My kitchen is clean. ย It’s nearly spotless.
This is a huge problem. ย This means I haven’t been cooking.
Wait. ย That’s not to say that I haven’t been eating… because sweet Lord have I been eating. ย I’ve been eating by the fistful. ย Usually large bowls of pasta late at night. ย Also, snacks. ย A mean amount of snacks. ย At midnight.
That makes them midnight snacks.
To make me feel better about myself… I’d like you to get on this midnight snack bandwagon as well. ย Please… we’re in this together, right?
On the real… this is my midnight snacking life.
Kettle corn. ย Dude. ย Serious.
Hardboiled eggs with olive oil, salt, and coarsely ground pepper.
um…. Bourbon with Luxardo cherries. ย Incredible.
Salty sunflower seeds.
Molasses Chocolate Chip Cookies.
and… Dark Chocolate Dipped Whole Wheat Sesame Pretzel Rods.
I can not wait to show you the project that has inspired all of this midnight snacking. ย Soon! ย Soon soon soon!
In other news, ย I doodle ‘ i love u’.
I’m obsessed with pale mint green nail polish.
And… my cat is all fur. ย Professional fluff.
Thank you for letting me say hello today. ย I’ll be back shortly with a recipe for you. ย If it’s a recipe for salad, please forgive me. ย I need to eat something green.
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Dear Joy – maybe this is the kettle corn that you so wonderfully commented on. Your post was timely as I chomped my way thru a bag of this stuff while I was reading a book over the weekend: http://www.angieskettlecorn.com
If you haven’t tried it, I highly recommend! Very addictive. I love your blog…you are so endearing!
I have that same color on my toes!! Love it
Your midnight snacks sound so good…especially those chocolate dipped pretzel rods. My midnight snacking is much more boring…plain ole pretzels, carrot sticks, nuts, grapes, and sometimes a handful of chocolate chips. If I ate hard boiled eggs right before bed I’d never sleep. Sounds goods for lunch though. :)
Your kitty has gotten so big but still as cute as ever! And I love your nail polish! :)
a) Congrats on the win!!!
b) can you explain what to do with Luxardo cherries and bourbon? Because I have a jar but don’t really know what to do with them…(something tells me the juice might even be used for a cocktail!)
i will show you. soon!
Looks like we are sinking in the same boat.
Yesterday, in a moment of weakness I chowed down 2 recess peanut butter cups, 3 air heads and a milky way midnight. Then once I got home from work I swear I ate at least a pound of pasta. Then washed them down with dark chocolate brownies and peanut butter covered graham crackers topped with chopped banana’s.
Please post something healthy, I need to deceive the fat man reaping havoc in my stomach into thinking that healthy food looks appetizing this week!
Hi there! Just found your blog through StumbleUpon and WOW is my mouth watering! I am getting married in July and working on my domestic skills…I can’t wait to go through all your recipes. The Hot Chocolate popovers have particularly caught my eye. :-)
Totally with you on midnight snacking–my munchies of choice are cheese Ritz Bitz. Disgusting, I know, but they were a favorite of mine in middle school and just have that nostalgic, comforting taste if you know what I mean.
Midnight snacks are mandatory! Lately for me it’s been chocolate, popcorn, and Trader Joe’s strawberry coconut ice cream. Most often all together. YUM! =)
I’m wearing the same-ish color nail polish. Light minty green=springtime. And my toes are lavender. Both sets have glitter. Girls are never too old for glitter… or chocolate dipped anything. Love the blog. Trying to get going on one of my own :) Keep up the sweet treats!!
Where do I get those chocolate dipped pretzels? Or did you make them? They look divine!
i melted chocolate and dipped pretzels in it. easy and yummy!
You are the only person I know from LA who eats sweets and carbs. Everybody else seems to only eat greens and tofu. Life’s too short to not eat sugar!
I’ve been a silent reader for a while, and a fan for just as long (raspberry almond & peanut butter banana bread!!!). And when I finally do post a comment, it’s not even about food. It’s about your nail polish, because it’s the same color I’m currently obsessed with too. I bought a bottle called “minted” by revlon, and I’m totally in love.
But, to redeem myself as a food blog lover, allow me to end this comment by saying that I have every intention of making that spinach and potato breakfast hash asap. It looks phenomenal!!
I’m curious about the bourbon and cherries (just saying “bourbon and cherries” sounds yummy). And chocolate dipped pretzels! I LOVE salty and sweet together. I don’t snack at midnight… but pretty much all the rest of the day I do!
I LOVE your nail polish! I used to mix my own mint green (and sky blue, my personal nail polish obsession) when I was in high school. Now I am wearing Essie Turquoise & Caicos on my toenails.
Also, I don’t even like pretzels, but those chocolate-dipped ones look fantastic.
I like to make a huge bowl of popcorn when I midnight snack and maybe some cookies too. Sometimes I like something sweet after my salty popcorn.
I like you your funny,nice,like cats and food.
i heart u. Although I think you may be making me fat. My favorite post book club (AKA boozing. That’s what we call it because we’re all teachers and sometimes need to discuss things in front of eager-to-gossip little ears) snack is leftover homemade macaroni and cheese. The good kind with the buttery, toasty bread crumb topping and loads of creamy cheese sauce. Or a brownie smeared with peanut butter will do in a pinch.
i just had a har boiled egg with olive oil, black pepper and salt. it’s not midnight here, but somewhere on the planet it’s midnight-snack-o’clock so i thought i’d support the cause. Delicious as ever.
leftover orange braised red cabbage and roasted pumpkin at midnight on Saturday….the popcorn just wasn’t filling enough. Loving the egg with olive oil idea though!
Joy,
Your blog ALWAYS puts a smile to my face, or causes me to laugh out loud and then I have to explain to my (male) roommate that I reading a baking blog… oops.
Thank you for posting about midnight snacking and guilty pleasures – your blog is so honest and that’s a huge part of what makes it so great!
Please never stop writing..and congrats on launching the podcast website – looks awesome!
I saw that you painted your nails and I got up to get my pretty spring color to paint mine too…love the midnight snacks – can’t wait to use them for the massive girly sleepover I’m having in July with my besties!!
Joy, congratulations on winning the Saveur award ! Your blog really deserves it.
On another note, my midnight snacking is far worse than yours. I love love love butter microwave popcorn. I also have a huge stash of assorted chocolates, cookies, nuts and chips. Whats even weirder I think is that sometimes around 2am I feel like cooking. A couple of night ago I decided it was the perfect time to make pizza dough. I ended up with 5 frozen pre made pizzas which is great, but whats with the timing?
Anyway, looking fwd to that 4th podcast !
how do u edit those pictures