Nacho Cups and Pizza Bites

Nacho Cups and Pizza Bites are really fun to make. We had them for lunch yesterday.

Popcorn Without a Microwave

1/2 cup popcorn kernels. You will need a parent or guardian to help with this.

Add 1-2T of vegetable oil and a whirly-pop corn stove top pan.
If you don't have a whirly popcorn pan, you will need a gallon size pan with a lid that fits tightly. Put the popper or pan on the stove, again, have an adult nearby. Turn the stove on medium heat. When the pan has heated for 1 minute, add the popcorn kernals.

Close the lid right away. Start turning the handle of the popper, or if you have a pot, shake the pan. Keep turning the handle or shaking the pot until the popcorn starts popping. It will sound awesome. Keep turning until the pops dye down and are a few seconds apart. Sounds kind of like baloon tower defense. Its on http://www.ninjakiwi.com/ just click on bloons.

stIr and hear pop until you can't stir anymore.

When done, tell parent to help you get it off the stove.
Then enjoy in front of a movie. Good luck to all of the drivers out there.

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Homemade No-Bake Chewy Granola Bars we made with my mom. If you want all the pictures you'll need to go to her blog. But here's what you need:

4 cups granola, preferably in smaller pieces or my granola: Home-Spun Breakfast Cereal

4 cups rolled oats
4 cups crispy rice cereal
1 cup flax seed (optional)
1T cinnamon
2 cups brown sugar
2/3 cup water
1/2 cup butter
2 tsp double strength vanilla
2/3 cup honey or molasses

Combine the dry ingredients in a large 2 gallon bowl.

Lightly oil 2 9 by 13 inch casserole pans and set them aside.

With an adult supervising:

In a 2 quart heavy pot, combine the sugar, butter, water, vanilla and honey or molasses.
Simmer the syrup over medium heat until a drop placed in cold water holds it's shape, about 5 minutes (soft ball stage). (see the pictures on mom's blog. It helps a lot!!)

Not ready yet...
Getting closer...
Ready! Pour immediately over the dry ingredients and combine well.
It will not be too gooey. Just right.
Scrape all the way to the bottom of the bowl.
Divide the mixture between the two pans. Lightly spray the top of the bars with non-stick spray or oil. Press down firmly, being careful not to burn your hands. Transfer pans to the fridge and chill 10-15 minutes.Have an adult cut with a sharp knife into bars of desired size. Standard granola bar size yielded about 45 bars.

Place in snack size bags or keep in an airtight container. Ours rarely last more than a few days, so I can't really say how long they will keep fresh.
There you go. Granola bars. You can do it!

Dad in Alaska

My dad is in Alaska he went to train on a frozen lake.
My dad's friend hit a cone with the car and in Alaska its really cold
so the plastic didn't bend it exploded and the bumper has a huge hole
in it.So they have to fix the car before they return it.I think my
dad looks like the kid from Christmas story.He has
hand warmers in his ear muffs.I miss my dad I'm glad we have
Monday off of school. Good Luck To Our Troops!