Football

To relax on Sunday before starting my new job on Monday, I whipped up some homemade Chex Mix and settled in to watch the Vikings v. Cowboys game (I try, but can't get into football like I do baseball).  The prepackaged Chex Mix is ok, but with minimal effort, you can make something even better.
The recipe is on the side of every Chex cereal box, so it is easy to pick up all the stuff at the grocery store without writing a long list.  The great part about making this stuff is that you can personalize it.  Don't like mixed nuts?  Use peanuts.  Does the thought of Rice Chex cereal make you want to hurl?  Split the volume between the corn and rice Chex. 

There are two options when it comes to making this-- in the microwave or in the oven.  Hands down, making it in the oven tastes the best.

3 cups Corn Chex cereal

3 cups Rice Chex cereal

3 cups Wheat Chex cereal

1 cup mixed nuts

1 cup bite-size pretzels

1 cup garlic-flavor bite-size bagel chips or regular-size bagel chips, broken into 1-inch pieces

6 tablespoons butter or margarine

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

1 1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt

3/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

Heat oven to 250°F. In large bowl, mix cereals, nuts, pretzels and bagel chips; set aside. In ungreased large roasting pan, melt butter in oven. Stir in seasonings. Gradually stir in cereal mixture until evenly coated. Bake 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Spread on paper towels to cool, about 15 minutes. Store in airtight container

My sister couldn't wait for it to get out of the oven, so she picked at it while it was still in the oven.  I can't lie.  I'm guilty, too.  But there was still enough left over to enjoy during the game.