Showing posts with label Giftable: Food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Giftable: Food. Show all posts

Thursday, January 19, 2012

National Popcorn Day!





The basic recipe can be found here : I modified it, because I CANNOT physically follow a recipe if my life depended on it.
10 cups freshly popped popcorn
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup apple juice
3 tablespoons butter
2 and 1/2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups FILL (raisins, nuts, dried cranberries, dried apricots, sunflowers seeds,


Directions:

1 Butter a very large bowl. Add popped popcorn and your selection of the 2 cups of fill.

2 Heat brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, salt, and juice until boil. Pour over dry ingredients in bowl.

3 Butter hands with additional butter or cooking spray. Hand mix all the ingredients in bowl and form into tennis size balls. It may be easier to use a LARGE SCOOP (I use the Pampered Chef large scoop because I am an independent consultant and well I LOVE PAMPERED CHEF). With scoop
Compact lightly to get the mixture to hold a ball shape. Set aside. Wrap each popcorn ball in plastic wrap.
4 The balls can be drizzled with melted chocolate for gift giving. I OF COURSE use the Pampered Chef double boiler for chocolate melting! SUPER easy to use, easy to clean!

Hand packed

I like to use white chocolate on the cranberry/cashew ones AND butterscotch on peanut/raisin ones. After wrapping with plastic wrap, I tie with a burgundy colored ribbon.

Monday, November 14, 2011

Home-Made Bread Day

What a great reason to celebrate on November 17th. Find ideas for crafts, games, and other activities.

Crafts to Make:




Other Things To Do:



  • Bake Bread!

  • Visit a bakery.

  • Set up a dramatic play area depicting a bakery.

  • Talk about different shapes and textures of breads (for example, bagels, tortillas, bread sticks, pocket bread, etc.)

  • Compare the tastes and textures of different kinds of bread.

  • Make some Bread Pudding!

  • Learn about the kids' food guide pyramid.