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No wonder Jill's recipes are so easy. She once owned a business that specialized in teaching kids to cook & bake.
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Need a Nosh to Share?
by jillbcooks 12/15/2010 3:10:00 PM

Feeling like you want to give a little gift or bring a treat to the office/to the meeting/to the millions of places you’ve got to go?  Feeling a little short on time and money?  Try making homemade caramel corn. Chances are you have the majority of ingredients in your pantry already:12 cups of popped popcorn (about two bags of microwave popcorn or just less than a cup of popcorn kernels)1½ cups nuts (I used peanuts and pecans, but you could easily substitute something less expensive like mini-marshmallows or leave the nuts out)1 cup...


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Tags: popcorn, gift ideas, caramel corn, office, nuts, canning jars

What Kind of Popcorn Does Not Belong to You? Nacho Popcorn
by jillbcooks 10/12/2010 8:57:00 PM

Have you ever eaten something that seems unbelievably weird, but it tastes good and is delicious despite its inherent weirdness?  Last week I wrote about Spaghetti Tacos and Spaghetti Pizza, so writing about Nacho Popcorn should not come as any kind of shock for my regular readers.  While doing some research for a piece about Halloween party snacks, I came across this recipe for Nacho Popcorn on BettyCrocker.com.  The part of the recipe that drew my atte...


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Tags: olives, popcorn, microwave, nacho popcorn, Old El Paso, caramel corn, green chiles

Kettle Corn is the World’s Best Packing Material
by jillbcooks 8/6/2009 5:06:00 PM

So, yesterday was my birthday—my sixth annual 29th birthday.  My younger sister Liz likes to put together birthday boxes with a card, treats and prezzies.  She is top-notch at creating the perfect birthday box—always color coordinated, always with lots of cute touches like Post-Its with notes, and (when she sends them to me at least) always with kettle corn, which acts as delicious, sustainable packing peanuts.  I was delighted to dig into the box, which had lots of great presents, including super cute retro dish towels and the Julie & Julia novel.  Does she know me or what?...


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Tags: treats, kettle corn, birthdays, popcorn

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