Friday, April 26, 2013

Dirty Popcorn

Have you ever wondered what to do with left-over popcorn that you bring home from the movie theater, and nobody is eating it? Here's one solution: make Dirty Popcorn! Yes, this is edible and only has 3 ingredients: popcorn, oreo cookies, and white chocolate chips.


Step One:
Fill a 9x13 cakepan with popcorn - left over or freshly popped. The salty/buttery kind from half-full bags of theater popcorn gives it a different taste than air popped corn, and both are somewhat different than microwave popcorn. ANY variety of popcorn works wonderfully with this recipe!

Step Two:
Crush half a 14-oz. package of Oreo Cookies. I like finer crumbs, so use a food processor to do the job. A cheaper version of chocolate sandwich cookies can also be used. You can use any variety of Oreos, too! Mint Oreos are fabulous! I'm thinking of trying peanut butter sandwich cookies the next time. YUM!

Step Three:
Melt a 12-oz. bag of white chocolate chips. I melt mine in the microwave, stirring every once in a while. Melting time was about 3.5 minutes, but your microwave might be different.

Step Four:
Stir everything together, being careful not to dump too much on the floor. Enjoy! If you let this dry out a bit (maybe a half hour), your hands won't get sticky when you eat it. If you have any left over, this stores well in plastic ziplock bags.

You can also add in other ingredients if you want, such as peanuts, almonds, cashews, pretzels, cereal, M&Ms, etc. Get creative! The possibilities are almost endless.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Welcome Baby Rae!

Sometime mid-February, my great-niece Tajehra announced she was expecting...sooner than anyone could have guessed - she was 8 months pregnant, and afraid to tell her parents until she could no longer hide it. At least we didn't have long to wait for this new baby. On March 22, Lanaya Rae ("Baby Rae" as T's 3 year-old sister calls her) came into the world, making my sister, only 2 years older than I, a great grandmother.

Here is a picture of Tajehra.

Here's a picture of T. and her newborn.


Baby Rae smiles a lot.


Of course I had to do a quilt for the baby. Here is the quilt, called 'Baby Love.' It is reversible, so you decide which is front and which is back.