I love popcorn - all types of flavors. You can sprinkle with cheese, onion/garlic powder/salt, cover with chocolate, sprinkle dry ranch dressing mix, add all types of herbs or spices, the list goes on and on. Making popcorn from scratch is easy and cheap. A good heavy pan, a little oil (I love bacon grease) and popcorn - cover and pop.
Top with any type of topping desired.
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I am an apple and peanut butter girl. It truly is my favorite way to eat an apple. My second favorite way is peanut butter sandwich with thin slices of apple, pear, or banana on it. I like mine on toast to give it a bit more stability. Seriously, give this a try - it is so yummy.
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Homemade CHOCOLATE SYRUP
3/4 C cocoa powder
1 1/4 C water
1 1 /2 C sugar
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
dash of salt
Use a good size pan, as mixture expands when cooking. Place cocoa, sugar, water and salt in pan. Whisk and heat till melted. Boil 1 - 2 minutes. Add vanilla after boil. This will appear runny and thin.
It thickens as it cools. Place in a jar and refrigerate. Great for ice cream, milk, whatever you use Hershey's for.
Tastes just like Hershey and is cheap and easy to make. You know exactly what is in it!
BAKED POTATO ROUNDS
Preheat oven 350*
Slice 3-4 potatoes about 1/4" thick. Place in hot water and boil for about 3 - 4 minutes. Remove and pat dry.
Place on a lined baking pan - top each slice with a couple types of shredded cheese, bacon bits, ext. Bake up to 13 - 15 minutes.
Top with sour cream, chopped chives, whatever you have on hand.
These are so good!!!!!!!
Use whatever you have on hand. I can see topped with chili, taco meat, any leftovers, chopped pepperoni, or anything you would put on a baked potato.
I love these - easy, frugal and sooooooo good.
BACON PANCAKES
Make a batch of your normal pancake batter and place in a squirt bottle. Fry up a bunch of bacon - crispy.
On your griddle squirt a little batter in a long narrow band - top with a piece of bacon and add a bit more batter. Cook pancakes as usual.
These are great for breakfast and make it kind of fun. They are also good for a quick bite for eating on the go!
Easy for kids as well - they eat with their fingers!
There you go. A few fun, frugal and tasty bites. Hope this gives you some new ideas and ways to change things up a little.
ENJOY
I love apples and peanut butter and almost all kinds of popcorn. We can be snack friends.
ReplyDeleteYou got it!!! LOL
DeleteIf you cook the popcorn in coconut oil and add just a dash of sugar at the end instead of salt it tastes like kettle corn and is delish
ReplyDeleteYUM! That sounds so good. I will try that as well.
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Favorite snacks/light meals: Peanut butter on apples, peanut butter on toast topped with crumbled bacon and oh, popcorn sprinkled with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. The baked potato rounds sound delicious, thanks for the recipe!
ReplyDeleteMmmmm. Someone after my own taste buds! Peanut butter and bacon sounds good.
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I love peanut butter with banana or chocolate. I will definitely try the cocoa syrup. Some really good ideas so thank you.
ReplyDeleteYUM, Glad you found something to try.
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I will definitely save this recipe and make it soon. Mine was destroyed. Popcorn is off my list of things to eat because of the kernels and the carbs. I don't get kettlecorn...lol. I don't even never ate salt on my popcorn.
ReplyDeleteI like apples plain. My favorite way to eat banana is on bread with peanut butter on one side and Miracle Whip on the other.
I love the pink stripes on your blog!
Oh, I have to have lots of salt on popcorn. Of course I am a salt addict!
DeleteI have heard of banana/peanut butter/ miracle whip before. I can't remember who I knew that liked it.
ENJOY - thanks!
It must have been someone from the South that ate that sandwich. No one else has heard of it.
DeleteYum! Those potato rounds sound so good. And I know my dh would love a bite of bacon and pancake.Thanks for the chocolate syrup recipe too.
ReplyDeleteThe potatoes are great - as a snack, a side or just a meal! I always eat my pancakes with bacon - so why not?!
DeleteYou are welcome. ENJOY
I'm not a fan of popcorn as it gets caught in my teeth. But those potato rounds look delicious and I am definitely going to try the bacon pancakes.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was young, my mom always made extra pancakes. When they were cold, she'd spread them with a bit of jam, roll them up and sprinkle a bit of icing sugar on top. Very yummy!
I agree popcorn does get stuck in the teeth, but I still like it.
DeleteWe did the same with pancakes as kids, but I think I used peanut butter. Fun.
ENJOY
Not a fan of popcorn but all the rest, yum yum yum!
ReplyDeleteHope you found a couple recipes you can use!
DeleteThose baked potato rounds look good. I need to try those. I make popcorn as a snack here too and make it on the stove top. If you take a little bit on grated cheese and microwave it, you can have real cheese popcorn, which is so good. My SIL gave me that idea years ago. Apples and peanut butter is another good snack to have. I hope you have a good weekend, Cheryl.
ReplyDeleteThe potatoes are tasty. Sounds like a neat idea!
DeleteYou have a good one as well.
I read this just this morning which is perfect. I used to make chocolate syrup all the time. We just kept in the refrigerator and we were good for awhile. Great thing to have on hand. Oh those pancakes look delicious. Great Recipes!
ReplyDeleteThanks. The syrup is so easy to make.
DeleteHope you enjoy!
The bacon pancakes does sound tasty...Roger likes peanut butter and apples...
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