CARAMEL POPCORN

Ingredients

FOR THE POPCORN
1/4 cup vegetable oil (not required if air popping with a popcorn maker)
1/3 cup popping corn (10 cups popcorn, Note 1 for lighter caramel coverage)
FOR THE CARAMEL
1 stick butter
1 cup brown sugar , packed
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp baking soda
Instructions
POPCORN
Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat.
Cover with a lid. Once the popcorn starts popping in earnest, shake the pot gently once.
Remove from heat when the popping stops (when you can count to 3 between pops) and transfer to a (very!) large bowl. You need 10 cups of popcorn.
CARAMEL:
Preheat oven to 110°C/230°F.
Melt butter in a saucepaan over medium heat.
Add sugar, corn syrup and salt. Stir until just combined.
When it starts to bubble, simmer for 4 minutes - DO NOT STIR!
Remove from heat then quickly whisk in vanilla and baking soda. When you stop whisking, the caramel will foam and increase in volume.
Quickly pour straight over popcorn, toss until caramel cools and starts to harden.
BAKING TO CRISP:
Spread popcorn on 2 baking trays.
Bake for 30 minutes, tossing every 10 minutes or so. Caramel will remelt for the first 2-3 tosses - tossing coats popcorn more evenly with caramel.
Remove from oven, leave to cool. Gently break into pieces and serve.

Smothered Chicken

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Chicken Vegetable Ramen Noodles

Ingredients

1 tablespoon oil
7oz chicken , sliced (thigh, breast)
2 garlic cloves , minced
2 ramen or instant noodle cakes , discard seasoning
7oz pre shedded Coleslaw mix , cabbage and carrot
3 green onion stems , cut into 5cm/2" lengths
1 heaped cup beansprouts
1 cup water

CHOW MEIN SAUCE:

1tablespoon light soy sauce
1tablespoon fish Sauce
1 tablespoon Chinese Cooking Wine or Mirin
2 tsp sesame oil , toasted


Instructions

Mix Sauce in a bowl.
Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add garlic, cook 10 seconds.
Add chicken and cook until mostly changes from pink to white, then add Sauce.
Cook for 1 minute, then add Coleslaw mix and white part of green onions.
Cook for 1 1/2 minutes until cabbage wilts, then push everything to the side to make room for the ramen

Add water then squidge the ramen cakes in side by side.
When water simmers, leave for 45 seconds. Flip, then leave for 30 seconds.
Loosen noodles, add bean sprouts and green onion, then toss energetically for 1 1/2 - 2 minutes until sauce reduces and coats noodles.
Serve immediately!

Sweet Cake Cornbread

1 Box white  cake mix
1 cup self rising white cornmeal
3 eggs
1/4 cup sugar
Two 1/4 cups corn oil
About 1 cup milk
1 stick Butter room temperature
Combine cake mix cornmeal and sugar together in a bowl
Adding eggs and  1/4 oil adding little at a time milk
Add butter and the other  1/4 oil
Add the mix to a pan with oil
Bake in a 395 degree oven until done about 15 mins



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SPINACH POTATOES AND CHEESE

6-ounce bags fresh baby spinach
4 pounds white-skinned potatoes, peeled, cut into 2-inch pieces
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
3 cups grated Gruyère cheese (about 12 ounces) ADD MORE CHCHEESE  OF YOUR CHOICE

RECIPE PREPARATION
Cook potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until very tender, about 30 minutes. Drain well. ADD BUTTER TO POT Return potatoes to pot and mash until almost smooth ADD CHEESE AND ADD SPINACH ADD MORE CHEESE ON TOP AND COOK. UNTIL SPINACH IS DONE ON LOW HEAT

Chicken And Dumplin Stew

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3 ½ pounds chicken thighs cook with 6 cups water or broth and add

3 celery stalks (trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces, about 2 cups

3 medium carrots (peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces, about 2 cups)

1 large onion (roughly chopped, about 2 cups)

1/2 teaspoondried thyme or rosemary cook 1 hour

After 1 hour
1/2 cup flour and Skim off 1/2 cup any chicken fat that appears on top of the stock and reserve in a bowl. Combine the reserved fat with flour in a small bowl; stir to make a paste, adding more flour if needed. Add the chicken fat and flour mixture to the stock. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

Adding 1/2 peas (frozen, thawed) or flat green beans

Dumplins

1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
2 cups self-rising flour
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme or rosemary
1/4 oil

Stir in buttermilk and self-rising flour, eggs, oil and herb until almost entirely incorporated; do not overmix.

Scoop large dollops of dumpling mixture on top of the chicken stock. Increase heat slightly to medium-high. Cover and simmer until dumplings appear light and fluffy, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 10 to 15 minutes.

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