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Hosting a Ranch Cracker Snack Mix and Cookie Exchange with Carissa Trygstad and Val Ellens
Manage episode 388038828 series 3335208
Rural South Dakota friends since kindergarten and K-mart co-workers in high school, Carissa Trygstad and Val Ellens have a bond that even Val’s dense molasses cookies can’t break.
They’re joining me today because I heard that Carissa hosts an annual ranch cracker snack mix tossing party, and to top it off, she weaves in a Christmas cookie exchange and an evening of cocktails and appetizers with their friends. Get the recipes and photos on randomsweets.com.
It hasn’t always gone as planned though, so along with Carissa’s snack mix recipe from her friend Lorna Nielsen and Val and Carissa’s tips for planning a successful night, these BFFs share some pretty funny stories from over the years. Like how they define the 5-second rule and why scented garbage bags aren’t on the list.
Carissa has done this enough years now to know a few things about what works, what doesn't, and what to do when things go hilariously wrong. Like how a bag of snack mix ended up on the floor so now they use the large, heavy duty Ziplock bags.
Carissa Trygstad: @carissatrygstad
Val Ellens: Instagram @valellens
Showplace Cabinetry: Instagram @showplacecabinets
Form Fitness: Instagram @formfitnessboutique
Staci Mergenthal
#ourSweetMidwestLife
Website: randomsweets.com
Instagram: @potatoesandmittens
Instagram: @randomsweets
Facebook: Random Sweets
Email: staci@randomsweets.com
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/potatoesandmittens/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/potatoesandmittens/support56 episodes
Manage episode 388038828 series 3335208
Rural South Dakota friends since kindergarten and K-mart co-workers in high school, Carissa Trygstad and Val Ellens have a bond that even Val’s dense molasses cookies can’t break.
They’re joining me today because I heard that Carissa hosts an annual ranch cracker snack mix tossing party, and to top it off, she weaves in a Christmas cookie exchange and an evening of cocktails and appetizers with their friends. Get the recipes and photos on randomsweets.com.
It hasn’t always gone as planned though, so along with Carissa’s snack mix recipe from her friend Lorna Nielsen and Val and Carissa’s tips for planning a successful night, these BFFs share some pretty funny stories from over the years. Like how they define the 5-second rule and why scented garbage bags aren’t on the list.
Carissa has done this enough years now to know a few things about what works, what doesn't, and what to do when things go hilariously wrong. Like how a bag of snack mix ended up on the floor so now they use the large, heavy duty Ziplock bags.
Carissa Trygstad: @carissatrygstad
Val Ellens: Instagram @valellens
Showplace Cabinetry: Instagram @showplacecabinets
Form Fitness: Instagram @formfitnessboutique
Staci Mergenthal
#ourSweetMidwestLife
Website: randomsweets.com
Instagram: @potatoesandmittens
Instagram: @randomsweets
Facebook: Random Sweets
Email: staci@randomsweets.com
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/potatoesandmittens/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/potatoesandmittens/support56 episodes
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