The Snack King

Snacking is an important part of our daily routines, offering a way to bridge the gap between meals. Whether it’s a late-night streaming binge session, a mid-afternoon pick-me-up, or a simple treat to accompany a chat with friends, the snacks we choose play a significant role in our culinary experiences. Among the multiple options available, one  favorite stands out: Popcorn Why Popcorn? Popcorn, the misunderstood and often overshadowed by more fru fru snack choices, is a humble yet extraordinary snack. This whole grain snack is not just a movie theater money maker, but a versatile option that can be enjoyed in many ways. What makes popcorn particularly appealing is its lightness and the ability to customize it to your needs and desires. It’s low in calories, ( not the way I eat it:) Popcorn has the ability to accept many toppings, coatings and even stays tuff when dumped in milk. YES Milk, people , in the 19th century( so the internet reads) would have popcorn with milk and eat it...

  Chips you say? The best snack? The snack of the gods? You bet they are, no better snack exists. Whoever looked at a dirty brown potato and said hmmm, I can make that so good you won’t be able to stop eating them. That man is a king, perchance a god, in my book. They are so good in fact that everyone claims them as their Idea. Wikipedia Tells Us: "The potato chip was invented in 1853 by  George Crum. AKA George Speck Crum was a Native American /African  American chef at the Moon Lake Lodge resort in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA. French fries were popular at the restaurant and one day a diner complained that the fries were too thick." BUT..  JSTOR Daily Tells us    A New York Herald report from the Lake House in July of 1849 introduced readers to “Eliza, the cook,” whose “potato frying reputation is one of the prominent matters of remark at Saratoga.” “Who would think,” the Herald reporter wrote, “tha...

 You need a special dish or bowl as the case may be. Your drink of choice and a chair , recliner, couch, loveseat or a pillow on the floor, and a snack to make the snacking episode perfect. Just like a date, a dance or a job (ughh) you need to do it right or not at all. Just sitting in front of the TV with a hand full of whatever was in arms reach is not snacking, that’s just boredom. You eat because you are bored. Go outside work on something, plan you snacking strategy and then and ONLY then should you snack. There are even survival snacks you can test out so you know you are preparing for an emergency at the same time. Whether it’s the "Big Game" or the Saturday night stay at home and snack coming up, you need to have snacks on hand. Since you can’t just snack everyday (well you can but...) anyway, you need to get them and have them ready for the next important event like ummm Tuesday. So how do you go about picking the correct snack for your upcoming event? Well , we...