I bought a box of 20 frozen pretzels and we made some last night for Finger Food Friday. The instructions were to take the frozen pretzel and wet the surfacethen to sprinkle the salt on top. Then the instructions said to bake them for 4 minutes at 400 degrees. 4 minutes wasn’t enough. I wanted to try the pretzel with olive oil instead of water but nobody seemed interested.
Today Don and i did a trial. I made one per the instructions with water, one using a butter substitute and one with olive oil. Don and i both agreed that the butter one ended up the best. The salt stuck to the pretzel the best, it didn’t feel overly oily and it was nice and moist. The perfect frozen pretzel recipe.
One Finger Food Friday I decided to pour a shot of Kahlua into my Pint of Guinness. It was like drinking a dessert. It needs a little stirring but goes down quite well. I’ve since requested it in two bars (4100 in Los Angeles and Kito’s here in Petersburg, Alaska) and neither bartender had ever heard of it. I have looked online to see if anyone else has written this up and have not found anything. I know it’s a terribly simple drink but it really could be popular but it needs a name. So I’m thinking it should be called an “Alaskan Milkshake” ooohhh… maybe an “Alaskan Chocolate Milk” would be better. Any suggestions? Naturally trying out the recipe first is definitely preferable.
1 pint glass
Just shy of 1 serving of Guinness
1 shot of Kahlua
Pour the pint of Guinness. Sip a bit if you need some space in the glass. Add a shot of Kahlua and stir. Enjoy.
My Grandma Shirley always has a tub of fruit salad in the fridge. The last time i was there i asked for her recipe. Without measurements here are the ingredients…
Bananas
Peaches
Pineapple
Cherries
Orange juice
Last year i was in Valdez for the ARPA conference. For the opening social there were bowls of small pretzels on the tables. I reached for a handful of them but they were – sort of wet. Closer inspection showed they had a oily covering with a greenish powder on them. My friend just wolfed them down by the fistful. I tried one hesitantly and agreed that they were good. The woman that made them was kind enough to share her recipe…
3 pound bag of mini pretzels
1 bottle Orville Reddenbacher popping oil
1 packet of Hidden Valley ranch dip mix
1 tablespoon Johnny’s seasoning salt
2-3 teaspoons of lemon pepper
0 slices of bacon
Mix all ingredients and let sit for 3 days.
