FIRE Crackers

Thanks to good friend Linda G. I was introduced to some very tastey, easy to make crackers. It's so easy it's almost embarrassing and too good not to share. I'm afraid it won't sound appealing to you but hope you'll trust me and make these. A great recipe to involve the kids and then the older kids can just make this snack by themselves. I'll also post this recipe at Knights In The Kitchen.

Ingredients:
1 box Nabisco saltines
1 3/4 c. canola oil (next time I'm trying 1 2/3 c.)
1 pkg. dry ranch salad dressing mix
1 T. red pepper flakes

also needed: a 1 gallon freezer, zip lock baggie

Snip off the ends of the 4 packs of saltines

Place opened ends of saltines into a 1 gallon size freezer/heavy weight ziplock baggie then slip off the cracker "sleeve" leaving saltines neatly in baggie.

Mix together oil, dressing mix and pepper flakes (I didn't have pepper flakes and used crushed hot chilies...woweee). Sorry photo is blurry.

Mix very well and pour over the saltines-keeping baggie upright.

Seal baggie and rotate many times to distribute oil mixture throughout saltines. Rotate occasionally for the next 24 hours. Then enjoy. That's all there is to it. These are just great with salads. And yes, they are crunchie, not soggy from all that oil!!! Amazing isn't it.

Some people are not as patient as they should be and might be tempted to taste the crackers the first hour. There is a real problem if that happens. . . you can't eat just one. Ohh, they are so good. Look at this close up of the yummy little ranch dressing tidbits and the peppers.
Mine were a bit on the "warm" side since I used crushed chilies. I think the red pepper flakes are a bit milder. Jody. . . don't skip the pepper flakes. Just use 1 t. instead of 1 T. Jody doesn't like hot foods.

I hope you'll try these. Call them "Fire Crackers" and serve them wherever you end up eating on the 4th of July.

Even with all our monstrous heat I'm getting a few summer squash and small tomatoes. Zucchini has given up.


I'm pulling out the July decorations; how I love our great country, our independence and the valiant men and women who sacrificed dearly for what we enjoy today.

GOD BLESS AMERICA, MY HOME SWEET HOME. STILL THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE PRICE WAS VERY HIGH FOR THAT FREEDOM AND STILL IS TODAY.