Foodspiration

In my life, food is not simply a necessity, but a luxury too. Every Sunday since August of 2012, I go to my grandparents’ house to bake food with my grandma. In fact, we even started our own cookbook where we write down and rate the recipes of all the foods we make. Not surprisingly, out of every section--main dishes, salads, sides, miscellaneous, and desserts--desserts certainly have much more entries than any others. You can say my grandma and I kind of have a sweet tooth. The most popular item that we make is oyster crackers. These are no dessert, but they are eaten like candy by every person in our family. My grandma and I make these often because they never last long. They are cheap, easy to prepare, and maybe one of the most delicious snacks we know how to make. In our cookbook they are given 5 stars, hands-down. Here is the recipe for the snack that is in such high demand:

Ranch Flavored Oyster Crackers
2 bags of oyster crackers
1 cup of vegetable oil
1 package of ranch dressing mix
¼ tsp of garlic powder
½ - 1 tsp of dill weed
¼ tsp of lemon pepper

1.      In a small bowl (or measuring cup), combine the vegetable oil, ranch dressing mix, garlic powder, dill weed, and lemon pepper. Mix well so the ingredients do not fall to the bottom.

2.      In a gallon-sized Ziploc bag, pour the oil into the bag. Then, add the two bags of oyster crackers and close. Shake the bag, coating all the crackers in the oil evenly. Pour into a large baking pan.

3.      Place into oven at 275°, and bake for 15-20 minutes. Take out of oven and let them cool off until they are no longer as hot as lava.

4.      Hide as much as you can from your family, leave no evidence behind.

5.      Eat. Eat all of them.

6.   Repeat steps 1-5.