#opening chips package would be so easy peasy now

[topsytervy]

Scotcharoos ~ Pope Heyward

Blurb: you decide to make some of your grandma's scotcharoo bars with a little bit of help from your boyfriend, Pope.

Word Count: 1,273

Warnings: swearing, grammar/spelling mistakes, i think thats it

I'm going to add this just in case you don't know what scotcharoo bars are. They're basically just rice krispie treats but you add peanut butter in with the rice krispies and top it with a mixture of melted chocolate chips and butterscotch chips. A very poor and vague description but that's all they are. Nothing really special about them but everyone in my family (myself included) go absolutely nuts for them and I wrote this cause my grandma just sent me a chunk of scotcharoo bars from the batch she just made.

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Pope looked over your shoulder as you poured in the mixture you just brought off the stove, a confused look on his face. “What exactly are these again?” Your boyfriend questioned.

“They’re scotcharoo bars. My grandma always makes them. It’s basically kind of like peanut butter Rice Krispie treats with chocolate on top.” You explained.

You had practically grown up with scotcharoo bars and it was usually something your grandma made at least two pans of since everyone in your family always went back for more. Tears were often shed when you were a child cause everyone always seemed to nag them before you could get one and if you did, by chance, happen to get one, one of your older cousins snagged it from you, using the same ‘they’re bad for your teeth, we’re doing you a favor’ excuse every single time.

Not anymore though because after an hour and a half on the phone with your grandmother and a very casual ‘I haven’t had scotcharoos in so long’, you had a package in your arms a week and a half later containing, not only the bars themselves but your grandmother’s recipe as well.

Take that cousins.

So now here you were, spatula in hand as you poured the Rice Krispie cereal into the metal mixing bowl you had down.

You handed Pope the bowl. “Can you mix this together please while I get the chocolate and butterscotch chips and start melting it?”

Pope nodded as he took the bowl from your hands, beginning to mix the ingredients together.

You grabbed the butterscotch chips and chocolate chips, pouring them into a microwavable bowl before putting them in the microwave for a minute.

As Pope continued mixing, you pulled out a pan and buttered it well.

"You eat these a lot growing up, sweetheart?" Pope asked, looking at you.

You nodded. "Every holiday and birthday, scotcharoos were there. There was never one left in the pan because they were either all eaten by the time you went home or you were taking some home with you." You smiled at the memories brought back by making the simple recipe.

Pope smiled. "Well, I can’t wait to try them."

You grabbed a fork as the microwave beeped, stirring the chocolate and butterscotch mixture before putting them in for another minute, figuring that it would be thoroughly melted after that.

"I have one last bar my grandma sent me that you can have a piece of." You offered, walking towards your counter.

Pope feigned shock. "You would share a dessert you love so much with me?" He teased.

"Unless you don't want it, then I'll just…" You trailed off, bringing the treat closer to your mouth.

"No. I'll take it. Save you from a cavity." He placed the bowl down and grabbed the bar from your hand.

He couldn't lie, it did look rather delicious, and listening to you rave about it all the time constantly made him wonder what these infamous treats taste like.

He took a bite as you picked up the bowl, mixing the Rice Krispies in a little more.

"You know what? These aren't half bad." Pope nodded, taking another bite once he swallowed his first one.

You took the bowl over to the pan and spread the mixture out, patting it down as you nodded. "It honestly wasn't a family get-together unless these bad boys were there. I'm pretty sure half my cousins only showed up to see if the scotcharoos were there."

The microwave beeped and Pope went and grabbed the bowl handing it to you as you grabbed the spatula.

"Thank you," You pecked his lips as you took the bowl.

You stirred the chocolate and butterscotch again, making sure it was all mixed up and melted before pouring it on top of the Rice Krispies, spreading it as evenly as you could with the spatula.

"And now we wait for it to all cool and set." You grinned once you were finished, holding the spatula out towards Pope. "Wanna lick it clean?"

Pope took the spatula from your hand. "Hell yeah."

You giggled at his excitement as you picked up the pan and brought it to the fridge to hopefully make the treats cool down faster.

