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Chex Mix is a popular addition to a holiday menu. It’s easy to whip up and your guests will love munching on it as they wait patiently for the turkey goodness. Despite the name of this recipe, this Chex Mix has a light flavor that isn’t overly sweet.

6 cups Corn Chex® cereal
1 cup mini twist pretzels (you can break then up with you want)
1 cup popped popcorn
1 cup chow mein noodles
1 cup chopped bacon, cooked
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup butter
1/4 cup bacon grease
3 Tablespoons maple syrup
1.5 teaspoons sea salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 250 °F.

2. In large microwavable bowl, mix cereal, pretzels, popcorn, and noodles; set aside. In small bowl, stir together warm bacon grease, melted butter, brown sugar, and seasonings. Pour over cereal mixture; stir until evenly coated.

3. Pour mix into a large roasting pan or on several baking sheets. Bake 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Spread on paper towels to cool, about 15 minutes. Store in airtight container.

Given how well received my crustless pumpkin pie was a few years ago, I decided to try my hand at a crustless apple pie. Inspired by a twice baked potato and somewhere between a pie and a crumble, this easy dessert makes for a fun take on the classic Thanksgiving dessert. Head over to PBS […]

‘Tis our annual harvest festival here in America. A chance to enjoy the abundance before winter moves in. This year I have a house to celebrate in, which means I get to play host. I’ll probably be off the grid for a few days as a result.

Anyway, just to spite the folks who can’t imagine being grateful without a God to be grateful too, what are you grateful for this year?

I, personally, am glad that I live in Albany:

“Post-Christian” is kind of an odd phrase. We’re not the city with the most atheists per-capita. That’s Boston with 8%. We’re not the city with the most non-Christians per-capita, I believe that’s NYC. We just seem to be the city that’s most apathetic towards Christianity.

At a time when housing rates are hitting the roof, an English farmer has gone and built a house for almost nothing. 59-year-old Michael Buck spent a measly £150( $250) to construct a small, yet cozy house in the garden of his Oxfordshire home.

The former art teacher drew plans for the house on the back of an envelope. He didn’t need any special planning permissions since it was classified as a summer home. Buck spent two years gathering natural and reclaimed materials for construction. It took him an additional eight months to construct it with his bare hands; he didn’t use any power tools at all.

To make the base, he learned the ancient technique of cob from a book. The technique comes from prehistoric times and involves a mixture of sand, clay, water and earth. Clay based subsoil is mixed with sand, straw and water and then ladled onto a stone foundation. Workers and oxen then trample upon the mixture – a process known as cobbing. The layers of cob gradually build up and harden over time.

For the 300 sq. ft. floor space, Buck rescued the floorboards from a neighbor’s unused skip. He retrieved the windscreen of an old lorry and converted the glass into windows. The walls are painted with a mixture of chalk and plant resin. The roof is a simple wooden frame thatched with straw from nearby fields.

A while back my artist friend, Isaac Litman, created the most amazing portrait of Otis. My mom loved it so much that we had it framed and it now hangs upon our walls. I am very happy that I can now reciprocate his generosity. 

Isaac has been working on a new project as of late. Adorable 3D iPhone cases, like the ones you see above.

If you think they are rad, you can give them a looksie. There are currently 3 categories to choose from with more on the way. 

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