Originally Posted by Baby Lee:
The local thrift/unclaimed freight store got in this, stocked up for $4 a jar [check the oz :-)] And yes, it's the 'only peanuts, lightly salted' type you have to stir.
And then, I discovered these. Perhaps my new favorite thing ever!!
I used to do a lot of my 'light snacking' by putting stuff [chicken salad, tuna salad, peanut butter, chow chow, chutney, etc] on Trader Joe's everything flatbreads, but they have discontinued those. These flat everything pretzels aren't as big, so you have to do more prep, but they're even tastier.
And those pretzels with that peanut butter is better than any peanut butter stuffed pretzels you'll find from any other brand.
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
They're incredibly easy, especially if you have a simple grapefruit spoon.
Bake for an hour at 400. Cut the top quarter/half an inch off and then scoop out the guts with a grapefruit spoon. The serrated edges make it a 30 second process.
I will bake 3 potatoes for every 2 that I serve so that I get a nice heaping top. I throw the guts in a glass bowl then salt/pepper to taste. Dice up a couple pats of butter, toss that in and then mash like I would mashed potatoes. Then I fold in some sour cream, bacon (real bacon bits; not the shitty chip kind), green onions, cheddar and diced jalapenos (fresh jalapenos, not pickled, 1-2 slices with seeds per potato, IMO).
Fill the scooped shells back up and bake for 10 minutes. It's just long enough to heat the middle back up after adding butter/SC. Once warmed, flatten the tops with a fork to create little channels, then put a little more cheddar on top of that and bake until the cheese is browned (about another 10 minutes). The flat top and channels hold the cheese better.
Cradle to grave you're looking at maybe 1.5 hours and only about 10-15 minutes of that requires actual prep work or attention. And I've done a microwave version that I finish baking in a toaster oven that is a close enough proxy; takes maybe 30 minutes.
It's thinner and crisper, doesn't have that mealy white interior, and instead of just salt, it's got salt and garlic and poppy and sesame, etc.
Plus, with it flattened out, it works better as something you can put things on, or scoop things with.
Plus, as I said before, it tastes better. I'm not a fan of most [plain] pretzels [at least the hard, salted snack aisle ones], but these are tasty and useful. [Reply]
Used to get a big bag of Snyders there but haven't seen them in a while. Probably had to make shelf space for things that are like pretzels but aren't. [Reply]
Originally Posted by srvy:
Used to get a big bag of Snyders there but haven't seen them in a while. Probably had to make shelf space for things that are like pretzels but aren't.
Originally Posted by KCUnited:
My biggest challenge cooking in the condo is lingering smells and internal heat in the summer. I bought a Kettle-Q last month as an additional cooktop for outdoors. I've been most impressed with diner burgers off it.
