popcorn

That's right people! It's time to get down to busyness! We are talking about POPCORN today! ;) Why? because it's a very...important and...tasty food! Without popcorn movies would be less popcorny! and then what would the people who work at theaters have to clean up after all of us sloby movie goers? GASP! not peanuts! And then what would all those poor people that are allergic to peanuts eat? Surly we can not deprive them of that buttery goodness now!!
Okay but no really, popcorn is really just an amazing food! It starts out these hard kernel things and then you heat it up and this fluffy white yumminess come BURSTING out and it's like a butterfly coming out of it's...shel! And then you can put butter and salt and other seasoning on it and make it even yummier! And it's soo crunchy and salty and yummy and you can put cheese powder on it and then it's REALLY YUMMY!!! And even that popcorn with carmel or w/e it is all over it is good! And to think that orthodontists don't let all those poor kids with braces eat any popcorn for TWO HOLE YEARS just breaks my little hart! Okay not really but if there are any orthodontists reading this, take it from someone that had braces it's just mean not let us eat popcorn for that long!
Anyway if you really think about it we can learn from popcorn! Just cause someone is hard and hurts like when you try eating a kernel doesn't mean they can't change, just show them a little warmth and heat them up (in a good way) and POP they can be fluffy and soft! Like kittens. But remember, just like kernels not everyone will change because there are always those kernels at the bottom of the pot that won't pop.
p.s. this is Katy and I totally agree, popcorn is awesome!!! :) try some! eat some! have some more!!

cHoCoLaTe

Chocolate Frosting! Yummm!!!! (and yes if you click this it takes you to a recipi! :D)

Yep, that's right! Chocolate, that yummy creamy stuff that just makes you melt! Okay, am I being to dramatic? lol. But really it makes me melt sometimes, in a way. SO anyway. Chocolate, well lets talk about dark Chocolate for a little. You know, that Chocolate, that's deep and dark and yummyness just melts in your mouth like sugar dissolves in water. And the best part? It's healthy, even health freaks say so! They say that creamy goodness is good for your hart, at least if you haven't had milk in the last half hour, or something like that. Yeah. See what I mean about it melting you? I'm just melting sitting here thinking about it!

Moving on. Milk Chocolate, not as good for you as Dark Chocolate, but it tastes just as amazing! And chocolate is a bean, so it's all good for you, right? The sweet, creamy, yummy stuff that also melts in your mouth. Sadly it also melts in the sun.

NOw on to White Chocolate. I actually haven't had as much of this so I can give an opinion on it, it's good yes. But then it has Chocolate in the name. But I hear that it's not actually Chocolate...

Okay moving on again.

HOT Chocolate! And I don't just mean the drink, which is it's own post, I mean when Chocolate, is baked into a cake or just melted on it's own and is so amazing that we eat it at birthdays. Yeah, that kinda of HOT. I'm not really sure what else to say about it though, because it's just to amazing.

But anyway, maybe sometime I'll get around to talking about how peanut butter is amazing with chocolate. But actually this is longer already then I thought it would be, and I haven't even gotten to Chocolate Chips! Which if you're wondering, are soo good that I don't think they should be used ONLY for baking. They're AMAZING by them selves. Or melted. MMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah, that's also what i mean about Chocolate making you melt! Those yummy, creamy smooth dark melted Chocolate Chips, that if they were in a bigger bowl you would almost want to jump into them! Except that then it'd be kinda gross to eat them.

Anyway, if I haven't convinced you that Chocolate is amazing yet, think about this, The Mayans would actually use the cocoa bean as MONEY! That's right, instead of gold, or silver, they choose Chocolate as their money. And so only the rich actually got to eat Chocolate, because they were the only ones that could afford it. Although sometimes the poor would eat it and then get some dirt to refill the shell with. Yeah, counterfeiting was around even back then.

Anyway. this post actually has to end, but that's probably a good thing, because that means you can get up and go get some Chocolate to eat instead of just sitting there thinking "Man! I want CHOCOLATE!"

Strawberry Shortcake

One of my favorite seasonal desserts is strawberry shortcake!!! :) We have several gardens on our property, in which my mom plants a lot of different vegetables and other plants. And one type of plant we have is a strawberry patch in the large vegetable garden, and it's strawberry season here right now! :)
Everyone has their own favorite ways of eating strawberry shortcake. What's yours? The way we make it at my house is with this biscuit recipe (that I believe came over "on the boat" as they say, from Scotland, w/ some of my mom's relatives) that I thought I'd share:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
In a bowl mix
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
Mix these together with a pastry blender.
Add 1/4 cup of margarine (we use Earth Balance, which is like margarine only healthier :)
Mix margarine into dry ingredients with pastry blender until dough is kind of crumbly in texture.
Then, add 1/3 cup milk.
Mix milk into the other ingredients. Stir with a wooden spoon until all ingredients are just mixed together (do not over stir as this will wake up the gluten).
Drop by spoonfuls onto a greased sheet, and bake for about 12 minutes, until biscuits are slightly brown on the bottom.
Makes about 10.
Once you have these biscuits made, you can crumble one or two (depending on how much biscuit you want/how much shortcake you want to eat!!) and top with strawberries. Normally, my mom prepares the strawberries beforehand, cutting them up and adding a small amount of sugar to bring out the strawberry juice. Once you had the biscuit and strawberries in a bowl, if you like, add some whipped cream like we like to do.
And, voila! Enjoy!!! :)
(These biscuits are also really good with soups!!! :)