Serve with napkins. Serves 4-6 OAT CHEX APPLE PIE MIX 2 tbsp. butter Preheat oven to 250 degrees. In open roasting pan, melt butter in oven. Stir in cinnamon. Gradually add cereal and nuts, stirring until all pieces are evenly coated. Sprinkle cereal with sugar. Mix well. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, stirring fruit in after 10 minutes. Cool on waxed paper. Store in air-tight container. Served warm this mix tastes like a warm apple pie. HONEY CRUNCH (A SWEET ALTERNATIVE TO 3 c. Corn Bran Cereal (or any Chex cereal) Combine cereal, oats, nuts, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. In a small saucepan, combine butter, honey and brown sugar. Cook over low heat stirring constantly until butter is melted and ingredients are well blended. Pour over cereal mixture and mix until thoroughly coated. Spread evenly into a 15 x 10 inch jelly roll pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until mixture is golden brown, stirring occasionally. Immediately spread mixture onto wax paper covered cooling rack. Stir in raisins. Cool completely. Store in tightly covered container in cool, dry place. Makes about 6 cups. CHEX MIX PUPPY CHOW 9 cup Chex Put cereal in large bowl. Melt chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Pour over Chex cereal, put into a large plastic bag with powdered sugar and shake well to coat. Spread mixture evenly on wax paper and allow to cool. Here are some additional recipes from the show : WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEX MIX 3 c. Rice Chex Melt chocolate. Mix with Chex, Cheerios, pretzels and nuts. Continue to mix and break up until white chocolate is completely dry. Add M & M's. Enjoy. CHEX SWEET SNACK MIX 1 pkg. (12 oz.) chocolate chips Melt peanut butter and butterscotch bits together. When melted, mix in Chex cereal. Spread onto cookie sheet. Evenly sprinkle chocolate bits over the top of mixture. Freeze. When frozen, break or cut into serving size snacks. Here is the shopping list for next week: Next week I'm going to tell you about how to make more popcorn snacks . You need 2 squares Semi-Sweet Chocolate, 1 cup dried cranberries, a box of spoon-sized shredded wheat cereal (any brand as long as it is unsweetened), 3 cups popcorn kernels (from bulk section of supermarket), 1 pkg. (340 g) soft wrapped caramels, 1 cup peanut (smooth or chunky, your choice), 1/2 lb butter, 3/4 c peanut butter, 1 pkg mini marshmallows. Here is a list equipment you will need for next week:
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