{"id":1686,"date":"2021-12-30T23:28:02","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T06:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/?p=1686"},"modified":"2021-12-30T23:28:02","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T06:28:02","slug":"mix-it-with-more-flavor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/2021\/12\/30\/mix-it-with-more-flavor\/","title":{"rendered":"Mix it with more flavor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211230_221802-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211230_221802-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211230_221802-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211230_221802-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211230_221802-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211230_221802.jpg 1958w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>I spy a peanut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Chex Mix. It&#8217;s kind of a guilty pleasure. I saw a recipe on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thekitchn.com\/chex-mix-recipe-23022715\">the Kitchn<\/a> that reminded me I wanted to try making my own. I gathered the ingredients, including &#8220;seasoned salt,&#8221; which I do not stock on the usual. But the problem with Chex mix is, it&#8217;s twice as salty as it needs to be. I like salty snacks but I want them to taste like more than just salt. So, I didn&#8217;t add any at all! Worcestershire sauce is plenty salty. And &#8220;seasoned salt&#8221; is a simple blend of basics I already stock on the usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>1\/2 cup (1 stick) butter<\/li><li>2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce<\/li><li>1.5 tsp garlic powder<\/li><li>1 tsp onion powder<\/li><li>1\/2 tsp sugar<\/li><li>1\/4 tsp paprika<\/li><li>Pinch turmeric<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Melt butter and stir in seasonings above. Preheat oven to 250, with upper and lower racks making equal thirds. Meanwhile, mix your crunchies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>9 total cups of Chex cereal, in different varieties or just one if, like me, you only want to buy 1 box.<\/li><li>5 total cups of other crunchy snacks such as pretzels, bagel or pita chips (broken into smaller pieces), tiny crackers, etc.<\/li><li>1 cup roasted (unsalted!) peanuts or other nuts.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Drizzle half of butter mixture over cereal mixture, stir well, then add the other half and stir until everything is well-coated. Spread out on the baking sheets and bake for 45-50 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes, until crispy and lightly browned. Cool 10 minutes on the baking sheets before serving. When completely cool, store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I like salty snacks but I want them to taste like more than just salt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[126,130],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1686"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1686"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1688,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1686\/revisions\/1688"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}