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>>>> Last night my gardener was looking for microwave popcorn. I used to buy
>>>> it.
>>>> I don't eat it. I pop my own in a pan. He asked if I could make him
>>>> some and
>>>> put a little brown sugar in it. Now I can make caramel corn, but when I
>>>> do,
>>>> the corn is popped separately, old maids picked out, and a caramel
>>>> syrup is
>>>> made in a pan on the stove. Baking soda is added to give it a lighter
>>>> texture. It is then mixed with the corn in a big roasting pan and baked
>>>> for
>>>> an hour, mixing it every so often as it bakes.
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>>>> I was pretty sure that Kettle corn was made by adding sugar to the fat.
>>>> And
>>>> indeed it is! So I tried adding a little brown sugar to come coconut
>>>> oil and
>>>> butter and popped the corn in that. Did not add salt. Came very well!
>>>> Like a
>>>> quick caramel corn but light on the caramel. Only problem was that I
>>>> didn't
>>>> shake the pan so the stuff on the very bottom got almost to burned.
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>>>> Some time back I made a recipe for roasted grape tomatoes with balsamic
>>>> glaze. Gardener loved it but it was too overwhelming to me due to the
>>>> large
>>>> amount of glaze. This time I found a similar recipe that sautéed the
>>>> tomatoes and only used one teaspoon of the glaze per pint of tomatoes.
>>>> I had
>>>> one of those huge tubs from Costco. Grape and cherry tomatoes in
>>>> different
>>>> colors. They were meant for salad but due to illness and lettuce
>>>> recalls we
>>>> ate no salad.
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>>>> I winged the recipe. Tossed the tomatoes in a pan with a little olive
>>>> oil,
>>>> salt and pepper. Cooked them for maybe 5 min. until the tomatoes began
>>>> to
>>>> break down. Added perhaps three teaspoons of the Balsamic glaze, a
>>>> little
>>>> dried parsley and dried basil. I know... I know. Had no fresh basil and
>>>> didn't need the large amount that the stores here sell. I cooked some
>>>> tri-color corkscrew pasta and added some chicken breast, cooked and cut
>>>> in
>>>> bite sized pieces for him. I'm not a fan of chicken so had mine
>>>> without. The
>>>> tomato sauce was spooned over the pasta and I topped it with Parmesan
>>>> cheese. Folks! This is a keeper! He wolfed his down before I had eaten
>>>> even
>>>> half of mine. And it wasn't out of hunger as he was grabbing cookies as
>>>> fast
>>>> as I could bake them.
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>>>> I made chocolate chip cookies, have some vegan oatmeal and coconut
>>>> dough
>>>> (didn't need vegan but this recipe uses ingredients I had on hand) and
>>>> also
>>>> some Snickerdoodles with Bisquick. I got a box of Bisquick at Costco
>>>> and
>>>> it's HUGE! The end result was a slightly different texture and sweeter
>>>> than
>>>> the kind I make from scratch, but I didn't have to add fat. My problem
>>>> was
>>>> that I've been using butter like crazy and need to make sure that I
>>>> have
>>>> enough left for Christmas dinner. Am doing a mixed berry crisp (can use
>>>> coconut oil if I need to), stuffing for the turkey and buttery dinner
>>>> rolls.
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>>>> I also made a pan of powdered sugar fudge. Accidently grabbed the lemon
>>>> extract instead of the vanilla! Thankfully I could smell it as the
>>>> first
>>>> drop hit the fudge. I attempted to scoop out the portion where it hit.
>>>> The
>>>> end result is great! No lemon taste at all. Need to go do the oatmeal
>>>> and
>>>> coconut cookies now. Had to let the oven cool down a bit as the prior
>>>> cookies used a higher temp.
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>>>> My goodness! You have been busy)))
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>>> I think I have!
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>>> Sure sounds like it
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>>> Tomorrow I will be making a Pecan pie, courtesy of I not I, and a sweet
>>> potato pie. Heck I don't remember who gave me that recipe. Sorry to
>>> whoever gave it to me.
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>> I love pecan pie but diabetes and egg issues make it no good for me now.
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>> I've never had any before. Today will be a first to make and a first to
>> taste.
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>> I am sorry you can't have it. Yes, this recipe has two eggs in it.
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> There is a vegan recipe that uses dates and no crust. Tastes pretty much
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> same but still too many carbs.
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> I suppose you could have just treated yourself for Christmas?

No. Diabetes doesn't go away for Christmas.

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Ok!