popcorn bars!

(My apologies for the dual-font.

I have no idea why it does that.)

First of all,

you guys totally cracked me up

with your comments on my house-cleaning post.

I am glad I am not alone

in this chaotic mess we warmly call, motherhood.

And I also appreciate those of you

who boldly told me of your ability to keep

your house running smoothly at all times.

You annoy and inspire me.

And I love you.

So in my efforts to do a million things,

and not one single one of them done well,

I tried a new recipe yesterday.

Popcorn Snack Bars!

My picture is less than appealing, I suppose.

I've yet to hone my photography skills.

It's #4,239 on my list of things to do.

So for now,

just enjoy my fair-mediocre photo.

(Email me privately to book me for your weddings portraits)

The original recipe is HERE.

I trimmed it down a bit with fewer ingredients.

And they turned out wonderfully!

Here's what I did:

8 Cups plain popped popcorn

2 Cups rolled oats (not instant)

1/2 Cup dried cranberries

3/4 Cup salted, roasted almonds (coarsely chopped)

3/4 Cup honey

3/4 Cup packed brown sugar

1/4 tsp. salt

Mix the first four ingredients together in

a big bowl.

In a saucepan,

add honey, brown sugar & salt.

Bring to a slight boil & stir until sugar is dissolved.

Pour popcorn ingredients onto a greased

9x13 pan (or a larger pan for skinnier bars).

Pour honey mixture over & mix it all up,

covering all the popcorn, the best you can.

Put in fridge for 30 minutes.

Then take out of fridge and cut into bars.

It's rather sticky.

But it tastes soooo good!

Crunchy.

Salty.

Sweet.

I think next time I'll add a little butter to the

honey mixture...and perhaps make them

into balls instead of bars.

Get creative and make them your own!