Red Velvet Popcorn

post from What Smells So Good? on 14 February 2013 10:22:00 PM. © What Smells So Good?

Apparently I'm a dangerous person.

I mean, just look at this - to the non-foodie eye, it could be blood-soaked gore of some kind. To the passionate, sugar-obsessed food freak like me, though, it is nothing short of a bikini-destroying super missile. This, dear readers, was my Valentines gift to the noshers at my school: Red Velvet Popcorn.

Granted, the recipe isn't really mine, per se. I adapted it, as I always do because I'm incapable of following a recipe to the letter, but the heart and soul came straight from a fellow blogger. I had been hoarding the popcorn recipe from Cravings of a Lunatic since Kim Bee posted it back in November, and with today being the "Big V" it seemed like the perfect time to bust it out. For a little twist, I added a handful of shredded coconut to the cocoa mixture (kind of like the popular frosting for the cake version), and instead of butter, I kept my mixture vegan and gluten free with Earth Balance "butter". After it's stint in the oven and a few hours to cool, it broke up into luscious, craveable bites of chocolatey, candy-coated pops ideal for midnight movies or singleton soirees.

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Red Velvet Popcorn
Adapted from Connor?s Cooking / Cravings of a Lunatic Serves 15½ cup brownsugar¼ cup sugar¼ cup goldencorn syrup¼ cup water¼ cup dairy freemargarine¼ cup Dutchprocessed cocoa½ tsp salt1 tbsp red gelfood colouring (or 2 tbsp liquid)1 tbsp vanilla ½ cup finelyshredded, unsweetened coconut10 cups popped popcorn(ideally plain, no salt/butter)

Preheat oven to250F and line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment.
In a largesaucepan combine sugars, corn syrup, water, margarine, cocoa and salt.
Cook over mediumheat until well combined and bubbling.
Remove from heatand stir in the food colouring, vanilla and coconut.
Allow to cool 3minutes, then pour over the popcorn in a large bowl and mix thoroughly untilevenly coated.
Pour the popcornon the cookie sheet and bake for 45-55 minutes, stirring it 3-4 times duringcooking.

Amount Per Serving
Calories: 115.8
Total Fat: 4.2 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 121.9 mg
Total Carbs: 22.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
Protein: 1.0 g

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Tate's Bake Shop Valentine's Giveaway (Now
Closed)

post from famfriendsfood on 14 February 2013 05:23:45 PM. © famfriendsfood

The winner of the Tate's Bake Shop Giveaway is:

Comment #6 - Louis! Please forward your mailing information to me at pkfamilyfriendsandfood (at) gmail (dot) com so that I can ask the nice folk at Tate's Bake Shop to send the Cookie Cube to you right away!

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When I was growing up as the only daughter in my family, I would look forward to My Dad bringing me home one of those candy filled hearts for Valentine's Day. Even though I didn't like all of the filled chocolates that would come in those hearts... I adored receiving them! There were benefits to being the youngest and the only daughter in the family. Receiving those special treats when he got home from work on Valentine's Day made me feel extra special.

You can make someone you love feel extra special, too! The lovely folks at Tate's Bake Shop have offered to sponsor a giveaway for my readers in honor of Valentine's Day - keep reading to find out more!

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Honey Orange Marmalade Sourdough Rolls

post from just-making-noise on 14 February 2013 03:56:00 PM. © just-making-noise

I have to say these were the BEST rolls I have ever made and I?m totally serious.I'm not the kind of person who goes around saying "these are the best ever" to anything that tastes good.No, I save that for the best and these rolls are the best...[...]

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Piglet Tournament Judgment: Asian Tofu vs.
Jerusalem

post from Viet World Kitchen on 14 February 2013 03:43:00 PM. © Viet World Kitchen

Because I've chosen to champion yet-to-be-super-popular subjects, my writing career has been that of the underdog. That's why I was resigned to not winning round 1 of the Piglet cookbook tournament. From the get go, Food52.com readers had predicted that Jerusalem would win the entire competition. Yottam and Sami's book is wildly popular, beautiful, and engaging. Asian Tofu is compelling in its own right, but it's also a misunderstood subject, not sexy on the first look to many Americans but rather challenging. As my friend Michael Ruhlman noted, it's an uphill battle with tofu, good luck. I told my dad that over the weekend. His response was, "Well, you never know." My father is a religious man who also loves his daughter for her persistence....

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Homemade Pickles

post from Ya Salam Cooking on 14 February 2013 09:03:40 AM. © Ya Salam Cooking

I always make sure that I have a jar of homemade pickles in the refrigerator. The homemade version is much more crisp plus just knowing what goes into my food gives me a great piece of mind. You can cut the cucumbers very thin and they will be ready in a day or two or [...]

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Mashed Sweet Potatoes Recipe

post from Easy Recipes With Pictures on 14 February 2013 08:41:02 AM. © Easy Recipes With Pictures

If you like perfect mashed potatoes, you can change it up a little bit and try mashed sweet potatoes. This mashed sweet potatoes recipe makes a very easy and yummy side dish. Mashed sweet potatoes go really well with turkey – for every day meals, serve them with turkey cutlets, roast turkey tenderloin or prepared roasted turkey breast from Whole Foods. Mashed sweet potatoes are also a very popular side dish for a Thanksgiving dinner menu. To make mashed sweet potatoes, first bake the sweet potatoes in the oven. Baked sweet potatoes make better mashed potatoes than boiled – baking brings out the best flavor out of sweet potatoes. After the sweet potatoes are baked, peel them and mash with a potato masher. Stir in some maple syrup, butter and salt to taste, and you’ve got yourself perfect sweet mashed potatoes! Mashed Sweet Potatoes Recipe Ingredients For Mashed Sweet Potatoes 4 sweet potatoes 2 tbsp butter 2 tbsp maple syrup 1/4 tsp salt Instructions How To Make Mashed Sweet Potatoes Preheat oven to 375F. Put the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet. Put in the oven and bake for 45 minutes. Remove baked sweet potatoes from the oven and let [...]

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Thursdays Side Dish: Deep Chutney Apricot & Chili

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Blueberry Scones

post from Seattle Palate Food & Recipe Blog | Seattle Palate Food & Recipe Blog on 14 February 2013 07:24:25 AM. © Seattle Palate Food & Recipe Blog | Seattle Palate Food & Recipe Blog

Imagine my surprise the first time I ate a homemade scone. They taste infinitely better. They are moist, but still dense, sweet, but not too sweet, and don't make a crumbly mess when you bite into them. And here's the kicker - you can whip up a batch in less time than it takes to go to your neighborhood Starbucks and buy one. Seriously. Like 10 minutes hands-on time. And years more delicious.

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Killington Ski Resort

After a super fun trip to San Diego with Ken’s family, we had a relaxing New Year’s Eve dinner with Kristen and Wai-Sing. We were saying how it would be great to go to Vermont before going to Colorado since we hadn’t skied all year – by the time Kristen and Wai-Sing left for the [...]

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Happy Valentine's Day!

Roses are red, violets are blue. Pardon the radio silence, I've had the flu...

...which is a crying shame because I had handful of cutesy Valentine's recipes I was dying to post. {Hashtag first world problems.}

Happy Valentine's Day from me and Tamiflu!

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