I’m not a fan of the savory-sweet thing that is sweeping the nation.  White chocolate and bacon?  Cherry and steak?  Blue cheese and fig?  Forget it.  In the words of Cedric the Entertainer, I’m a grown man.  If I am having a steak, I want a steak.  If I’m having figs, I want figs.  My food is not a toy so stop playing with it!  Don’t ruin one thing by mixing it with another.  I don’t need to confuse my mouth with all these flavors that my ancestors were perfectly fine not combining.

At least I was until I tried our Swamp Pop.

J.P. & I were on a hiking trip and hanging out around the campfire eating trail mix from a big box store.  We both agreed that we could make it better and spent the next 20 minutes figuring out what to put in ours.  I don’t remember who to give the creative credit to but one of us talked about putting our spicy pecans from the Ya-Ya Chicken Salad into the trail mix recipe we were working on in our heads.  The next week I whipped up a test batch and tentatively threw a handful into my mouth.

Whoa.

The salty crunch of peanuts and sunflowers gave way to creamy chocolate that was chased by tart cranberries and it all finished with just the right amount of warmth for a South Louisiana palette.  I still don’t want blue cheese with my figs but I will definitely take some heat with my sweet!

Our Swamp Pop is available any time you want it… just look for it on the front counter or ask one of us to point it out to you.  It’s just as good as a snack in the car as it is on a trail.  Please don’t put it on a steak but, if you’re adventurous, we’d love to hear how it is combined with breakfast cereal!