Sucky Day Sweet Tooth

Ever have one of those crappy days where all you crave is sugar, fluffy french bread and tubs of rocky road ice cream? You know what I mean... the kind of day where you throw on the yoga pants, that special torn sweatshirt and curl up on the couch with your snuggly to sit in front of the tube watching your favourite Molly Ringwald movies from the '80s. Ahhh I thought so, bishes... back then it was cool to think Emilio Estevez was a little hottie and secretly you wished you were a redhead with full lips the size of industrial strength suction cups.

I'm having one of those days my friends. Its unseasonably cold for even Canada.. rainy, grey... just a miserable day that *gasp* chocolate might not even fix. So, I'm bringing out the big guy.. the "I'll fix your wagon" kinda sweetness that a girl can really rely on to make her feel better.

Ironically though? I'm dedicating this to a good friend of mine, a man, who not only loves rocky road ice cream and sappy movies, but who suggested I post this recipe for peanut brittle. So Mike... this one's for you.

Better than Chocolate Peanut Brittle

2 cups of sugar
1 cup golden corn syrup
1 cup of water
2 cups unsalted peanuts
1 tsp unsalted butter
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp baking soda

1. Take your least favourite baking tray and line with with parchement paper, then use butter to grease it up.

2. In a heavy bottomed saucepan that can withstand some serious heat, combine the sugar, corn syrup and water, bring everyone to a boil over high heat. DON'T stir as it cooks, bring the mixture to a "hard crack" .. better yet get your candy thermometer you got from that useless wedding shower 15 years ago and stick it in until the mixture gets to 300F. Make sure you wet the sides of the pot down with cold water & a pastry brush now and then. Seriously .. do it it will save you grief. Getting to hard crack stage will take about 7 -9 minutes or so... but if you're Whitney Houston it'll get you probation and a permanent ban from Prince concerts. By now the mixture should be dark amber in colour

3. Pull off the heat, add in peanuts and salt gently with a wooden spoon. A metal one will kill the Molly Ringwald karma. GENTLY stir in the butter, vanilla and the baking soda which will make the shitz foam up a bit which is completely normal. Spread the mixture over the parchment and wait until hardens up.

4. Break it into chunks and enjoy.... if you STILL don't think its crazy amazing then next time drizzle melted chocolate over it and watch John Travolta dance it up as Danny Zuko in Grease. Sure technically its the 70's.. but nothings funnier than the butt chin belting out 'Summer Lovin'

Grabs her Menudo collection and heads to the couch.....

Sharon