DIY Popcorn Seasonings

First, mom mom started listening to Christmas music this week. for most people christmas music signals christmas, for me it signals about the half-way mark till christmas.

second, well, i like Popcorn, just not plain popcorn.

It's just so bleh.

oh, and i'm in LOVE with the popcorn seasonings that you buy at the store, but they can be pricey.

but they are gradually getting more and more creative with their flavors. Like cajun, apple cinnamon, pizza, bacon cheddar, and chocolate marshmallow(don't know how i feel about the last two or three flavors).

so for each flavor you obviously make the popcorn and either butter it or spray it with oil so that the seasoning sticks. oh, and all recipes can be changed for your taste buds, but i cannot vouch for how it will taste. 

mexican hot chocolate: sweet with chocolate and cinnamon

heaping tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon of powdered sugar

1 scant tablespoon of cocoa

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

mix.

barbecue: inspired by the sauce. . .  

heaping tablespoon brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon chili powder

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon garlic

1/8 teaspoon paprika

mix.

italian mix: herby and looks like a mini salad

1tablespoon dried parsley

1 teaspoon dried basil

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon onion powder

1/2 teaspoon pepper

mix.

oh and this is good with parmesan sprinkled on too.

gingerbread: christmas in july?

2 scant tablespoons brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

pinch of salt

mix.

then google "tilt" funny until you can't figure out how to untilt. you'd think to just google untilt, huh. well i couldn't figure that out.

so i googled it.

xoxo, 

gracie

cookie dough in the headlights

you know how when you use the flash on a picture it gives it the much unwanted "deer in the headlights" affect?

behold, cookie dough dip in the headlights.

 and now your blinded.

 i tried the chocolate chip dip recipe that i found on the lovely katie's blog. it tasted waaaay better than this picture looks

 ummmmmm,

YUM

"i'm here for my close up"

But seriously, this dip was DYLish.

oh and did i say that it was healthy? it is. don't judge a bowl of cookie dough dip by how good it looks. wait, scratch that. do.

i left a full bowl of it on the counter and went to say something to my dad and when i came back like 10 minutes later, the thing was practically all gone and my sisters were the culprits. they are like food critics, except they only eat sweet things and don't ever criticize. usually. 

and i took a picture of a hole

just for you.

xoxo,

Gracie

new streusel mug cake

first i wanna say that i'm soooo sorry for everyone who actually tried my original version of this recipe. it was missing a few key ingredients and i feel so silly for reading it wrong and for causing you to make a really hot, hard, disgusting mug cake. so here's the real recipe that really works.  again from this recipe 

cake part:

5 1/2 tablespoons flour

4 tablespoons of sugar

1/8 teaspoon baking powder

1 egg

3 tablespoons milk

2 tablespoons oil

1 tablespoon sour cream

streusel:

1 tablespoon butter

1 1/2 tablespoons flour

3 tablespoons brown sugar

1/8 teaspoon cinnamon

stir all cake ingredients in a mug until smooth. make streusel in a small separate bowl and then put on cake batter. cook in microwave for about 1 and a half minutes. 

xoxo,

Gracie

brownie mug cake

do you love brownies? yes
do you hate washing the dishes? yes
do you like eating? especially eating sugary things? yes and yes
do you like chocolate? yes
I present you with brownies. in a mug. made in less than five minutes. heaven in a jar. with frosting. and you can eat it all by yourself.

(as delicious as it looks. . . i promise)

 

mix in a mason jar or a mug 4 tablespoons of chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons of butter.

microwave for 40 seconds and stir. 

 mix in 4 tablespoons or sugar then stir. beat an egg and mix in with 2 tablespoons of flour.

microwave for 1 minute and while it is cooling make chocolate frosting: melt 1 tablespoon of chocolate and mix in 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon of cream cheese and 1 tablespoon of milk. then spread on and eat. delicioso. 

 xoxo, 

Gracie

Homemade Larabars

ever feel like everything that's healthy is either REALLY gross or SUPER expensive? well, i fell in love with a cookie bar that is soooooo good. larabars. heaven in a bar and i could eat like 12 at a time and not feel even a ounce of guilt. but, they cost over a dollar per. bar, so i made them. i made the cinnamon roll one because, who doesn't like cinnamon rolls. no one. note- all measurements have been changed over time to find perfect recipe. that's why they're so wonky.

original can be bought here 

ingredients

2 1/4 cup dates

1 1/2 cup peanuts

3/8 cup almonds

1 tbsp. cinnamon

1 tbsp. vanilla

3 tbsp. water

put all ingredients in a food processor and mix until it has the desired consistency.

i blended mine until really creamy and added a teensy bit more water than called for.

put it all in a pan. a small pan for thicker bars, bigger pan for thinner bars.

 press evenly into pan and chill in fridge to make it easier to cut. cut into bars and eat. i ate before i could take a picture of them, though.

xoxo, 

Gracie