Whirley-pop and Kettle Corn!

I wanted to share with you two of my favorite things ever! My Whirley-pop popcorn popper and the kettle corn that it makes!

This is one of my favorite kitchen products ever and one of the most used at my house. My sister-in-law Annelisa told me about it a couple of years ago. I gave some away for Christmas gifts that year having never even tried one for myself. Luckily, my parents loved theirs so much that they gave me one for my next birthday. I even blogged about it (here).

I've given quite a few away as gifts over the years. (Soon everyone on my husband's side of the family will have one -- everyone in my family has one already.)

I make a batch of kettle corn at least twice a week (sometimes more). It's perfect for snack time when we have little guests over. And it's great for munching on while watching a movie.

photo from here

You can make regular popcorn in the Whirley-pop, but we always make kettle corn instead. I add a little oil and sugar and it makes a crunchy, munchy, sweet/salty snack with a lot less

Kettle Corn

a little less than 1/2 c. popcorn kernels
1/8 c. sugar
1 - 2 T. oil (I never measure, I just pour a little)

Pour oil, sugar, and popcorn kernels into Whirley-pop on the stove over med high/med heat. And stir, stir, stir while it heats up and the kernels pop. Three minutes later all the kernels should be popped. Pour into a bowl and lightly salt. Enjoy!

One Hour Rolls

These rolls are amazing! I've been making these rolls since 2001 when I was a newlywed and my sister-in-law shared the recipe with me. The rolls are light, fluffy, easy to make and they only take one hour! And delicious too! I've made these rolls more times than I can count, so I've perfected the art of making them. Here are some step-by-step instructions with pictures for you. Here's what you'll need. I buy pretty much all of the ingredients in this recipe at Sam's club, thus the huge containers. You need warm water, yeast, oil, sugar, salt, egg and flour. In the mixer bowl, add warm water (not hot), oil, sugar and yeast. Mix together. After ten or fifteen minutes the yeast mixture should be puffed up like this. Time to add the salt and beaten egg. Then mix in the flour. (I've used a mixture of half wheat and half white flour successfully.) Keep adding flour until the dough is manageable. It will be a little sticky, b

Havreflarn (Swedish Oat Crisp Cookies)

We had some teenagers over for a Swedish themed dinner last night. They were participating in a "missionary for a day" activity. They were paired up into companionships, like the official missionaries for our church and were assigned to a family for dinner. They ate with us and then taught us a lesson about Heavenly Father's plan for us. My husband served a mission in Sweden. He lived there for two years and loved it. Swedish meatballs are a staple at our house. (They're super easy to make and my pickiest eater's favorite!). When we visit IKEA we usually stock up on the cream gravy packets and jars of Lingonberries. We were out of lingonberry, but after a few phone calls, I found some at one of our local grocery stores. We ate meatballs, gravy, lingonberry, mashed potatoes (I ran out of time, other wise I would have steamed little red potatoes from our garden) and green beans (though my husband doesn't remember eating them in Sweden

The Best French Bread I've Ever Made

This is the best french bread I've ever made. I got this recipe from my friend, Nikki, who gave us some of this bread as a thank you for my hubby helping them move a piano. I remember it being delicious and we gobbled it up fast. I was intimidated for some reason by the recipe and waited a few years before I made it. We needed some bread for to make some turkey, provolone, avocado sandwiches, so I made some of this bread and it was perfect! We sliced one loaf like they do at Subway. Then later I made normal shaped sandwiches with the rest of the bread. Delicious... light and fluffy and yummy! Update 2/22/12: This is still my favorite bread after making it for a year! It turns out perfect every time and it's gone in a flash! printable recipe French Bread recipe from my friend, Nikki Yield: 2 loaves Ingredients 2 c. warm water 1 pkg (or 1 heaping Tbsp.) yeast 1/4 c. granulated sugar 1 T. olive oil

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