In Kansas City once a year they have a WaterFire festival. (This years festival is TODAY, in the plaza at sundown). They float 55 bonfires in brush creak and play live music while floating down the creak. It's actually rather moving to see hundreds of people flock around the fires peacefully watching the flames/occasional performance.
Last year while my friend group was sitting at the WaterFire festival my boyfriend and a few others decided we should have marshmallows. My boyfriend, who can solve any problem in the most efficient yet humorous way, decided we should get a remote control boat, attach a marshmallow roasting stick, and presto....drive the boat to the fire, drive it back when it looks to be cooked. He actually found a boat on clearance this summer, and was quite delighted with his plan. Personally I'm terrified the police may misread the situation as a bomb threat, so I think I've talked him out of his shenanigans. *cue the booing crowd*
But, with all the talk about WaterFire and illegal s'more making, one of my friends decided to have a small bonfire at her place after the festival. So now I'm contemplating what kind of s'mores I should bring to the party - classic or something fancier. I've done s'mores with cinnamon graham crackers, a smear of nutella and a marshmallow. I've also done the classic using andes mints instead of hershey's chocolate...I've seen the suggestion to add a smear of peanut butter to the classic s'more (which sounds delicious!)...not sure yet, still looking for my magic recipe.
All I can say is I know I'm not bringing jumbo marshmallows. While they look awesome, we learned last year that they are just too big. They don't have the right ratio of gooey warm marshmallow wrapped in a thin crispy golden shell. (They are so big that in the end the center is always still mildly cold/uncooked).
Anyway, I hope everyone is enjoying the fall weather. Get some pumpkin ale (or pumpkin ice cream), have a bonfire with marshmallows, caramel apples...and if you live in the Kansas City area, by all means go to the WaterFire fest. http://www.waterfirekc.com/index.html
