Whirley Pop Kettlecorn Recipe

My Whirley Pop popcorn popper is one of my favorite things in my kitchen. I love it so much I'm going to GIVE ONE AWAY to celebrate my 300th week of menus this week.! See the details here.

I thought I'd tell you about my favorite popcorn to make in the Whirley Pop. I blogged about it back in 2011, but thought it deserves another post.

I got my own Whirley Pop back in 2009 (I loved it so much I blogged about it here). I've given Whirley Pops away as Christmas and birthday presents to pretty much everyone in my family and to some friends too. It's a great gift!

We used to buy kettlecorn during the summer from a kettlecorn stand that would set up in a parking lot on weekends or occasionally at the farmers market. It was a treat that my kids loved, but I hated paying $6 a bag for it.

I haven't bought a bag of kettlecorn since 2009! Because we make it at home. It's super yummy, easy, cheap and fast!

It's the perfect snack for a kids over for a playdate. I've taken it to school for my kids' class parties. And of course we have it for family movie nights.

I love to make it with coconut oil, but canola oil is just as good. I love the slight hint of coconut (and my husband who doesn't really like coconut loves it too).

You can add as much sugar or oil as you'd like, making it slightly sweet or really sweet and crunchy. A little sugar and oil goes a long way.

Here's how to make the best homemade kettlecorn!

Whirley Pop Kettlecorn

a little less than 1/2 c. popcorn kernels
1 Tbsp. granulated sugar
1 heaping Tbsp. coconut oil (or 1 - 2 Tbsp. canola oil)

Pour oil, sugar, and popcorn kernels into Whirley-pop on the stove over med high/med heat.
Stir, stir, stir while it heats up and the kernels pop. Three minutes later all the kernels should be popped.
Pour into a bowl and lightly salt. Enjoy!

Don't forget to enter the giveaway to win your own Whirley Pop. (Or if you already have one you can give it someone you love.)

One Hour Rolls

These rolls are amazing! I've been making these rolls since 2001 when I was a newlywed and my sister-in-law shared the recipe with me. The rolls are light, fluffy, easy to make and they only take one hour! And delicious too! I've made these rolls more times than I can count, so I've perfected the art of making them. Here are some step-by-step instructions with pictures for you. Here's what you'll need. I buy pretty much all of the ingredients in this recipe at Sam's club, thus the huge containers. You need warm water, yeast, oil, sugar, salt, egg and flour. In the mixer bowl, add warm water (not hot), oil, sugar and yeast. Mix together. After ten or fifteen minutes the yeast mixture should be puffed up like this. Time to add the salt and beaten egg. Then mix in the flour. (I've used a mixture of half wheat and half white flour successfully.) Keep adding flour until the dough is manageable. It will be a little sticky, b

Week 394 Menu

Hi there! This week is flying by! So excited that we've been having blue skies and warmer weather. Our snow is almost all melted and little bulbs are sprouting in the flower beds. However, we had our 10th snow/ice day last week!!! Hopefully it was the last one. Life has been busy, busy and I need to plan out the rest of our week's menus, even though it's already Thursday. Here's what we've eaten so far and what I'm planning: Monday: chicken stirfry, rice/quinoa Tuesday: breakfast for dinner Wednesday: flatbread pizzas Thursday: roasted butternut squash, pasta, chicken sausage Friday: tacos Saturday: leftovers Sunday: pot roast, mashed potatoes, one hour rolls Alrighty, that's what we're eating this week. How about you? What's on your menu this week? Feel free to share. I love it when you do! More from Jenny:

Don't like your house to smell like food? I've got a kitchen tip for that!

I have a smallish, one story house and if I cook food that is kind of smelly, like onions, the smell tends to linger in every room. This is a pet peeve of mine and (also my husband's). Over the years I've found a few ways to cook smelly food without smelling up the kitchen. Use your garage! I use my garage quite often to cook things in. I open the window and it airs out, especially when you open the garage door. I'm sure my neighbors wonder what I'm cooking. I've used two different kitchen appliances in the garage: my crockpot and my food dehydrator. Crockpot - I did this very thing today since I'm simmering chicken, onions, carrots and celery to make chicken noodle soup tonight. I don't want my house to smell like onions all day, so I plugged it in on my husband's workbench. Food dehydrator - when I make jerky, I plug the food dehydrator in in the garage. I don't really want my house to smell like meat for hours

What is on your menu this week?

Search This Blog