I'm a fan of the tart and tangy, the sweet and rich, the delicious and divine, but there is a special place for the sweet and salty. It satisfies two cravings at once. Every time you hear a sweet and salty combination, you think "No, that can't be. How could those two things taste good together?" But somehow, it almost always pulls through.

I remember being in the 4th grade and Ashley sat across from me. She pulled out a bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos and carefully placed them between two pieces of bread...on her peanut butter and jelly sandwich. "EWWW!" The chorus of 4th graders began.

"How could you eat that?"

"That's disgusting."

However, being the kind person she was, she gave us all a try. No more teasing. No more "ewww's". We were convinced. I still eat my PB and J's that way to this day.

The bacon maple donut: another example. I have yet to try one, but have heard from multiple people they are actually really quite good. They're selling and popping up in businesses, so they must be. However, I don't know if I'm convinced about the bacon shake yet.

Okay, before getting too scared, salted caramel isn't as crazy as bacon maple donuts or Dorito PB and J's. It's just caramel with a little salt. Very doable.

They sell these at candy stores, usually dipped in chocolate. I think I'm going to try that.

And just so you know, this is a good regular caramel recipe too. It's fun to add different extracts, my mom likes to do orange-flavored caramels.