Pope gathered up the dishes and brought them to the sink, filling it with warm water and a little dish soap. He turned and leaned his back against the counter as he waited for the sink to fill, watching you as you made room for the pan in the fridge. Once you were sure that nothing would fall out, you stood up straight and closed the door, turning to face your boyfriend.

“They should be ready to eat soon.” You told him, walking over and wrapping your arms around his waist.

“Yeah. You’re gonna eat a meal first though. By the time you’re done with your food, dessert will be ready.” Pope pressed a kiss to the top of your head.

“Well, I made dessert so that means you get to make lunch.”

Pope shrugged. “Easy, peasy, m’lady.”

“Oh, really? What are you going to make?” You raised an eyebrow.

“Mac and Cheese.” You laughed at his answer and he grinned. “I said it was easy peasy.”

You nodded. “Yeah. Mac and Cheese is pretty easy peasy.”

****

After your lunch, which consisted of mac and cheese with little pieces of a hot dog thrown in it, you got up and walked over to your fridge, pulling out the pan of scotcharoos and grabbing a knife. You cut them into squares before grabbing two pieces from the pan and walking over to Pope, handing him one.

“Why, thank you, sweetheart.”

“You’re very welcome, darling.” You smiled as you kissed his forehead before taking a bite of the treat.

“I’m going to be honest,” Pope told you, “Still good but not as good as the piece you had me try.”

You nodded. “I agree 100% but, in my defense, my grandma has been making these for god only knows how long and this is my first time making them.”

“Fair point.” Pope popped the rest of the bar into his mouth. “After a few more tries, I’m sure they’ll be as good as your grandmas and we’ll be serving them up at Christmas parties as well.”

“Oh? We’ll be serving them? So you’re going to help next time?” You raised an eyebrow.

“I always help in the kitchen.” Pope defended himself.

“Yeah. Help make a mess.” You laughed and Pope’s jaw dropped.

“Clearly you’ve never cooked with John B or JJ. I swear to god, JB once got egg on the ceiling. Like, how does one do that?”

You shrugged. “Talent.”

Pope rolled his eyes. “My point is, I am very helpful in the kitchen. You just like picking on me.”

You grinned as you sat on his lap, wrapping your arms around his neck, your half-eaten bar in your hand. “Of course I like to pick on you. You’re mine to pick on, Pope.”

It was Pope’s turn to laughed as he leaned forward to press a kiss to your lips. Your eyes fluttered closed and that’s when you felt your bar get snatched form your hand. Your eyes snapped open and you saw Pope pop the rest of your treat into his mouth, humming at the taste.

You crossed your arms and pouted. “That was a dirty move on your part.”

“And I’m sure you’ll get me back at dinner when you steal some of my food so think of this as a pre-payment for what you take off my plate later.”

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[jenguerrero]

#AGoodMealIsHardToFind @AGoodMealIsHardToFind #ArtandPie @ArtandPie #MarthaFoose @MarthaFoose  #ChronicleBooks @ChronicleBooks

They had me at the title with this one! I fell deeply in love with O’Connor’s work in a course back in college, and went on to read the whole collection. A Good Meal is Hard to Find: Storied Recipes from the Deep South is rich and storied, too. If you love the tales behind dishes, you’re going to love it. The illustrations are charming! And that’s just the frosting. The dishes are amazing!

I’ll tell you all about the dishes we tried in a minute, but first I wanted to share with you the recipe for THE SUZY B’S SPINACH AND MUSHROOM FRITO PIE. We love Frito Pie and had never heard of a vegetarian version before. It is absolutely amazing. To my shock, I strongly prefer it to the original one. It’s like a cheesy mushroom and spinach dip had a baby with frito pie. Yeah. Go make it now. I hope you love it, too!

We’ve been reading like crazy over quarantine! After the review of this book, I’ll tell you about our book-club for two. Let me know what great reads you’ve found!

