Make your own Trail Mix

I realize that ages and ages and ages ago I said today would be Munchy Monday, and so it shall!!

I love trail mix. I've always loved trail mix. Salty and sweet and savory in one bag- I'll take it. I recently relocated to my boyfriends hometown for my internship, which acquired The Fresh Market. If you're a fan of organic, healthy, or fresh food ( I don't know why you wouldn't be...), then you would love this place. I know there are Whole Food markets everywhere, but this is an awesome addition to this growing city.

An great thing about The Fresh Market is that they have an extensive corner of trail mix and other goodies for sampling/buying. My favorites include a pumpkin nosh and a berry... something. A delicious berry something.

I leave you with 3 different trail mix recipies. Something sweet. Something spicy. Something savory. Enjoy!

Super Simple Sweet Nothings Trail Mix
http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/sweet-nothings-trail-mix-recipe.htm

Sweet Nothings Trail Mix

Prep and Cook Time 10 minutes

YIELD Makes 10 (1-cup) servings
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INGREDIENTS

5	cups rice and corn cereal squares
1‑1/2	cups raisins
1‑1/2	cups small thin pretzel sticks, broken into pieces
1	cup candy-coated chocolate pieces
1	cup peanuts (optional)

 

This one is not my style, so I am not very familiar with spicy trail mixes. It looks pretty hot though!

http://www.thespicehouse.com/recipes/spicy-trail-mix-recipe

 

 

Ingredients

• 1 (9 ounce) package ranch flavored whole grain crackers or thin wheat crackers
• 1 (5 ounce) package Southwestern spiced sweet potato sticks, or 3 cups shoestring potatoes
• 1 (12 ounce) can honey-roasted peanuts
• 1 (3 ounce) package freeze-dried roaster sweet corn, or 4 ounces freeze-dried super sweet corn
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried sage, crushed
• 1 (7 ounce) package chocolate covered raisins

Serves / Yields

13 cups

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 300F.
In a large shallow roasting pan combine the crackers, sweet potato sticks, peanuts and corn.
In a small sauce pan heat butter and sage, over low heat, until butter is melted. Drizzle butter mixture over cracker mixture and mix well.
Bake, uncovered, for 20-25 minutes or until lightly toasted, stirring twice. Spread mixture on a large piece of aluminum foil to cool. When cool, stir in chocoate covered raisins. Store in an airtight container.

http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/savory-trail-mix/971aefe5-2f95-4219-b3ea-3c44b6bebbb5/

3/4

cup toasted whole-grain oat cereal, bite-size squares crisp corn cereal, oyster crackers, cheese-flavored tiny fish-shaped crackers and broken pretzel sticks

4

teaspoons soy sauce

1 1/2

teaspoons Dijon mustard

3/4

teaspoon garlic powder

3/4

teaspoon onion powder

• 1 Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix both cereals, both crackers and the pretzel sticks.
• 2 In small bowl, mix remaining ingredients until well blended. Drizzle over cereal mixture; toss to coat evenly. Spread mixture evenly in pan.
• 3 Bake 5 minutes. Stir; bake 3 to 5 minutes longer. Cool completely, about 15 minutes. Store in tightly covered container or resealable plastic food-storage bags.

The Intern

First week, DONE. I have been a marketing intern for about 43 hours as of right now. I have been working away diligently in my OFFICE. I HAVE AN OFFICE. Calling people. Taking calls. Making lots and lots of lists. Decorating. You know I couldn't resist the decorating. Yankee candle just happens to be directly next door. Needless to say, but I'll say anyway, my office smells amazing. People walk by and ask what I'm burning. Pumpkin yumminess, that's what. But about the decorating.

My internship is split between where I currently am and the local CVB. That being said, I simply cannot load down with stuff I own to make everything feel super-duper personal, so I added a touch here and there.

This is my tea set for one. It's sad at home because... well.. it's tea for one, but perfect at work because it's TEA FOR ONE! It also looks adorable on my shelf.

I also added a five wine bottle tea light holder, which I cannot find an image of to save my life.

Moving into an office can be a big moment. It was for me, even though I know when I leave in about a month, my desk and walls and big door go bye bye and I'll have a community office. Desk- yes, my own door- no. Goodness, I've already been spoiled. But I'm still SO excited. A trick when having your own office, is not to over kill this with your excitement. A few photos, a couple trinkets, and some candles offer the homey-ness I prefer without making me feel overwhelmed by stuff. However, I'm not saying that practically living in your office is a bad thing. Well.. it might be, but I don't judge. If your time spent there is excessive and many in years, then what the heck. Add some throw pillows. I honestly thought about bringing my yoga mat for breaks. Now that I'm thinking about it, I still may.

Have fun with your office! Make it feel like your space. I still suggest against fish. You already have enough responsibility at work. No need to add lives to that.

Have a Happy Day!

Creative Pay-It-Forward

Greetings! How is 2013 treating you so far? Three days into the new year and I have bronchitis, but that happens often anyway, so no mad juju there.

Let's get to the point. 

On facebook, a past co-worker of mine had a status update that I thought was PHENOMENAL! So, here it is, in my own words. 

Creative Pay-it-Forward 2013

Post this to facebook, your blog, anywhere people can see it and respond with a private message:

At some point during the year, I will send the first 5 people respond to this something in the mail. Something creative. Something that excites your brilliant little noggins! I can make it, find it somewhere and think YES! this must go to (fill in blank). I'll decide what it is and when I'll send it. I wont tell you what, or when I'm mailing you your nifty little thing-a-ma-bob. All I as is for your current address...AND that you re-post this SOMEWHERE and extend the fun to others you know. If no one responds, that's cool; at least you tried. 

There are several reasons I like this idea. First, who DOESN'T LOVE GETTING PARCELS!?!? TELL ME WHO?!?! I love getting things in the mail. Second, I love all around creativity and little gift giving, especially when there is no pressure from the Holidays, birthdays, etc etc. It also allows people to express themselves in new ways of they want.

So go ahead- Pay it forward in 2013!