Fantastic Food

3 Tbs. canola oil 3 to 4 Tbs. sugar 1/3 to 1/2 cup popcorn Salt Heat oil in large pot with handles until oil is really hot, almost smoking.  While oil heats up, combine popcorn and sugar in a bowl.  When oil is hot enough, add sugar & popcorn, and stir around in pot to make sure sugar doesn't clump.  If your heat is on high, you might want to turn it down just a little to prevent burning.  Place lid on pot and slide pot back and forth over burner quickly to help unpopped popcorn kernels reach the bottom and also to prevent sugar from burning to the bottom.  As soon as popping slows down, remove pot from heat and take off the lid.  Add salt as you stir popcorn, and dump the popcorn into serving bowl ASAP to get it out of the hot pot.  Every stove is different, so don't get discouraged if you burn the first couple of batches!  Just play with the temperatures a bit, and you'll figure it out.  I've had several people tell me this is the ...

This is our favorite sunday afternoon snack.  2 cans black beans 1 can black eyed peas 1/2 onion chopped 1 red bell pepper seeded & chopped 2 large tomatoes chopped (or two handfuls grape tomatoes chopped) 1 mango peeled, pitted, & chopped 1/2 cup chopped cilantro 1 avocado peeled, pitted, & chopped 2 Tbs. lime juice 3-4 Tbs. red wine vinegar 3/4-1 cup light zesty italian dressing (I use the cheapest brand at Walmart) 1-2 Tbs. sugar Salt & pepper to taste Mix all ingredients together and dig in with your favorite dipping chips (tostito's hint of lime tortilla chips or Juanita's tortilla chips are our favorites). You can adjust the amounts of each ingredient to your particular liking (e.g. more onion, more bell pepper, etc.) Be careful, it's addictive!!

I am not sure of the name of this one so I made it up. I got the recipe from a lady in our ward. I have had it a couple of times at her house. It is super simple and quick and I needed a pot luck dish to take to a party. 1 c Caro Syrup 1 c white sugar 1 1/2 sticks butter (3/4 c) Stir together, bring to a boil for 2 minutes. In a large bowl combine: 6 c rice check cereal 6 c golden graham cereal 1 c coconut 1/2 c sliced almonds Pour the syrup over the cereal mix and stir until coated. Spread out on 2 large greased cookie sheets and let cool. Enjoy