CORN NUTS: TRAIL GARNISH

As a young person at summer camp in northern Minnesota, Original Corn Nuts were just about the greatest thing you could find in a package sent to you by your parents. And while these days I'd take the bargain bin variety (corn, olive oil, salt if you can find it) over the ubiquitous Planters-owned bags, it's a sure bet that you'll find Corn Nuts at one of the gas stations en route to whatever trail it is you're driving to. (And of course, making your own is always the best option.) Most of the cooks on television will tell you to finish off a meal with some freshly chopped herbs, but when most of your food consists of sandwiches for lunch and noodles for dinner, there is no better garnish than the Corn Nut. Just a few sprinkled on whatever it is you're eating (Almond Butter, bananas, and Corn Nuts on a pita? Yes, please.) and you're golden.Only thing better? If you've got a Latin Food market near you, try to find Peruvian Cancha. Heat it up in a little oil with whatever seasonings you're hip to and put a big ol' bag of them in your pack before you leave. And speaking of corny...MP3: Fleetwood Mac - You and I, Part II