Wrap of the Snack Attack

Salty, sweet, crunchy, creamy. If you can pop it into your mouth on the go or on the sly, we covered it at today’s Foodies’ Night In #fni Twitter party on Snacks.

Snack Attack Strikes Back

Salty, sweet, crunchy, creamy.  If you can pop it into your mouth on the go or on the sly, we covered it at today’s Foodies’ Night In #fni Twitter party on Snacks. Suffice to say that by the time we wrapped, carrot sticks were the last thing on my Weight-Watchin’ mind.

Today we gathered, as we do every Monday afternoon (and will again next Monday afternoon), with our partners in foodiedom, @savvyhost, our sponsor @NutsAboutGranol, and a truly expert crew including @cozifamily, @skinnyjeans, @savorthethyme, and @FightFatFoodie, around the only snack bar in the Twitterverse, the #fni table.  We compared notes on the dark chocolate we hide in our desk drawers, the raw nuts the fight the afternoon fade, and the protein bars that power our workouts.

We gave away enough Nuts About Granola granola to wake up all of Cincinnati tomorrow morning, and enough salty-sweet Garrett Popcorn to take us right on through Happy Hour.  If you didn’t win, just keep coming back.  Every week the giveaways get better and better.

Favorite Foodie Tweets

It was rather difficult to choose the favorites today, as there were so many new participants and original ideas.  You’ll have to search #fni on Twitter itself to get the full scoop.  But, for now, whet your appetite on these babies—a couple recipes, a couple great ideas, and a deep thought from your friend and mine, Caitlin:

@StuartDonald: I found my Crunchy Curried Chick Peas recipe. Can substitute any spice for the curry.  #fni
@condoblues: I save clementine peels in freezer for grated orange peel. Then in garbage disposal to clean it. #fni
@lolamichele: We do upside-down nachos, with toppings like lettuce and tomatoes the large portions, and crumbled chips the least #fni
@NutsAboutGranol: Favorite pumpkin recipe: 1/2 cup pumpkin, 1 cup organic vanilla yogurt, 1/2 tsp pumpkin spice, 1/2 cup plain jane granola #fni

And, finally, one of the favorite tweets of the day came from Caitlin herself.  I suspect she never thought she’d be retweeted (or blogged about) when she sent this into the Twitterverse: “If I’m going to snack I need paper plates. I don’t want any evidence of what junk I just ate. ^C #fni”  Hilarious.  The foodies ate it up (aah, the puns are delicious).

Hungry for More?

Tap into the following Cooking with Caitlin recipes to satisfy your next afternoon crash or late-night craving:

Warm Greek Salads
Polenta Fries
Cilantro Shrimp Tacos
Uncle Nate’s Pico de Gallo
Chocolate Truffles
White Cheddar Popcorn Toppers

And before you go to bed, sign up for August’s Third Thursday event.  With nine snack-size courses infused with Francis Ford Coppola Wines, you can plan to enjoy a meal of super-size proportions.

Foodies’ Night In Questions

Here are the questions that kept the snacks attacking throughout the par-tay:

Q1. What are your favorite snacks? Are they sweet, salty, crunchy, creamy? What’s your favorite time to snack? #fni
Q2. What’s your favorite homemade snack? Anything unique to your family? Recipes to share? #fni
Q3. Do you take health into consideration when choosing your snack, or is it a secret indulgence? #fni
Q4. What snacks make your grocery list each week? Which ones are impulse buys, too good to pass up? #fni
Q5. What snacks do you keep at your desk or hidden in your purse at all times? #fni
Q6. What’s a good power snack to get you through a sleepy spell, or a high-impact workout, or a particularly yummy #fni (wink, wink)? #fni
Q7. What were your favorite after-school snacks growing up? Memories attached – zebra cakes from the cabinet or baking with your mom? #fni
Q8. What’s the best snack to turn into a meal – soft pretzels, nachos? A good meal to turn into a snack – leftovers, half sandwiches? #fni
Q9. What are your go-to late-night snacks – for working/studying all-nighters or returning from drinks and dancing? #fni
Q10. How do you pack snacks for a road trip? Are you strategic – tidy snacks, filling snacks, no liquids? #fni
Q11. What is the snacking “equipment” you can’t do without – small dishes for small portions, toaster oven, deep fryer? #fni
Q12. In three words or less, what is your state of mind with regards to food? #fni