“You can disagree without being disagreeable.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg
NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It’s my day to stay home, enjoy cooking and welcome our kids and grandkids for dinner in the evening. We end our meal with quotes from the Norwegian ‘Quote Cup’ passed on to me from my grandmother. I share a quote and a recipe here each week, along with an update and photos of what has been going on in our lives. I love trying new recipes…and love getting recipes you would like to share!
Big news this week was that high school football WILL be played this fall… and our grandson is on the Hopkins Varsity team in the starting lineup as a wide receiver. Needless to say he is very excited. It will feel strange not to be able to attend the games, but at least they get to play!
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Somehow caramel corn seems to go with football. I found this recipe in my stack from 2013, couldn’t find where it came from. “Pops” said his big trick was mixing it all in a paper bag…”the only way to get the sweet coating to cover every kernel”. Unfortunately, it didn’t work that way for me… but maybe it’s because I put in a little extra popcorn. I would rather have more popcorn than the sweet stuff. It tasted fine to me!
POPS’ GREAT CARAMEL CORN
- Cooking spray
- 10 cups popcorn
- 1 cup mini pretzels
- 1 cup salted cashews
- 1 stick unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup corn syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Preheat oven to 200 degrees F and coat a big baking pan with cooking spray. Place the popcorn, pretzels and cashews in a large brown paper bag and shake to combine; set aside.
Microwave the butter in a large microwave-safe bowl until melted, about 1 minute. Stir in the brown sugar and corn syrup and microwave until the mixture begins to boil, about 2 minutes. Carefully stir, then microwave 2 more minutes.
Add the baking soda to the sugar mixture and stir until it begins to foam. Carefully pour over the popcorn mixture in the bag. Fold over the top of the bag and shake to coat the popcorn. Microwave in the bag, 1 1/2 more minutes.
Pour the popcorn mixture onto the prepared baking sheet and bake 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Let cool completely before serving.
