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Potato Wedges Recipe. Banana Bread Recipe. Multigrain Chips Recipe. HOW TO: Bake a heart into your cupcake… How to Microwave Gourmet Popcorn in a Brown Paper Bag. Peeeeee-yew!

How to Microwave Gourmet Popcorn in a Brown Paper Bag

I’m done with the stinky stench of microwave popcorn. Actually, I haven’t popped a single bag of that toxic smelling stuff in years since I hate the thought of being swindled by a stank bag of greasy kernels. That’s right people, I’m calling foul on microwave popcorn since it’s a reeking wallet rip off. Doing the mathy math, microwave popcorn costs around $22.65 for 12 boxes with 3 packets per box (source Amazon) — that’s an eye-popping $3.53 per pound! Sure, you may think you’re paying all that delicious cash for a magic metal-lined bag that pops better kernels and cooks your corn more evenly. Now let me pop the big question: have you ever recycled your leftover microwave popcorn bags?

Speaking of waist, do you know how many calories are contained in those popcorn flavor packets? Act II Popcorn Ingredients: Popcorn, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Salt, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Annatto Color. Fish? Step One: Get a brown paper bag. Cinnamon apple chips. Cinnamon Apple Chips A week ago we went to the apple farm and came back with nearly 20 pounds of apples.

Cinnamon apple chips

Havarti Mac n Cheese. Havarti Mac n Cheese I’ve been in a baking and cooking funk lately for one reason or another.

Havarti Mac n Cheese

It happens to the best of us. I truly wanted to get into the kitchen and make something new and fun to share but couldn’t bring myself to do so. I’m trying. So please be patient with me while I try to get back on track. Maybe you can even help give me inspiration to get back in there and whip something fun up. I like having different versions of the same type of dish to mix it up on occasion.

My mom has made this several times. Ingredients: 3C pasta, uncooked 2 tbsp butter 2 tbsp flour 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1 1/2C milk 6oz mild cheddar, shredded 4oz Havarti, shredded 1/2C plain breadcrumbs 2 tbsp butter, melted Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a double boiler over simmering water, melt 2 tbsp butter. Garlic Knots. Garlic Knots Being January, most people really don’t want to hear about or see sweets.

Garlic Knots

As much as I’m protesting making and sharing healthier dishes, I will at least hold off on making and sharing any desserts for a while. Well, maybe just this week. Bakedbyrachel. Scrumptious Baked Cinnamon Breakfast Bites. I love a good donut, especially a homemade one.

Scrumptious Baked Cinnamon Breakfast Bites

What I don’t love is the pain associated with deep frying them. It is messy, time consuming and certainly more fattening. These baked Cinnamon Breakfast Bites mimic what I love about donut holes but without all the added stress and calories. They are super scrumptious and I encourage you to try them out yourself and see how long they last in your house! Ingredients 1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup crisp rice cereal, coarsely crushed 2 tablespoons plus 1/2 cup sugar, divided 3 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup butter-flavored shortening 1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 cup butter, melted Directions Mix flour, crushed cereal, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder and salt in large bowl.

Cut in shortening with pastry blender or fork until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bread. I’m sorry.

Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bread

I know it’s Monday morning and you probably came here for some pretty pictures of food that you could glance at, and then move on with your day… and here I go thrusting warm, soft cinnamon sugar bread in your face. It’s not fair. I know it’s not fair. I know that now you’re craving cinnamon rolls, and cream cheese frosting and chili fries and hot dogs. I am too… and I already ate half of this warm bread. You don’t deserve this sort of torture. This bread hits all the comfort spots in my soul. NancyCreative. Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites. Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites On Fridays, I teach cooking classes to two kids in our neighborhood.

Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites

They are pretty knowledgeable-so my job is easy:) I think it is fantastic that they want to learn how to cook at such a young age-they are in the 3rd and 4th grade. Since we don’t have any kiddos yet, I am glad I get to work with these kids. We have a great time in the kitchen. On Friday we made homemade soft pretzels,the traditional salty ones and cinnamon and sugar pretzels. For fun, we also made pretzel bites. everyone loved these. Is everyone ready for the big game? Buffalo Hot Wings-these are Josh’s all time favorite. My good friend Gaby, from What’s Gaby Cooking, made Pulled Pork Sliders for the big game. Homemade Soft Pretzel Bites Yield: A lot!