Reprinted from A Good Meal is Hard to Find by Amy C. Evans & Martha Hall Foose with permission by Chronicle Books, 2020

THE SUZY B’S SPINACH AND MUSHROOM FRITO PIE

FRANNY ALWAYS GREETED HER GUESTS WITH AN ENTHUSIASTIC “HOW YA DURIN’?” On this night, everyone was celebrating the launch of the Ward family’s latest addition to their shrimping fl eet, The Suzy B. Glasses over- fl owed with Champagne, and Franny was committed to serving her favorite food. After the party, Mrs. Coleman sent her a hefty dry-cleaning bill, and Franny refused to give her another reason to complain.

Makes six servings 1 2/3 cups half-and-half, divided 2 1/2 tsp cornstarch 1 tsp finely ground white pepper 1/2 tsp fine sea salt 1/2 tsp ancho chile powder Dash of cayenne pepper Dash of grated nutmeg 2 Tbsp unsalted butter 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1/2 cup roughly chopped white onion 8 oz white button mushrooms, roughly chopped 1 large jalapeño, seeded and diced Two 10 oz packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry 2 cups (8 oz) grated pepper Jack cheese, divided One 9.5 oz bag or six individual 1 oz bags corn chips Chopped fresh cilantro

IN A LITTLE BOWL, mix 2 Tbsp of the half-and-half with the cornstarch and set it aside. In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring the remaining half-and-half, the white pepper, salt, chile powder, cayenne, and nutmeg to a simmer. Give the cornstarch mixture a stir and add it to the saucepan, stirring continuously. Bring to a full boil and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and set aside.

HEAT a large deep skillet with a lid over medium-high heat and melt the butter. Add the garlic, onion, mushrooms, and jalapeño. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Add the spinach. Stir in 1 cup of your cheese and the half-and-half mixture.

WHEN YOU ARE READY TO MAKE YOUR FRITO PIES, line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and arrange six servings of corn chips in fl attened mounds on the foil. Position an oven rack in the upper middle position of your oven and heat your broiler.

SPOON about 1/2 cup of the spinach mixture over each mound of chips and top with the remaining 1 cup cheese. Broil for 6 to 8 minutes, until all bubbly and warmed through. Move each mound to a plate for serving. Garnish with cilantro.

Notions & Notes IF SO INCLINED, serve each guest’s pie in a Frito bag. Do this by transferring each portion into a snack bag that has been split down the center.

Back to that book!

Ethel’s Overnight Breakfast in Bed is a custardy, jammy doughnutty, oaty, almondy, French toast bake with orange and vanilla fragrancing the kitchen. Oh, I super love this one. Easy peasy, make ahead, yummy, and a looker. Perfect.

Loretta’s Café con Mitad Y Mitad is a delicious dark coffee flavored with dark cocoa powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a little sugar and half and half. So good.

Lenore Anne’s Delta Hot Tamale Balls are so clever. They are such an easy shortcut to the tamale. The flavor is really close to a traditional Delta Tamale, except this doesn’t include lard. Pork sausage is half the meat used, though, so some of the pork fat taste is there. So easy, yummy, and a little healthier. Nice.

The Suzy B’s Spinach and Mushroom Frito Pie took me by surprise. We love Frito Pie and had never heard of a vegetarian version before. It is absolutely amazing. To my shock, I strongly prefer it to the original one. It’s like a cheesy, mushroom and spinach dip had a baby with frito pie. Yeah. Go make it now.

Pearl’s Wish is a rummy, creamsicle-style cocktail. It’s super refreshing and rich. Nice.

Vi’s Sherry Pot Pie is comfort food perfection. She used cooked chicken (the other half of that rotisserie), frozen veggies, and boxed biscuit mix. It’s in the oven and ready for dinner with no effort.

Gayle Lucky Chicken Posole is really flavorful and easy. It calls for cooked chicken, so I used half of a rotisserie chicken. The dried ancho chile really makes it.

Clementine’s Crawfish Puppies Dipped in H-Town Queso are fabulous. The crawfish tails add great flavor and cheerful pops of color to the hushpuppies interior. The queso is inspired by the queso from Felix restaurant in Houston. She makes reference to Lisa Fain’s Queso book, and her version of queso, which is fabulous, too.

