(Mostly Meatless) Weekend Football Party Appetizers

Patriotic POPcorn Recipe

So, I was invited to a Pinterest Potluck and created a little treat for it. This Patriotic POPcorn was pretty easy, and required only a two ingredients. Popcorn and Candy Melts.

Ingredients:

- One Bag of Lightly Salted Pop Corn - I used something like this. 

*Do not use white cheddar, it won't taste as good*

- One Bag Each of Blue and Red Candy Melts (pictured below). 

That's it. Here are some blue candy melts, below.

Other Supplies:

Two medium sized microwave-safe dishes, and two heat-safe spatulas (one for red, one for blue).

Instructions:

1.) Decide how much popcorn you want to use. You will need 8 candy melts per 1 cup of popcorn. The red ones coated the popcorn a bit more intensely than the blue ones did. 

2.) Melt the candy melts in the microwave at half power for 1 minute and stir. Melt again for 30 second intervals until you are satisfied with the texture. If you don't wish to use a microwave, a stovetop double-boiler method is best. Be very careful, candy will be HOT!!! Let candy sit for a few minutes to cool. Here is more info on melting the candy melts.

3. In each bowl, put desired amount of popcorn. Carefully drizzle the candy melts over top of the popcorn and stir each color with a large spatula.

4. Let popcorn mixtures cool separately for about an hour, until candied popcorn has hardened and cooled to room temperature. Mix the blue and red popcorn together in a fresh serving bowl. Serve and enjoy. 

Easter Cookies and More

Chick Cupcake  //  Bunny Cookies  //    Rainbow Bunny Cookies 

I found these beautiful, Easter and Spring-Inspired Treats on this board. Thanks to 22GardenSt on Pinterest for these lovely ideas! 

Easter Treats Ideas

Spring is almost here! We have had a few nice days here in So-IL lately, and it really makes me want warmer weather and flowers to start blooming ASAP.

So, here are a few tasty images to inspire that Springy Feeling :) Check out My Easter + Spring Board on Pinterest! 

Pastel Popcorn  //   Cupcakes with Chocolate Shavings as a Nest  //  Pots filled with Hummus + Carrots   //  Cadbury Egg Ice Cream