I've been subscribing to Food Network Magazine since they launched their first issue about three years ago. I love the design and layout of the magazine, it's reader friendly and it really showcases the food. Not to mention the recipes are outstanding (I have had a few fails, but the good far out-number the bad). I never threw away an issue, until just this summer when I finally decided to go through the magazines and tear out the recipes I wanted to save and organized them in a binder.
I flipped through the latest issue of the magazine and stumbled upon a recipe for Beer Pretzel Caramels. I've always been intimidated by making homemade caramel. I knew it was easy to burn it and it would require a candy thermometer, which I did not have. However, the list of ingredients was short and I thought it would be the perfect thing to make on a chilly Football Sunday. So I got my butt off the couch after a Baltimore Ravens loss (though I still proudly wore my t-shirt) and went to the store to buy beer and a candy thermometer. I'm sure the cashiers see that purchase every day.
