Living in a Cereal World

This is how it works, basically: I bake stuff to share with my dad, he buys cereals I never would, which I then sample, anyway. 😄  So here's my quick take on two of them: Lucky Charms Honey Clovers: The honey clovers themselves were surprisingly large, and the marshmallow pieces ("marbits") on the small side. I think. It's been a while since I looked at actual Lucky Charms. I tried a clover. The honey was a basic honey flavor. But wait...what is this...oh, that's right, they're not oats. It's a corn  cereal. Why? We all know honey and oats work together: it's called Honey Nut Cheerios. Then again, they could just add marshmallows to those, but I don't want to give General Mills any ideas. So, just...eh. Cookies & Creme Krispies: I had no idea there were so many recipes for cookies and cream Rice Krispies Treats. But I guess someone at Kellogg's found out and decided to make it into a cereal. When I first found out about this I thought, ano...

I know what you're thinking: Pumpkin? In summer? Especially this summer? Honestly, I had a good reason. My grandma requested cookies for her birthday, and since I can't see her right now, I was happy to oblige. So I had to find a cookie that was a) soft enough for her to eat, and b) would travel well by mail (and not totally melt in this heat!). I'd been planning on making these  Oatmeal Pumpkin Cookies  soon anyway, so, pumpkin challenge accepted. 👍 You know I  love   pumpkin , but pumpkin in the summer? I was thinking cold recipes. Starting with  Pumpkin Overnight Oats  from Cooking Classy (and I'll be making the other four recipes before the summer is over 😁). Next,  Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Granola Bars  from The Lemon Bowl. Yeah, I had to turn on the oven for these, but I've been eating them with yogurt! 😛 After that, a Pumpkin Pie Yogurt recipe from Eating Bird Food that I've  shared before . But this time I used regular yogurt...

Is it broiling where you are? We seem to be stuck on broiling or soaked. Either way, it's a good day for a cold bowl of cereal. Today I opened up a box of Caramel Apple Jacks. I haven't had regular Apple Jacks in ages , maybe even decades, but I was curious. I must also say I've never liked caramel apples. Peanut butter and apple slices, maybe, but no caramel apples, no candy apples. Fun fact: I haven't reviewed Apple Jacks, but I did  review  Cinnamon Jacks  many years ago. I don't even remember that one. Anyway, this morning. The scent of caramel hit me right away. It was intense. Intense enough that I worried I'd be eating mouthfuls of caramel. Yeah, not so much. I sampled an orange/tan ring (meant to be the color of a soft caramel?) followed by a red ring, and they basically tasted the same: like "Apple Jacks" with a hint of caramel. Weird. Also, since when did those rounds get so tiny? I thought they were big and fat like Froot Loops. But I ha...