Caramel. The Homemade Kind. A Tutorial.

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You all want to see some tutorials on here. :) Well, here we go.
This one isn't in the sewing room, however. It's done in the kitchen, and it is SO easy! Ready?

Here are my step by step [mostly] instructions on making HOMEMADE Caramel... I made it to put on popcorn last night for movie night, so popcorn is included in this tutorial...


I popped popcorn old school style [of course you can use microwave popcorn if you'd prefer]



Follow the instructions on the popcorn kernel bag on the how to's of popping them into delicious puffs... It normally starts with some oil...




Putting in the kernels...



Watch the fun start! They pop and pop. And when they're done, I spread the popcorn on a cookie sheet covered in Parchment paper [wax paper would be fine as well]...





OK! Now the fun part!! Listen carefully, because Caramel can be ruined! I had to remake mine last night, because I ruined it. But I will tell you how to avoid that...

Start by pouring about 2 cups of sugar in a pan.



Turn your burner on high...



IMPORTANT! DO NOT LEAVE AT ANY POINT! ALWAYS STAY WITH YOUR SUGAR!

No need to add anything else to your sugar. But, while you are there, get another pan. Put about 1 cup of milk and 1tsp of butter in a pan. DO NOT BOIL. Just heat up. I forgot to do this last night when I redid it which will make more work for yourself. So, just get the milk and butter hot, but not boiling.

You will start to notice the sugar melting. It should look like this...



Start moving your sugar around the pan more and more frequently. When it starts to look like this.... add the milk and butter mixture... [I forgot to show the milk part... I messed up at first, remember? LOL!]






Stir CONSTANTLY until you get a smooth consistency. Like this...





Turn off the burner. Immediately start dribbling the smooth yummy luscious brown caramel over the popcorn... [unless you're using it for something else. ;) ]







Enjoy!!!


WARNINGS:

DO NOT TOUCH THE CARAMEL RIGHT AFTER IT'S COOKED! IT WILL CLING TO YOUR SKIN AND BURN LIKE A SON OF A GUN! I HAVE A BLISTER TO PROVE IT! :) ACCIDENTS HURT, PEOPLE! LOL!!

DO NOT FORGET TO ADD THE MILK AND SUGAR AS I DID THE FIRST GO ROUND. UNLESS YOU PLAN ON MAKING PULLED SUGAR... IF YOUR "CARAMEL" LOOKS DARK AND STRINGY LIKE THIS...



DO NOT USE IT. IT GETS ROCK HARD AND DOESN'T TASTE ALL THAT GREAT. I PROMISE. ;)

This recipe is very simple, and it's DELICIOUS, if made correctly. If you have questions, feel free to email me. And PLEASE tell me if you made this!! I want to see! :)

XOXO,

Shealynn

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This Morning

This morning I got up, and made my husband coffee. Just the way he likes it...

Black.



This morning I listened to my Zoe request juice I didn't expect...

Green Machine. She loves it. I am glad she loves it. I do as well... surprisingly.


This morning I rummaged through the fridge for...

Blueberries.


This morning I took the blueberries, and made blueberry pancakes for my family...

Yum.


This morning I plated up said blueberry pancakes not only with syrup, but...

Homemade whipped cream as well. YUM YUM YUM!


This morning I watched my kids dig into my homemade breakfast with big whipped cream mustache smiles on their faces. Perfection.

Making Fall Happen... Inside at least.

Because fall refuses to show her pretty little self to me outside [at least for this week... there is relief coming SOON!! Like in a few days!!!!!!!!!!!!], I figured I would make fall happen inside. A big way for me to feel like it's fall is to bake, and to bake something with pumpkin in it. And, since I volunteered to bring something baked to Angelina's Halloween party/parade tomorrow at her school, I had a reason! While leasurely browsing blogland, I stumbled upon these cookies, and KNEW that's what I was going to make! So I went to the store, bought the few ingredients I needed and then went to work...



They are really good! Here is the recipe. Go make some, and enjoy some Fall indoors!

To top that off, I made homemade applesauce too!! We bought some apples at Costco a week or so ago, and they didn't taste all that great... kinda bitter. But, I hated to waste them, so today I decided to make applesauce out of them...









I just winged it, but I know you can google "Homemade Applesauce", and a million results will show up. The applesauce turned out great!! It felt good to just be in the kitchen and bake at a leisurely pace. No rushing, just me and the ingredients. I felt so domestic! While the cookies baked and the apples simmered, I was sewing. One of Zoe's dresses was getting too short, and since A. I couldn't let go of it... it's cute! and B. It's a solid color, I figured that I could add a couple inches of fabric to the bottom of the dress for length, so I did that this afternoon too...





It turned out really cute!! Now she has lots more uses for it! That was my goal. ;)

I've also really been enjoying making these lately...





Yoyo's! They are easy and fun to make. :) I added one to Zoe's dress with a button sewn on top.

Wow! I have blogged a lot lately. Seems I feel like I have a lot to say! LOL. Gearing up for Halloween tomorrow. I really can't believe it's already tomorrow! For now, I leave you with a couple more pictures... of Angelina. ;)


xoxo,

Shealynn