You Just Got ROASTED

The season of fall isn’t just about leaves changing colors, carving pumpkins, and wearing more comfy colors. It’s also about those late nights sitting around a warm and cozy fire with the people you love the most. Bonfires are the perfect hangout place with some friends for a starry Friday night. At my house, my sisters and I have had several bonfires before on a dark and clear night. Because we live on a dead end, we drag out our portable fire pit and place it in the middle of the street. We bring out all the lawn chairs and blankets and just enjoy a great night under the stars. But what’s a bonfire without the making of some gooey delicious S’mores!

               The butterflies start to show up within your stomach once you see all the S’more ingredients lying out and ready to be touched. Make sure you guard the marshmallows and chocolate because there is always that one person that tries to snitch some when no one is looking. Sometimes it’s fine to take just the chocolate, but it’s not the same when you don’t eat them all together and roasted.

               When roasting S’mores, one thing that I learned is that everybody likes the warmness and the color a special way. I know some people will just stick the marshmallow in the middle of the fire so it’s as black the night sky. Others will barely keep it over the fire so it’s still the original white color. But, then there are some people who like their marshmallow a nice, golden brown color. I personally fall into the category of the golden brown. The golden brown is filled with a little crunchiness on the outside but extremely gooey on the inside. The marshmallow is perfectly roasted and fits the best with the chocolate and the graham cracker. My dad on the other hand falls into the category of catching it completely on fire and eating it that way.

               One thing I love about S’mores is how they can be made in so many different ways. What I mean by that is how they can be made several different kinds of graham crackers, marshmallows, and kinds of chocolate. One of my favorite kinds of S’mores would have to be using the original graham cracker and marshmallow as well as either a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups or a Peppermint York. What’s better than a S’more with the taste of peanut butter or spearmint?

               Sometimes within the winter, if it’s too cold to get out fire pit, my family will just microwave the marshmallow in our own kitchen. I know what you’re thinking: that ruins the fun of roasting S’mores. Yeah, it actually does but hey, there’s never a dull moment where you can’t have a S’more no matter what time of season it may be.