My Snacks Vs Pajamafin’s

This was a learning weekend for me, and, so, was busy.  There was learning of power points, going over lesson plan stuff, going to the Farmer’s Market with the Bunny and the Bunny Baby (that is affectionately known by her mother has Peanut) where I got the most wonderful apples (and now I feel like the wicked witch from Snow White, pushing my poisoned apples, mwa haha), general cooking fun, and movies.  Lots of movies.

I would like, at this time, to point out that the Marmot made a wonderful stuffed pork loin thing with some rosemary potatoes that I love, and roasted corn, but I, in my infinite wisdom, did not think to take pictures of it until AFTER the lovely meal was all gone and digesting.  So, sadly, even though it was really VERY good, it doesn’t get to enter the competition (that no one even knew about until last night when I decided that it was, in fact, a competition).  Totally my fault, apologies all around.

So.  I decided that I NEEDED decorative corn for my walls.  The store didn’t have any of the large variety so I had to get a bunch of the smaller ears.  And, lo, did the instructions say that we could POP said ears after we are done decorating with them (needless to say, this prompted the buying of three more ears).  So home again, home again, where I got a paper sack and proceeded to pop three of the ears.

This first picture is of the yellow corn, stunningly modeled atop a Carnation Instant Breakfast tin, before popping.

This is the multi colored corn, modeled blurrily (because you couldn’t see without the flash and it wouldn’t focus well with the flash) in a lovely paper bag, ready to pop.

And this is the red corn after popping, stunningly modeled over a bowl of popped corn whilst being held in my left hand.

All I did was pop the ears of corn into the paper bag (they work better if you do them one at a time, even though, technically, you CAN double up but they tend to scorch easier that way).  I then dropped popped corn into a bowl, added salt and melted butter and off to the couch we went for fine dining and What Dreams May Come movie watching.

Pajamafin was up next with his sticky buns.

I was not with it enough to get pictures of the preparing of the dough (as I was on a mission to clean out the cat box) but I did get the cooked dough, the making of the glaze and the finished products.

This is the full tray, lovely modeled on tin foil atop my stove, after baking.

A close up to make your mouth water.

Pajamafin making the glaze.  I believe he called this double boiling, but I am not swearing to it..

Glaze being applied.

So good I should work for a food magazine.

And the mouth-watering close-up (if, by now, you do not all wish you were here, you don’t know what good is. :-p )

And the finished product ready to eat, being modeled by the cook.  Who, hands down, totally won the snack competition.  These things are WONDERFUL.

~ by mexalapotis on October 19, 2009.