Bloody Popcorn Brains
Preparation time: 10-15 minutes
Degree of difficulty: easy
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1/3 cup popping corn
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100g/3.5 ozs white chocolate
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50g/1.5 ozs. butter
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210g/7ozs white or pink marshmallows
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Pink, brown and red food colouring
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oil for shaping
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2 tablespoons plum, raspberry or strawberry jam (the lumpier the better for blood clots - who says that I am well adjusted? ;))
Step 1 - Pop the corn either in a frying pan or in the microwave (see here on DIY microwave popcorn). In a saucepan, heat the white chocolate and butter on medium heat until melted and then add the marshmallows and melt these stirring these constantly so that they don't catch on the bottom and burn (I had the stove on 5 out of 10 for heat). You want this completely melted and lump free. Add in the vanilla and the colouring-I add in a little pink and some brown just to make it a less "pretty" pink.
Step 2 - Turn down the heat to low (1 or 2 out of 10) and stir in the popcorn and coat the kernels well with the marshmallow mix. Once coated, remove from heat and allow to rest for a couple of minutes while you prep the rest.
Step 3 - Line a large tray with parchment and oil your hands and grab small lumps of the popcorn mix. Shape into half brain shape and then grab another similar sized lump and make the other half of the brain. Stick these together-they will stick easily when warm. Allow to cool and set.
Step 4 - Take the jam and some red food colouring and mix them together in a small bowl. Using a paintbrush, draw a blood line down the centre of the brain-place any fruit lumps in prominent positions.
The answers to the cube quiz are:
Question 1: Describe the desert.
Solution: the desert is how you see the world and life in general. And Ute tells me that she has worried about many a friend who describes a desert as bleak with no life or hope! ;)
Question 2: Describe the cube
Solution: The cube is you. If your cube is in the air, you are a dreamer-on the ground and you are down to earth. The colour of the cube also tells you about your personality (black=elegant, authority, dark side; white=innocence, non judgmental, no strong opinions; red=dominance, love, attention seeker; yellow: playful, optimist, attention seeker; green: prosperity, compassion; blue=knowledge, calmness; purple=luxury, sophistication and brown=stability. A clear cube means that you are transparent and open to others-the opposite and you are a private person. The size of the cube corresponds to the size of your ego-a big cube=a big ego!
Question 3: Describe the horse
Solution: The horse is your ideal partner or current partner and how you behave in relationships. Which is good that I said nice things about the horse because Ute reports people describing their horse as stubborn, annoying or even on occasion, dead! The closer the horse is to the cube shows how distant you are in your relationship. If your horse is active then you want an energetic partner that travels a lot and if the horse stands still then you prefer a partner that is a homebody.