RECIPE: Honey Caramel Corn

Most caramel corn is not drizzled with caramel sauce, as the name may suggest, but made by caramelizing sugar into a syrup that coats the popcorn and dries to a lovely crunch. Caramel and corn based on sugar or molasses dates back at least to the 1890s; an early version of Cracker Jack, made with…
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PRODUCT: Harvest Pumpkin, Seasonal Tortilla Chips From Food Should Taste Good

How delicious are the fall flavor tortilla chips from Food Should Taste Good? Very delicious! You can enjoy them plain, with a savory or sweet dip, or as “fall nachos.” Harvest Pumpkin tortilla chips are as good as eating a cookie. Deftly spiced with cinnamon, clove, allspice and nutmeg (and a touch of cane sugar),…
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FOOD FUN: Halloween Popcorn Balls

They’re sweet, they’re fun and they’re whole grain! And there’s a bonus: You make them in the microwave! You’ve got time to whip up these Halloween popcorn balls, thanks to busy mother of three Ashleigh, of the blog Bee in Our Bonnet. Ashleigh contributed this recipe to SomewhatSimple.com. While the popcorn balls are shaped like…
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HALLOWEEN: Cheese & Pretzel Broomsticks

Who needs candy when there’s a clever Halloween snack like this? It was created by Angie Ramirez of LittleInspiration.com, who shares yummy food, easy DIY crafts, adventures of motherhood and everything in between on her blog. This healthy Halloween snacks works for kids as well as for adults, with cocktails. The witch’s broomsticks are easy…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Pumpkin Spiced Almonds

The roasted almonds are sweetened with sugar, brown sugar and honey, and spiced with cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and pumpkin powder (dried, ground pumpkin—look for it at natural food stores or online). The 19.75-ounce can is available at retailers nationwide (approximately $9.95 depending on retailer). It’s easy to make spiced nuts—almonds, pecans, walnuts or other favorite—to…
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