Ouida’s Buttered Pimiento Souffle is a cheesy, bready, eggy puff with a lovely cheese and pimiento crown. It smells terrific!

Edna’s Slow-Cooked Apricot Pork is perfect for a busy day. I seasoned it last night, and popped it in the crockpot this morning. The apricot jam and bbq sauce play so nicely with the spice rub. I served it with garlic green beans and pineapple, but it would play really well as a pulled pork sandwich with cole slaw and pickles piled on top.

Delores’s Vibrancy Water will have you happily hitting all your hydration goals. Lightly sweetened cucumber, mango, and lime water with a hint of heat.

Pauline’s Lucky Pickle Relish Dogs are fabulous. The relish is much less sweet and more pickle-y than the usual bright green stuff.

Ivy’s Sweet Sausage Balls are a mixture of Italian sausage, baking mix, sweet potatoes, and Monterey jack. The kids loved them! They’d be cute on a brunch table with eggs and a little fresh fruit.

The Guerrero book-club for two….

My husband and I have been having a book club for two all throughout quarantine. First was Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution. Excellent read and the narrator really added to the piece in the most artful manner with a snark highlighting quality. So good! Then we read The Three-Body Project. It was a fun and engaging science fiction read, but neither of us loved it. We just finished 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created. It was fabulous. His story telling style reminds me of Bill Bryson, with one historical vignette seamlessly pouring into another. Bonus – if you’re a history loving foodie, you’ll find it particularly exciting! It’s my turn to pick, so I grabbed A Good Man is Hard to Find on Audible to go with this. I have a hardcopy of The Complete Tales, but there’s nothing better at the end of the day than a lovely glass of wine and hearing “This is Audible” as the audiobook starts. Did you know that you can ask Alexa to read your book and she’ll grab whatever you have open on Audible? Way better than listening to it on your phone! Let me know what great books you’ve been devouring!

*I received a copy to explore and share my thoughts.

Need that pie dish? I’m an Amazon affiliate. Every time you use one of my links to get over to Amazon to make a purchase, Amazon gives me a tiny percentage. I put it back into next year’s blog fees. Thank you!

A Good Meal is Hard to Find: Storied Recipes from the Deep South

Suzy B’s Spinach and Mushroom Frito Pie recipe and cookbook review: A Good Meal Is Hard to Find: Storied Recipes from the Deep South and the Guerrero quarantine bookclub picks #AGoodMealIsHardToFind @AGoodMealIsHardToFind #ArtandPie @ArtandPie #MarthaFoose @MarthaFoose  #ChronicleBooks @ChronicleBooks They had me at the title with this one!

[cellphonepartswholesale]

LCD Buyback Program - Hacks For Making More Money Through Broken Screens

Have you ever thought about protecting the broken or cracked cell phones LCD screens while sending them to sell? You must be thinking “Why would I? they are already damaged.” Well, let me tell you, the latest research has proven that 60% of the Broken cell phone LCD sellers don't get much payout in return due to not caring for their packaging. And the remaining 40% not choosing the right cell phones LCD Buyback buyer.

  Now, what to do as you have damaged broken and cracked cell phone LCDs but don't know how to safely get them to the right LCD buyback buyer. Don't worry, we are here to help you with secret cell phone LCD packaging hacks for generating more revenue by selling broken LCDs.

Standard Rules to follow:

  Never     go with empty space left in the packaging box. Before sealing the LCD     package with the tape make sure there is no Space left. To check that,     follow the steps below:

 Place your      broken cell phone LCDs in the box carefully

 Cover the box      with the lid

 Shake the box      vigorously for 5 seconds

 if you hear the      content of the box striking together then more safety filler material is      needed

Packaging Instructions:

  TAPE     :  It is highly recommended to use enough tape to close the box     properly and try to pack from each side of the box.

BOX:       Choosing the box is also of high importance for safety. If the     carton box will have large letters printed on it with “FRAGILE-GLASS” the     carrier will handle the broken cell phone LCDs package with extra     responsibility and care.

