My favourite things to nibble at Christmastime, you ask? Abundant cheese boards|cheese balls|cheese cookies; spicy, bold chutneys|mustards|dips; crisp, salty crackers; garlicky, herbalicious mashed potatoes|Brussels sprouts|stuffing; any classic casserole laden with canned soup and crusted in crunchy breakfast cereal.....I LOVE SAVOURY, you dig? So, when it comes to my go-to snack for Christmas cocktail hour, nuts and bolts mix rules supreme. Toasty, crunchy, buttery....alive with the dark, mysterious Worcestershire flavour bomb and hot pepper twang of Tabasco.....and nostalgic with old school spices (garlic/onion powder, celery salt), typically sourced from jars that have been in the cupboard since the 1980s. Sit me in front of a fire, put a glass of wine in my hand and give me a bowl of this, you may never get rid of me.

Continuing on with the bread series, we have the chewy.. the salty.. the goes good with a beer.. and the very dippable…. drum roll please! SOFT PRETZEL! OHHHH LORD, are these good when they are done right. Do things in this exact order: Hit up your besties, go to a bar, grab your favorite pint (the liquid version of a pretzel), order 3 pretzels the size of your head, with some ooey gooey spicy cheese sauce, a reallllllyyyy nice course ground mustard, watch a game, and have ya-self a dang good day, son. I mean seriously? Come on. Is there any better way to enjoy this yeasted delicacy?

It is my second submission to the Birthday Bash challenge .

My artwork celebrates classic movie night snacks such as popcorn, pretzels, and pizza.These iconic snacks are highlighted by pairing them with iconic movie characters for one EPIC movie night!

The perfect salty and sweet fall snack! Created with watercolors, colored pencils and Adobe Photoshop.