Snack Time!

A few weeks ago I made one of our favorite snacks for a March Madness party and actually took pictures in order to share with you all....and then forgot about it. Then today...two week later...I found them while taking some pictures on my sad little, forgotten, neglected camera. Well, March Madness is halfway done. My boys were out in round 1 so it's not nearly as fun, but I still like to watch the action...probably no more parties though.

I do still want to share these yummy Caramel Corn Puffs with you though. They're very similar to caramel popcorn in taste, but this recipe doesn't use popcorn, so no hulls to stick in your teeth, and thus, smaller children can eat it as well because these puffs just melt in your mouth.

Here is the cast of ingredients: Puffcorn Delites, corn syrup, brown sugar, butter and baking soda.


First, spray a roaster with cooking spray and dump the whole bag of corn puffs in and set aside.


Next, (I did neglect to photograph this part of the recipe...sorry! My hands were sorta full!) boil butter, brown sugar & corn syrup for two minutes, then remove from heat and add baking soda. Mix well and pour over roaster of corn puffs and mix. Bake 1 hour and this is what you get:

YUM!

Here is the full recipe

Caramel Corn Puffs

10 oz bag corn puffs
3/4 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon baking soda

Boil butter, brown sugar and corn syrup for 2 minutes stirring constantly. Add baking soda to boiled mix and stir until thoroughly mixed. Pour on top of corn puffs and mix completely. Bake at 250 degrees for one hour stirring every 15 minutes. Spread on wax paper to cool. Enjoy!

Something Different

I got to work this morning so thankful that it was Friday, just wanting to envelop myself in my workload & pass the time. Before I knew it I was headed with some gals across the street to see Jennie Garth (best known as Kelly Taylor on 90210)! Not my typical Friday.

Jennie is from a small town about 40 miles from here and one of the gals from work is friends with her sister. Jennie was across the street for a ceremony with the American Heart Association, donating money in memory of her dad who passed away from heart disease. It was small and informal, but kind of cool. Not a lot of hoopla. I borrowed a camera from Kelly, (Thanks!) and got a couple decent shots. That's about enough excitement for my day.

Happy Birthday...

to Dr. Seuss! Kabe's class celebrated the remembrance today by wearing funny hats and Kabe wanted to take in a treat. I found a cake online & baked five round cakes & Adam went to work on getting it all together & delivered....and the 2nd graders enjoyed it all....not a crumb came home. =)

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Musings

Today after church we had lunch at our friend's house, the Smith family. Kabe spent some time with Aubrey watching some TV and playing on the computer. There was a large group of us there for lunch and Aubrey's organizational skills were discussed...she's very tidy. Fast forward to tonight when I was putting Kabe to bed. I commented to him that his room is a disaster and maybe he should try to make it a little more organized like Aubrey's room. He quickly informed me there was a problem with that because he just didn't like to be tidy like that and plus, "I'm just an 8-year-old and Aubrey is almost a grown-up, I mean, she's about old enough to be a mom (she's 27). "

Gotta love how this 8-year-old's mind works.