To celebrate, I'm announcing the very first Literate Baker Giveaway! Given the amount of excitement over the fleur de sel caramel post, I've decided they're the perfect item for the occasion. I'll make them fresh, wrap them individually, and ship them right to your door.
So, how does one get in on all the sweet and salty action? Well, it's as easy as stuffing your face with chocolate-covered pretzels! Simply post a comment below answering the following question: What's your favorite marriage of salty and sweet?
I'll choose two winners at random--one person I know and one I don't. That way, all my family and friends who already read can tell people about it and not lessen their chances of winning. (Hint, hint.) It also prevents that pesky cronyism thing. Additionally, I might learn about tasty goodness I've yet to experience. A win-win-win, if you will.
US entrants only. This giveaway will run through October 5th at 11 p.m. EST . Winners will be notified via an update to this post on October 6th.
UPDATE: The winners are Julie and Angela. Please email theliteratebaker@gmail.com to arrange for delivery of your caramels. Thanks to everyone who entered! We'll be doing another giveaway soon, so stay tuned.
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Since you already mentioned chocolate-covered pretzels, I'm going to go with my salty-sweet, homemade trail mix! Excited about your first giveaway!
ReplyDeleteMovie butter popcorn with snocaps mixed in! But I'm sure you could make a much more polished version of this snack! It's soooo dlicious though. - Julie Cabezas (friends through Maggie Levi)
ReplyDeleteI haven't had one yet (although I fully intend to make one at home eventually) but I keep thinking about the Krispy Kreme donut cheeseburger they had at the Wisconsin State Fair this year. Would adding chocolate covered bacon to that be too much??
ReplyDeleteLaura Lee C.
My favorite sweet and salty combination?
ReplyDeleteWhy it's my pal,Dawn,of course.
I just grabbed a little bag of a sweet and salty nut mix -- m&m's peanuts, sunflower seeds and raisins. Yummmmm.
Pick me! Pick me!!!
Ok...I'm going to have to go with a smooth creamy Brie & raspberry preserves (or any other fruit, but esp raspberry)...mmmmm...makes me drool just thinking about it!
ReplyDeleteYou HAVE to pick me...'cos I'm faaaaar away now & I won't get to indulge in your treats as often...and i won't get to see you...and i moved & i'm stressed out...so i could use some sweetness...and i've never had fleur de sel...ok, if not for me, for the children...send it for the children :-) (wait, were there any rules against emotional blackmail??)
Well, if this weren't a baking blog, I'd say hotdog with sweet relish. Confection-wise, I am currently partial to the apple-smoked bacon milk chocolate candy bar I recently discovered at Parkleigh!
ReplyDeleteA bacon sunday with caramel and sea salt at green goddess in nola.
ReplyDeleteI got addicted to 'Bucks Salted Caramel hot chocolate last year. I'm hoping/dreading they bring it back!
ReplyDeleteButter Pecan ice cream in a pretzel cone. I just had one yestereday! :-)
ReplyDeleteLast weekend I had some Free Trade chocolate that was awesome. It was dark chocolate with caramel and sea salt. It was surprisingly wonderful, given that I am not overly fond of caramel. My friend Nick and I managed to polish off a good portion of a large bar of it while we were listening to a somewhat tiresome presentation that was supposed to teach us something. We learned we really liked that chocolate bar.
ReplyDeleteNot very original, but it's a classic: i like to eat pretzels with my ice cream. not that Ben & Jerry's "chubby hubby", but get a bag of pretzels and grab some to go with the ice cream. it's fun to use the pretzels as a spoon!
ReplyDeletePotato chips with a chaser of chocolate. I also love chocolate covered pretzels but you took that one already. Hey, I helped you choose the word cronyism; doesn't that count for something?
ReplyDeleteSalted Kettle Corn. I don't mean to advertise but Ma and Pa's is the best. Salted sweet sugary popcorn.
ReplyDeleteVoodoo donuts in Portland makes a maple bacon bar. It's a maple long donut (or "bar" depending on what part of the country you're from) with two strips of crispy bacon on top. It is salty sweet heaven.
ReplyDeleteCheck out a picture of this concoction here:
http://on.fb.me/9KucMB