Pot Luck

I just want you all to know I'm baking. Right now. As in, with the oven. And not one thing has caught on fire. Yet. But things are looking good. I haven't even burnt anything yet. I've made rice krispies with fruity pebbles and now I'm making chex mix. In the oven. The right way.

I remember back around Thanksgiving last year when I worked with teenage criminal boys and one Friday night the boys and I made a special kind of chex mix. It was so delicious the boys flew through it so fast I had to sneak a bite from them when they weren't looking. It was called Pumpkin Pie chex mix. If any of you need to make something for a potluck and were thinking chex mix...try this! I don't even like pumpkin pie, but this was undeniable delicious. HERE is the link. If you play around on that website you'll find a lot more fun chex mix recipes. Considering chex mix is almost its own food group to me, I've kinda done a few of them.

I made the cheesy ranch one back in the days of me living in Cedar Rapids. The ex loved it, the roommate loved it, I hated it. So I will not be making that kind again. I think the next one on my "to do" list is the loaded baked potato one! I always go for the salty recipes because one of my pet peeves is when people mix sweet and salty. Another reason why I'm surprised I like the pumpkin pie one.

I hardly ever put the nuts in my chex mix. I tend to substitute them with cheetos, usually the BBQ ones. I also only do corn chex because I'm not a huge fan of wheat chex, and the rice chex taste too similar to the corn chex once all the seasoning is baked in to buy a separate box for the same taste.  How do all of you make your chex mixes? Seriously, tell me. I'm addicted and am always thinking of new ideas for it!