WEIGHT:       Another important aspect is to keep into consideration the     final weight of the box with broken cracked or damaged cell phone LCDs.      The final weight of the box should not be exceeded to the allowed     weight. It is strongly recommended not to pack more than 350-400 LCDs or a     maximum of 15.5 kg in one box

 Packaging with Air Cushions:

 Air cushions are highly important for preventing cell phone LCDs from initial damage or further hazards while shipping to the buyback address. Let us tell you one secret here, Never throw away your new LCDs Air cushions as they can be very handy in packaging broken cell phone LCDs and making them securely landing in your ispeak phone warehouse for refurbishing services or getting maximum buyback payout.

 The cell phone LCDs packaging with air cushions process and steps involved are more or less the same as of packaging without airbags but some steps need to be followed:

  It     is best to use the air cushion bags in which your cell phone LCD screens     are supplied

Place     the broken cell phone LCD screens in air cushion bags with the flex cables     facing the open side of the bag.

Make     sets of 10 LCD screens and keep the sets together with an elastic band.     Make sure that the elastic is not so tight that the screens can be     damaged.

Place     the sets in the shipping box on a layer of paper plugs and also fill the     sides and top of the box with paper plugs so that the contents cannot     move.

 Packaging Without Air Cushions Bags:

 Yes, we said earlier that packaging your broken or cracker LCDs with air cushion is the best but if you don’t have it don't worry we are here to help you out with some easy peasy steps to take making your LCDs safe to the ispeak phone warehouse without any further damage which will also give you maximum LCD buyback program payout in return.

  Step - 1

 Place two LCD screens with the front facing each other (face-to-face)

 Step - 2

 Place two sets of 2 pieces with the backs against each other (back-to-back)

 Step - 3

 Make a stack of five pairs of LCD screens (so a total of 10 screens). Wrap each stack in bubble wrap.

Seal the bubble wrap with tape so that the foil does not open during shipment. Fill the box with packaging chips; these act as shock absorbers.

 Step - 4

 Place the sets wrapped in bubble wrap in the packaging chips and ensure that the sets are surrounded by the packaging chips. If you want to send multiple layers of sets, protect the layers with, for example, a padded envelope so that the sets cannot move.

 Step - 5

 Place packaging chips around the packaged LCD screens and along the inside of the box. This prevents shifting and minimizes the risk of damage. Tape the box tightly so that it does not open accidentally.

Choosing the best LCD Buyback Buyer:

 You have packed your cell phone broken LCDs very carefully but what if you still don't get the maximum payout?

 Quite disappointing and frustrating clearly but its foremost reason is that most of the retailers or sellers trust those buyback buyers which only care of their own business and providing minimum prices with no clarification of the broken LCD buyback Standards. Consider below key indicators of good cell phone LCDs Buyback buyer:

  Free Shipping Labels:

Chose those cell phone parts wholesale retailers who offer free shipping labels for you LCDs packages. Saving the cost of a shipping label with getting you more revenue for your cell phone broken LCDs.

 2.                 Cell Phone LCDs Test Standards:

Buyback buyers having properly communicated cell phone LCDs test standards with clearly good prices are good to go because before sending them your LCDs you will have a clear idea of what you can get in return.

3.                 Runtime buyback payout calculation system:

Do you know that you can actually calculate you buyback payout on runtime just by selecting your LCDs models and their types?  

Yes, the cell phone wholesale industry has gotten much better features and very few US cell phone parts wholesale companies have this buyback payout calculator online. This feature allows you to have an exact quote for your broken LCDs and makes it easy for you to decide if you want to sell your LCDs to the buyer.

4.                 Online Credit System:

Last but not least,  having the freedom to either get cash or online credit to buy something useful from the cell phone parts wholesale store as a retailer. like buyback calculator, not everyone will offer you this freedom of choice of getting your payout or online credits to save for more useful future use. Chose those buyback buyers with this online credit system. to check just login to the buyback program and have a look at your user dashboard.

 Summing up the whole tips and guidelines, make the most use of your broken LCDs by taking good care of how you packed them and by selling them to the reputed buyback buyer. Always go for the Number one cell phone LCDs Buyback Program in US. Their customer testimonials and all the above key indicators will surely tell you which one is the most trusted one.