16 the good pop Recipes

popped corn (appx. 1/3 cup unpopped kernels), light brown sugar, lightncorn syrup, butter, salt, baking soda, spanish roasted peanuts for those who can eat nuts.

sliced, hulled strawberries (from about 1 lb berries), sugar, good-quality balsamic vinegar, freshly ground black pepper

everywhere you look , there is a lot of emphasis on cutting the fat out of our daily diets, but who wants to cut out the fat if it means cutting out the flavor when it comes to baking, there is a way to cut down on your fat intake without changing the ingredients in your favorite recipes. if you switch to nonstick silicone bakeware, you can cut down on your fat intake with minimal effort. because the bakeware is nonstick, you never have to use butter, shortening, or grease on your pans or sheets to ensure easy food removal., first silicone items made exclusively for baking were small silicone mats that fit nicely on your cookie sheet and allowed you to bake cookies with out greasing the cookie sheet or worrying about the bottoms getting burned. these little mats were a huge success and stores were hard pressed to keep them in stock., as the popularity of these mats grew , manufacturers decide to explore the idea of making more bakeware from silicone. they began making spoons, spatulas, and whisks that could withstand high heats and could be used with nonstick cookware with no fear of ruining the coating. silicone utensils were the perfect choice for candy making or any other project that required a boiling and sticky liquid to be stirred., kitchen supply manufacturers also introduced silicone potholders and oven gloves. because they can withstand heats up to 500 degrees, they are the perfect insurance that you won tsp get burned when you pull a hot dish from your oven. they don tsp conduct heat the way that a cloth potholder does and they are much sturdier and easy to keep clean than traditional potholders. home canners fell in love with silicone baker s mitts because they could actually reach into a pot of boiling water to remove a hot jar of food once it was done processing. as an added bonus these durable potholders do double duty as lid grippers making opening jars a snap., once silicone hit kitchens in the form of baking mats , utensils, and pot holders, kitchen experts began to see the potential of this material in everyday baking. suddenly almost any type of bakeware that could traditionally be found in stainless steel, aluminum, glass, or stoneware was being offered in brightly colored silicone. stores began selling muffin tins, bread loaf pans, cake pans, and pie pans. the most popular pieces tend to be the specialty designed cake pans that allow you to make cakes shaped like everything from roses to pumpkins. they even have mini cake pans that make individual, fancy shaped cakes., popularity of silicone bakeware skyrocketed as cooks began to see the benefits of using this material in their kitchens. foods pop out of silicone pans with amazing ease. you never need to grease, flour, or even use cooking spray on a silicone pan and that adds up to lots of calories and fat grams saved with each meal. because silicone is very flexible, it is easy to bend and twist it so that cakes and breads pop out easily. you never have to force baked goods out of the pan, so they retain there shape and you don tsp see a lot of split and broken cakes., silicone is a bakers dream when it comes to making evenly cooked delicacies. the material distributes heat evenly, so you never end up with a cake that is burned around the edges and still not cooked in the middle. it also cools down quickly ensuring that your foods will not continue cooking and possibly drying out once you remove them from the oven., because silicone is nonstick , cleanup is a breeze. a little soap and water and any crumb left on your bakeware disappears. it is nonporous, so it never retains any odors from the foods you cook. completely versatile it goes from oven to table to freezer and can even be thrown in the dishwasher. once you are done cleaning it, storage is a snap. with its flexibility, you can twist it, bend it, fold it or mash it up so it can fit in the smallest of drawers or cupboards., if you haven tsp tried silicone bakeware , add a piece or two to your kitchen. you will be surprised at its quality and flexibility.

sugar, white syrup, good molasses ( good molasses to me means that to taste them with a spoon that they have a good flavor)), margarine, salt, air-popped popcorn

popped popcorn, approximately 3 quarts, salted peanuts, unsalted butter, dark brown sugar, approximately 2 cups (i use splenda ), dark corn syrup, pure vanilla extract

popped popcorn, pretzels, raisins, salted peanuts, m &, candy corn, sunflower seeds (the meat part)

seedless or seeded watermelon , chunked, good size strawberries, tops removed, strawberry kool-aid, mint leaves tore up, sugar, a few squirts of lemon

sandwich cookies (12 to 14 cookies) , crushed, peanut butter cups, crushed, candy-coated chocolate pieces (about 1 cup), crushed, very good quality vanilla ice cream, slightly softened, special equipment : fifteen 5-oz paper cups

ripe but firm bananas, wooden craft sticks, chopped lightly salted peanuts, good quality dark chocolate (60 to 70 percent cocoa solids), chopped

waxed paper cups, wooden sticks, raspberry juice or 2 cups strawberry juice or 2 cups cherry juice, orange juice, freshly squeezed, beet juice, honey (optional)

sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, unsweetened cocoa powder, flour, whole milk (can use other % s), use empty evaporated milk can to get 24 oz..fill twice+24oz., good vanilla, salt ., plastic spoons or wooden pop sticks (find in craft supply store), wax/parchment bags (small)or celophane from craft/candy making store..i use wax paper fo fold around or candy bags.

fresh z.squash , chopped into decent bite sized pieces, fresh yellow/sumer squash , chopped the same, onion, yellow , vidalia, or red, cut into slices and broken up, garlic , rough minced, yellow, red, green bell peppers, seeded, sliced up into strips, enough oil or oil and butter to gently saute fresh vegetables, ortega chiles, chopped or chop up the whole ones yourself, stewed tomatoes , the new spicy ones add a nice pop, kidney beans, (light or dark ) some what drained, black beans , mostly drained., corn, canned, frozen or fresh off the ear, cumin , to taste, red pepper flakes , to taste, or leave out if no heat desired, a pinch of thyme and/or marjoram, ground in your hand, a healthy pinch of kosher salt, grated sharp cheese over the top of servings, if you want to, cooked rice to serve this over is good and part of the original recipe given to me., all ingredients with an asterisk (*) i have added to the basic recipe., you can add boiled, broiled , or roasted chicken torn/cut up to this. you can also add ground beef or cooked stewed beef or other left over beef if you want meat added to this vegetable dish.

unsalted butter, plus more for greasing the pan, good-quality semisweet chocolate chips, heavy cream, instant espresso, ancho chile powder, marshmallows , 1 cup set aside, vanilla paste, popped popcorn, smoked sea salt, sleeves honey graham crackers , 2 sheets set aside

extra virgin olive oil, for coating roasts , plus 3 tbsp for sauce, grill seasoning (recommended: montreal steak seasoning for steak by mccormick), whole roasted red peppers, coarsely chopped, well drained and pat dry, garlic, popped from skin, handful flat-leaf parsley, good quality pitted black olives , from bulk bins, such as kalamata, drained well, salt and pepper, crusty bread, sliced