A friend of mine brought a container of these naughty little snacks to work one day and I've been hooked ever since. The original recipe is for crackers but by substituting in pretzels the spicy seasoning and salty pretzel gives your taste buds a kick in the right direction. Try the recipe both ways and see which one leaves you begging for more. :) Game day will never be the same!
Ingredients
2 bags of pretzels (12-15 oz) or 1 box of saltine crackers
1 cup of canola or vegetable oil (may add 1-2 extra tablespoons of oil if the pretzel bags are 15oz)
1 package of dry ranch dressing (Hidden Valley Ranch is the best!)
1/4 cup crushed red peppers (more or less--depending upon how spicy you like your food/snacks)
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Directions
Open bags of pretzels or crackers and pour them into a restaurant size bowl or jar. (If you have ever seen what a large, glass sun tea jar is--that's the size you need) The bowl or jar must have a lid. Mix oil, dry ranch dressing, red peppers, pepper, and garlic in a tall cup for a minute. Pour oil seasoning mix over the top of the pretzels or crackers. Place lid on bowl or jar and rotate the snacks clockwise for about a minute. Let sit for several minutes, then rotate the snacks again. Do this several more times until it looks as if all the pretzels or crackers have the oil seasoning mix covering them.
If using pretzels, after seasoning them, place the pretzels on a large cookie sheet and bake in the oven at 225 degrees for at least 15 minutes. Let cool.
If using crackers, you're done. :)
Tip
Be creative with your spices. You never know, you may just create a flavor your friends will knock down your door to get. :) Enjoy!
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Ever since my family and me went to Chicken Annie's in Pittsburg, Kansas I have had a taste for German Coleslaw. My thirst for German food may have something to do with the fact that my Mom is full-blooded German, or it may just be that German food just tastes so dang good. I love it! While surfing the net I came across this unique family recipe from Joyce Brown and decided to give it a try. It's sweet, crunchy, tart, and oh so good! Her recipe is for 14 people, so I scaled it down to 6, gave it a more simple touch, and am now blogging it to you. I've added the link to her recipe as well, just in case you want to try making the original recipe.
Ingredients:
1 bag of Tri-color or Angel Hair coleslaw
1-1/4 green onions, sliced or diced
1/4 cup of sugar (if you don't like things real sweet-try reducing the amount of sugar by a teaspoon)
1/4 cup of vinegar (if you love a vinegar taste-add a tablespoon more of vinegar)
3/4 teaspoon of celery seed
3/4 teaspoon of salt
1/4 cup of vegetable oil
Directions:
In a large bowl, combine cabbage and onions. In a saucepan, mix sugar, vinegar, celery seed, and salt. Bring to a boil. Add the vegetable oil, then return to a boil. Cook until sugar dissolves. Pour over cabbage mixture, toss gently. Place in the fridge or eat while it's warm. Either way it's good!
Tip:
If you love the flavor of other spices such as: garlic, pepper, cayenne, lemon, etc. Simply add it to the vinegar mix the same time you're adding the salt and celery seed. I usually add garlic and pepper. It gives the flavor an extra kick and that adds to my love of German coleslaw. Mmmmm, I can taste it already. Enjoy. I know I will.
A friend of mine brought a container of these naughty little snacks to work one day and I've been hooked ever since. The original recipe is for crackers but by substituting in pretzels the spicy seasoning and salty pretzel gives your taste buds a kick in the right direction. Try the recipe both ways and see which one leaves you begging for more. :) Game day will never be the same!
