Posts Tagged snacks
Japanese chocolates
I saw these at Jasmart yesterday and had to try them. The matcha one was really strong and rich, tasted exactly like matcha with a slight bitter finish. The strawberry was great and had a very natural strawberry flavor. The photos don’t really capture the deep colors; the green should be more of a deep olive and the pink darker.
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I also picked up some chestnut and marbled Pocky.


3 comments February 24, 2008
Belated superbowl dip

1 can of Tostitos brand salsa con queso
green onions
black olives (sliced for best results!)
1 16oz can of your favorite variety of salsa (I used a simple medium spiced one, but I really want to do one with black bean and corn salsa with cilantro that I’ve made from scratch plenty of times before)
a blend of shredded mozzarella, cheddar, monterey jack and asadego cheese
1 8 or 16oz container of sour cream
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Osaka, one of many nicknames for Thomas, an aspiring lyricist from Buffalo NY, and guy of good nature and wisecracks. He loves to cook occasionally, trying new recipes that not only taste delicious, but entertain the eyes and tease your palette. Yet another watcher of the Food Network, he usually dabbles in the kitchen of his job where he works in foodservice.
1 comment February 9, 2008
snap, crackle, yums

I love rice krispy treats. They’re easy to make, sweet, and great for a quick snack. You could easily follow the directions on the side of a Rice Krispies box, but I’ve tweaked this recipe with a bit more marshmallowy goodness.
Ingredients:
- 4 tbsp. butter or margarine (I prefer the butter)
- 1 16 oz. package of marshmallows (In my opinion, the mini mallows melt better and easier)
- 7 cups Rice Krispies Cereal (I’ll sometimes put 8 cups to get thicker Krispies)
Directions:
- Melt the butter in a fairly large pan on medium to low heat
- Once melted, add marshmallows
- Allow marshmallows to fully melt, stirring occassionally to prevent from sticking to bottom of pan
- Grease bottom and sides of a 13″ x 9″ baking pan
- Once marshmallows are fully melted, remove pan from heat
- Add Rice Krispies gradually to marshmallows, mixing in with marshmallows after each addition
- Pour Krispy mixture into baking pan
- Using either a plastic sandwich bag or even parchment or wax paper, flatten mixture into pan
- Once cooled, cut into squares or whatever shape you desire, and serve
Note: This recipe will yield 24 treats.
Happy baking!
3 comments January 16, 2008


