CREATIVITY: Sketch, London

If you're in London, then you NEED to check out Sketch!

Sketch is a very unique restaurant, located in Mayfair. It has attracted media coverage and celebrities from all around the world due to its myriad food, drink and entertainment styles. Not only is the restaurant artistic and thematic, but the food itself is very creative, bold and ground-breaking.

For example, this butter-nut squash soup I had came in three stages:

1) There was a delicious paste in the bottom of the bowl 

2) The waiter poured the hot soup into the bowl infront of me

3) He then used popcorn as garnish 

This was: a) delicious b) marvelous c) I had to take a picture.

Butternut Squash Soup with Popcorn Croutons 

Macaroons on display

CREATIVE: bathrooms at Sketch

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Ingredient Spotlight: Popcorn

Today, we’re featuring recipes using popcorn!  Popcorn is a great snack – here are just a few stats about popcorn you might find interesting:

• Popcorn is a variety of corn, but it is not the same as field corn and sweet corn; different plants, grown in different parts of the country.
• Popcorn contains water inside the kernel, when heated this moisture turns to steam and puts pressure on the seed coat, which then pops and the starchy interior appears!
• Old Maids are hypothesized to be caused by three things: they (1) were heated too slowly, (2) don’t have enough moisture inside to result in popping, or (3) the hull may be “leaky”.
• Popcorn has two main shapes: butterfly (see above) and mushroom
• Air-popped popcorn is high in fiber and low in calories, has no sugar or sodium… but be weary of “movie-theater” popcorn! 
• Stay away from pre-packaged microwave popcorn.  Make your own instead – all you need is 1/4 C popcorn and a brown paper bag. 

Here are a few of our favorite ways to use popcorn:

Honey Butter Popcorn – When you are looking for a treat or a dessert popcorn, try this honey butte popcorn.   Simple and delicious.  Not overly sweet.  Get the recipe here. 

Papa’s Popcorn – My dad is famous for this stuff.  If you have a stove popper, give this recipe a go.  We can make a whole meal out of it.  Get the recipe here.

Grandma’s Sugared Popcorn – This recipe comes from my 93-year-old grandmother.  Better than kettle corn, and so perfectly my grandma.  Get the recipe here.

Chocolate Craisin Popcorn – Toss in some chocolate chips and craisins and you have a delicious after-school snack.  Get the recipe here. 

Apple Popcorn Munch – Dried apples, cinnamon, sugared popcorn and salty popcorn… delightful combination.  Get the recipe here. 

Do you like popcorn?  What is your favorite way to enjoy it? 

If you have a recipe to share, stop by Tiffany’s blog and link it up to the Ingredient Spotlight for this week!  I can’t wait to see all the other yummy popcorn creations. 

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Honey Butter Popcorn

This recipe comes from a reader – who suggested this amazing honey butter popcorn on Finding Joy in My Kitchen’s Facebook page.  

It’s a fantastic treat – either for a movie night, or after school. 

Honey Butter Popcorn – From Rebecca C. 

Ingredients

• 6 C popped popcorn
• 2 T butter, melted
• 1/4 C honey
• sea salt

Directions

Place 6 C popcorn in a large oven safe bowl or baking dish.

Combine 2 T butter, melted, and 1/4 C honey together. 

Drizzle the butter and honey mixture over 6 C popped popcorn.

Stir to coat. 

Bake the popcorn at 350 for 5 minutes. 

Remove from the oven and sprinkle with sea salt. 

Serve warm, or at room temperature. 

Enjoy!

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Apple Popcorn Munch

Today, my little sister is a quarter of a century old!  I can’t believe it. 

To celebrate – that is, if she stops by to visit today – we’ll enjoy some apple popcorn munch! 

Dried apples, sweet & salty popcorn with cinnamon make for an extra special treat on a beautiful fall day. 

Happy Birthday, L!  I love you. 

Apple Popcorn Munch

Ingredients

• 1 C dried apples, broken into small pieces
• 1 recipe sugared popcorn
• 1 recipe regular popcorn
• Cinnamon, to taste

Directions

Prepare the popcorn – both sugared and regular, and mix the two together in a large bowl. 

Toss in the dried apple pieces, and sprinkle with cinnamon. 

Enjoy!

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Chocolate Craisin Popcorn

Want an easy after school snack?  Or, an extra special treat for movie night?  Stop by and see my post at The Happy Housewife to check out this easy & tasty recipe!

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