What Are CornNuts?

CornNuts are not really nuts. But what are they?

I’ve spent a significant part of the last 15 years trying to find kosher Corn Nuts. The brand name version was kosher when I was a kid, but after they lost their hashgacha, I found nothing for a long while. Then, a few...

Most bars in Peru have a cup of hot roasted and spiced large corn. They are a much tastier fresher version of the store bought "CornNuts" . Sometimes they can be very light, other times with more of a crunch. I presume the...

Spicy Cereal and Nut Mix

A spicy, salty, buttery treat loaded with nuts and cereal.

Salty Hazelnut Brittle

Shards of crackly caramel and toasted hazelnuts.

Chocolate-Pecan Race Day Pie

Spiked with bourbon— it’s a Kentucky Derby classic.

Get ready to Bola-Bola your mind.

An addictive blend of sweetness, saltiness, and spiciness envelops clusters of freshly popped corn and nuts.

Basic Caramel Apple

A simple, creamy caramel coating for delicious apples.

Honey Nougat

A chewy, nutty honey-flavored candy.

Caribbean Black Fruitcake

Don’t be fooled by its innocent chocolaty appearance— this Caribbean cake is spicy, boozy, and every bit as wicked as devil’s food cake.

Marzipan Caramel Apples with Sesame and Almond

Sesame seeds and almonds cover a caramel-coated sour apple, while marzipan hides inside.

A Candy Upgrade

This week’s mission: high-end nut brittle.

Chocolate Pecan Pie

Downright decadent.

Worth the Search

Apricots from Turkey, beef from Japan — are the harder-to-track-down, usually imported ingredients any better than the more widely available versions?