Costume and Crunchies

The first costume finished (well except for adding feathers to the wings) is Devlin's Pegasus costume! It's so adorable on him :)


For the "hair" I did a modified version of Dragonfly Design's Unicorn costume (I used shorter strips of felt and I added in some fleece bits. I also pinned them differently so the strips wouldn't fall down as much.) The tail (not pictured) was made from fleece that I cut up and pinned on. The wings were made from packing material and pipe cleaners, and I will be adding feathers to make them look more like Pegasus wings as opposed to fairy wings.


Today is a chilly day, with lots of snow and falling branches, so I wanted to make something yummy and warm for the cold day. I was reading Family Fun Magazine, which my mother-in-law was so kind to get for me and I came across a recipe for Corn Crisps! They looked so yummy that I had to try them, and I have to admit that almost half the batch is gone between Devlin and I (I was surprised that he kept asking for more, but I'm glad he liked them!)



Here is the recipe that I got from the magazine:

Ingredients:
1/2 Cup Flour
1 Tsp Salt
3/4 Tsp Baking Powder
1/2 Tsp Ground Cumin
1/4 Tsp Sugar
1/8 Tsp Cayenne Pepper
1 Large Egg
1/4 Cup Milk
1 Tbsp Butter (Melted)
1 1/2 Cups Corn (Frozen, Fresh, or Canned)
1/4 Cup Chopped Scallions
Canola or Vegetable Oil

Directions:
1. In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking powder, cumin, sugar, and cayenne. In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, and butter. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry until they are blended. Fold in the corn and scallions.

2. Pour oil into a large skillet (oil should come 1/4 inch up the side of the skillet.) Heat until the oil "shimmers". Drop a slightly rounded Tbsp for each crisp to make. Fry over medium-high heat until they are golden, about 2-3 minutes. Turn them over and fry the other side for about 2 minutes. Put them on a paper-towel lined sheet pan, add salt to taste.

Hands-on Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Makes: About 18

I didn't have any scallions, so I didn't add them in and I also didn't salt them to taste, but they were awesome! I think next time I might try making them with wheat flour to see how much of a difference it makes!