OHHHHHHHHH Candy

       Some of the best candy I've ever enjoyed is homemade!  The recipe comes from a cooking class with Deanna House, a cookbook writer from Michigan.  Super easy and super fast....and anyone can make it!  Everyone who eats it says, "OHHHHH!", hence the title of the candy :-)  And everyone then asks for the recipe!

       All you need is 1 package of Wilton Light Chocolate Discs and 1 package of Wilton Dark Chocolate, 2 cups of your favorite nuts (cashews or pecans are awesome), and some butter.  The key is using dark and light chocolate.  I'll post the recipe soon with photos.  I'm just learning how to post photos so your patience is appreciated.  You'll love these!!

Caramel corn.....yummy!  But can you imagine it in a salad?  

I couldn't either, until I tried it at Kota restaurant in St. Louis before going to the musical "9 to 5" with my best buds last week.  Along with mixed greens, chopped fresh beets, blue cheese crumbles, and cashews with a citrus vinaigrette, the carmel corn added a sweetness and really made all the flavors pop (sorry, I couldn't help myself:). It stayed crunchy, too.
I tried recreating it at home but used goat cheese with a raspberry walnut vinaigrette.  Success!  The hubby even liked it!  But I must admit, it's hard to keep caramel corn around long enough to make the salad.

If you're ready for an interesting twist on a salad, try this one!  You can find sweetness everywhere if you just know where to look :-)