Mothers Iced Oatmeal Cookies

These crisp iced oatmeal cookies are one of my favorite childhood treats. I remember plasticmom would pack me three cookies everyday for me to share with my two best kindergarten buddies. We'd hang out at the playground firetruck after class and enjoy our treats.

Mothers cookies are not available in Boston so every time I'm in California, I get a pack for old times sake. About two years I couldn't find the cookies, but I kept checking so I was super psyched to find them over Thanksgiving.

Turns out, Mothers closed in 2008 which was why I couldn't find them for a few years. Kelloggs bought the brand and brought them back. Mystery solved! The iced oatmeal are my favorite, but the iced animal crackers with sprinkles are also good. They are really sweet so be warned. I also found them on Amazon which makes me love Amazon even more.

P.S. Adam's now a fan. He said, "where did you get these cookies, they're SOOO good."

Whirley Pop + Vermont Cheese Powder

Last summer, I impulsively bought a Whirley Pop stovetop popcorn maker at a yard sale for ten bucks. I didn’t do a great job negotiating, but I’d heard these things lasted forever and ten bucks was still cheaper than a new Whirley Pop. It sat unused for a few months and I got teased about it enough that I was determined to make popcorn last fall. Now I’m obsessed with the Whirley Pop because it makes awesome popcorn in 3 minutes and efficiently pops every last kernel. To literally “top it off,” I’ve been making delicious cheese popcorn with this wonderful Vermont Cheese Powder my friend Laurel sent me. Mix in two tablespoons of cheese powder into a batch of popcorn (made from ½ cup kernels) and you’ve got lightly cheese flavored popcorn. I’m snacking on the batch I made on Sunday and it’s still yummy.