It's easy for an established indie-rock band to get comfortable, but The Starlight Mints' members aren't content with just their durable and consistent hooks. "Paralyzed" finds the Oklahoma-based ...

(Christine used Starlight mints, green and red peppermint hard candies, gum drops, colored sugar and silver Dragees.) Put sugar, corn syrup and water into a medium sized pot. Do not disturb the sugar ...

And don't even get me started on candy. Finally, though, I've found a mint I can tolerate. A firm, robust mint that's remarkably palatable, if, at times, a bit too saccharine.

1 cup finely crushed peppermint candies (red/white starlight mints or candy canes), for topping Instructions: Beat egg whites until stiff. Add brown sugar to eggs a few tablespoons at a time.

Spending time with the Starlight Mints' latest release, Drowaton, is like wandering through a carnival fun house, bouncing down rippling hallways past mind-bending mirrors to the bipolar ...