Let the holiday snackies begin – Chex Mix!

I love this time of year when eating becomes a second hobby and no one can get on you about it because it’s the holidays! I’ve mentioned this before, but the holidays bring out the Holly Homemaker in me. I seem to bake more treats and goodies between the months of October and December more than I do the rest of the year.

Today, I blame the Pioneer Woman and my friend B. They just HAD to go and make Chex Mix and of course I had to make some too because it was all I could think about all morning.

There was just one problem. A staple ingredient in Chex Mix is Worcestershire sauce, which is made with anchovies. Wouldn’t seem like a big deal…unless you’re a vegetarian…like REB and me. Although I, very rarely, eat fish, I do not eat meat and don’t like it anymore. REB doesn’t either. Chex Mix is a great snack, and it needs that ingredient to bring out the high-level sodium goodness. Then I found the greatest thing in the world – a Worcestershire sauce made for vegetarians!

Ta-da!! The Wizard’s Organic Sauces! I don’t think any of you realize how happy it made me to see something like this even existed! And why not? There are just as many vegetarians in the world who enjoy a good handful (ahemBOWLFULahem) of Chex Mix. I ended up using almost half this bottle and a TON of hot sauce to make the most savory salty-spicy Chex Mix on earth.

I don’t know if there is a happier moment (excluding discovering vegetarian Worcestershire sauce) or more beautiful sight then what I saw tonight…you know, aside from the two loves I see every day. I did buy an aluminum roasting pan, but ended up having to put half on the baking sheet halfway into the baking process so that the mix wouldn’t get soggy. What I ended up with was the most decadent, crispy snack ever.