You Put Your Sriracha In My...

I feel like I'm getting better at bumbling around in the kitchen, making stuff up.

I kept seeing blog posts about popcorn with sriracha on it (like this one) or with honey on it (like this one), and suddenly today I thought - why not both?

So I whacked off a hunk of butter, dipped a spoon of honey, squirted a generous stream of sriracha, and put them all in a pan together until they melted into a swirl of titillating aroma. Poured the stuff onto some air-popped popcorn. Salted liberally. And congratulated myself.

Sriracha Honey Butter Popcorn. Eat it and weep.

Salty. Spicy. Sweet. So freaking delicious that I kept having to tell myself to slow the hell down or I was going to choke myself.

In the spirit of my friend Christian over at Austin Food Journal, who steadfastly refuses to share recipe quantities (even when asked nicely), I'm leaving the measuring up to your tastebuds. Want it sweeter? Add more honey. More zing? More sriracha. With just three ingredients, I know you can handle it.

Pacing yourself while you're eating it...now that's another matter altogether.

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What Does Your State Bar Taste Like?

Have you ever wondered what goes on in the inner recesses of your state's bar association? Who governs the lawyers of your state? What goes through their minds when they wake up each morning, focused upon the lofty twin goals of serving their members and the public at large? And, most importantly, what do they taste like?

I attended a State Bar committee meeting this morning, and I got the inside scoop on exactly that, just for you. I was just nonchalantly wandering over to check out the breakfast so generously provided to me by my State Bar, and I stopped short in my tracks. The secrets of the Texas State Bar were laid out right there before me in one nice, neat package. Nestled between the raisin bread and the fresh fruit, I saw...

All the answers.


Of course, I immediately broke open the package to examine the contents.


This is your State Bar on raisin bread.

In case you're wondering, the Texas State Bar is sweet, rich and smooth. It takes hold of you without being overwhelming...subtle in certain ways, yet unforgettable in others. Sure, it's a little fruity, but then, aren't we all?

So next time you're talking to a lawyer and you ask about their state bar association, don't smirk if they describe it as being "like buttah." They just might be right.

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