Halloween Party Trail Mix Recipe

Halloween Mix Ingredients:

•  8 cups popcorn

• 2 cups stick pretzels

• 1 cup Reese's Pieces

• 1 cup candy corn

• 1 cup M&M's or Smarties - Halloween mix of orange and brown colors

  
  

  Mix all ingredients in a large bowl and enjoy.

Trouble finding trails?

The weather has been really crummy in Toronto lately, so I haven't had the courage to rummage through nature in the wind and rain.  Here's a great link if you're looking for trails though: http://www.ontariotrails.on.ca/

That's all I've got for now.  I hope the weather here gets more trail tromping friendly.

In the spirit of Halloween

Don't throw away your pumpkin scrapings so fast - save the seeds!  I found this great little pumpkin trail mix recipe.  I'm a huge fan of trail mix, so this is very exciting for me.  They are such a great snack to carry around with you and you can make them however you like to suite your taste.  Try this one out if you like pumpkin seeds.  Here's the link:  http://www.trails.com/how_10193_recipe-pumpkin-seed-trail-mix.html

Enjoy!

Things You'll Need:

• 1 medium-sized pumpkin Baking sheet Olive oil or butter Salt Garlic powder 4 cups dry cereal 1 cup nuts 1 cup dried fruit 1 cup chocolate chips or M&Ms Ziploc bags Large plastic container
• 1 medium-sized pumpkin
• Baking sheet
• Olive oil or butter
• Salt
• Garlic powder
• 4 cups dry cereal
• 1 cup nuts
• 1 cup dried fruit
• 1 cup chocolate chips or M&Ms
• Ziploc bags
• Large plastic container

Roasting Pumpkin Seeds

Step 1

Rinse the pumpkin seeds with water as soon as you have removed them from the pumpkin. Use your fingers to pick out the pulp. Drain the seeds and discard the pulp.

Step 2

Spread out the pumpkin seeds in a single layer on a baking sheet and allow them to dry overnight.

Step 3

Toss the pumpkin seeds with olive oil or butter. Sprinkle with salt and garlic powder or your choice of seasonings.

Step 4

Bake at 250-300 degrees, checking and tossing the seeds every 10 minutes Bake until the seeds are slightly browned.

Step 5

Cool seeds before adding to trail mix.

Making Trail Mix

Step 1

Choose your favorite breakfast cereal as the main ingredient for your trail mix. Honey Nut Cheerios, Raisin Bran, or granola taste great in a trail mix.

Step 2

Choose nuts that go well with pumpkin seeds, such as sunflower seeds, cashews or almonds.

Step 3

Decide what types of dried fruits you would like to add to your mix. Banana chips, raisins or dried apricots taste great with pumpkin seeds.

Step 4

Pick a favorite sweet to top off the mix such as chocolate chips or M&Ms.

Step 5

Pour all ingredients into a large container and stir.

Step 6

Divide into sandwich-sized Ziploc bags for a convenient energy-boosting snack while hiking or backpacking.

FINALLY!  

I was at my mom's new house this past Thanksgiving and right next door was a brilliant little trail.  The website for the Lynn Valley Trail in Simcoe is very useful.  You can download and print off a guideline which outlines the various greenery along the trail.  It's perfect weather right now; slightly cool, a bit windy, sunny.  The trail has lots of trees which hover the path.  I can only imagine the sight will become more beautiful as the leaves begin to change to orange and red.  They are already starting to change colour, so if you're in the neighborhood check it out soon!