Paper Bag (microwave) Caramel Corn

Easy + Fast + Yummy

Too EFY not to share...this took about 5 minutes to pull together.

10 minutes later we were eating it.

Paper Bag (microwave) Caramel Corn Place 8-10 cups popped corn into a paper bag.

Place the following in a glass bowl:

1 cube butter (no fakes)

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup karo syrup

1/2 tsp salt

Microwave until you see it boiling - let it boil for 1 minute.

Stop and stir.

Microwave for 1 more minute (boiling).

Add 1 tsp baking soda and stir - will turn opaque and taffy-like.

Dump over popcorn in paper bag.

Shake well.

Place bag in microwave and cook for 90 seconds.

Shake again.

Cook for 90 more seconds if you like it crunchy - I opted out for chewy.

Let cool for a few minutes, but dump out of bag before completely cool so it doesn't stick to the paper. I dumped onto waxed paper.

Enjoy.

Baked Sweet Fries

1 Sweet Potato
1 Russett Potato
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Julienne potatoes into 1/4 inch sticks.
Toss with oil and spices.
Bake at 425 for 30 -35 minutes until crispy, turning once at 20 minutes.

Yum.

Does your annual usage of saran wrap determine your worth in the kitchen?

When we moved away from "Costco Country" five years ago I was missing the good saran wrap. On a trip to visit my folks my Mom handed me a two-pack of the good 'ol streth-tite saran wrap in the yellow box. 500 sq ft per roll x 2.

I got to the end of the box the other night while trying to cover the frog eye salad I'd made. Although, I wasn't positive, I had a hunch that this was only the 1st of the 2 boxes. Sure enough, I was up at the other house today and found the 2nd box in the pantry.

Who knew that 500 ft of saran was a 5 year supply?

I'm pretty sure this is only an inidication of how little I cook. Sad.

The funny thing is they now sell this at Sam's Club, but I'm sure I'm still set for another 5 years.