November 2014 Round Robin Blog Fest

Welcome back to another episode of the Round Robin Blog Fest!! This month's topic is:

What is your favorite food or meal?

Hmmm....this wasn't an easy one. I love all kinds of food, except cabbage rolls, I don't like cabbage rolls. (Sorry, Mom.)

When I think about foods that mean a lot to me, the two tops are my favorite Christmas treats: Gingerbread and Baked Caramel Corn. YUM! There is a good reason why I only make them to enjoy at Christmas and give most of it away. I've discovered it's the one treat a lot of my friends won't make since it is a finicky recipe, but they all love receiving along with both gingerbread and peppermint cookies. Yes, my house smells amazing around this time of year!

My late mother-in-law came across this recipe long before my kids were born and it quickly became a family favorite. Sweet and crunchy--especially when you add nuts!--as the cookbook says "WARNING - it's addictive!" Many a waistband has exploded after consuming copious quantities of the stuff!

I do hope you'll try my recipe. Make sure to follow the directions carefully, the caramel has to be just right or it won't work.

Baked Caramel Corn

1 cup butter

2 cups brown sugar

1/2 cup corn syrup

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vanilla

6 quarts popped corn

Preheat oven to 250F (120C)

Melt butter in a medium saucepan. Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt.

Bring to a boil for 5 minutes (this is the finicky part!!) DO NOT STIR!

Remove from heat and add baking soda and vanilla.

Put popped corn in a well-greased roaster. 

Gradually pour syrup over, stir well and bake 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.

Happy Munching!!

Still hungry? Why don't we go over and see what Beverley Bateman enjoys to eat?

And if you have a large appetite, drop on by the other authors in the Round Robin Blog Fest to see what they like to munch...

Marci Baun:  http://www.marcibaun.com/

A.J. Maguire:  http://ajmaguire.wordpress.com/

Fiona McGier:  http://www.fionamcgier.com/

Judith Copek:  http://lynx-sis.blogspot.com/

Diane Bator:  http://dbator.blogspot.ca/

Beverley Bateman:  http://beverleybateman.blogspot.ca/

Skye Taylor:  http://skye-writer.com/

Ginger Simpson:  http://mizging.blogspot.com/

Victoria Chatham:  http://victoriachatham.webs.com/

Margaret Fieland:  http://www.margaretfieland.com/blog1/

Rachel Kosnski:  http://the-doodling-booktease.tumblr.com

Anne Stenhouse:  http://annestenhousenovelist.wordpress.com

Heidi M. Thomas:  http://heidiwriter.wordpress.com/

Helena Fairfax:  http://helenafairfax.com/

Kay Sisk:  http://kaysisk.blogspot.com

Rhobin Courtright:  http://www.rhobinleecourtright.com/

Happy Reading!