Kelly Ripas Popcorn Snowman Recipes

POPCORN SNOWMAN

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt the butter over low heat.
• Add the marshmallows and cook, stirring often, until melted and syrupy, about 5 minutes.
• Place the popped popcorn in a large lightly greased shallow pan.
• Pour the syrup over the popcorn, tossing to coat evenly.
• While still warm, form 6 balls about 5" in diameter for the coated popcorn for the bottom sections, giving the balls flat bases so the snowmen will stand.
• Form 6 balls about 3-1/2" in diameter for the middle sections.
• Then form 6 balls about 2" in diameter for the top sections.
• Stir in the confectioners sugar and milk together until smooth (skip this step if using pre-made frosting).
• Use the icing to stack three popcorn balls of decreasing sizes into a snowman, then attach candies to decorate.
• (Gumdrops for hats, Fruit leather for scarves, cinnamon candies for eyes etc).

NONNA CONSUELO'S AUTHENTIC ITALIAN BOLOGNESE SAUCE (FROM LIVE WI

Steps:

• Brown, crumble and drain the meat. Set it aside.
• Peel onion, carrots and celery. Cut them in small pieces and finely chop them in food processor to a puree consistency.
• In a 10 quart non-stick pot pour the olive oil and cook the pureed vegetables for 10 minutes, stirring frequently, at medium heat.
• Add the meat, the tomatoes, the bouillon cubes, the garlic, the pepper and the sugar to the cooked vegetables.
• Cook at low heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Finely chop the basil and crush the oregano. Add them to the cooking sauce.
• Cook the sauce for an additional 1½ hours. Add the can of tomato paste to thicken sauce, if needed.
• Remove the garlic, put it on a small dish and crush it into a puree consistency using a fork. Put it back in the sauce, stirring thoroughly.
• Cook sauce for 5 more minutes.
• **Note: Generally, the sauce is done when the garlic is soft.