Hey you! Yes, you! The one currently reading this post and wondering what crazy adventures The Boy and Ms I-Hua are up to for this month’s Playground Series!
To coincide with this year’s Blog Anniversary (one month and a bit late, cause that’s how we roll these days), we thought we would bring you a Playground dish that is full of fun, playful and perfect for any celebration. In fact, the dish even looks as if fireworks have gone off 😛
What do you say? We’ve been doing this for 7 years now (Hooray!) and though we may have slowed down on the front, we are still as passionate as ever (with batteries recharged) and ready to tackle bigger and more exciting stories to share with you this year (or what’s left of it).
So here’s a celebration in close colour to the 7th anniversary token of Copper to represent prosperity, luck and good fortune not unlike the colour yellow in Chinese culture, we bring to you our ode to POPCORN!
This is one popcorn dish that you can’t bring into the cinema with you.
But it sure is spectacular looking when served up, especially with the bright cheery colour leaping out to your gaze. Using a mix of store bought and home made ingredients, you can plate this dish up however you like.
Elements on the Slate:
Sweet Corn Panna Cotta
Crushed Cashew Caramel Popcorn (store bought *gasp* from Happy Lab)
Maple Corn Kernels
Honey
Saffron Salt
This Playground dish has the right balance of sweet and salty for a dessert, as well as many textured elements. Crunchy from the crushed popcorn, soft and smooth from the panna cotta as well as the texture from the fresh kernels.
The only thing missing in this dish which I would have loved to include is pop rocks. Pop rocks make every dish a party central in your mouth!
So what do you think my pretties? Are you with us in this celebration?
Love popcorn, love this! Happy anniversary 🙂
Thank you!
Wow, 7 years! That’s a fantastically long time. So many things have happened since the beginning, eh? What a wonderful dish to celebrate with, too!
I know! It’s gone in a flash!
Congrats on your 7-year anniversary! Amazing achievement!
Hahaha.. I feel so old
Yet again you’ve blown my mind … this looks lovely! (Also, I think Happy Lab may get a work out at Chrissy time, looks exciting)
I don’t know how else to top this!
Congratulations on your blogiversary! What a fun dish to celebrate it with.
Thank you!
If I were a child, I would never leave your “playground” with this one-of-a-kind creative yummy-looking dish. Thumbs up!
Julie
Gourmet Getaways
My playground is right next to Neverland 🙂
i am making strange noises because i want this very very much
Strange noises is but a normality for you 😛
Sorry I’m a few days late too 🙂 But Congratulations! That’s amazing 7 years!!! I’ve been reading for about 3 years now too! WOO HOO! Heres to many many years to come!!!
And now we are friends! Yay!
GASP. You guys are seriously so amazing!! How did you know I felt like popcorn? 😉 Loving every one of the playground series posts!
Popcorn to your soul?
mmmmm popcorn and a gaz tube creation 😛
x
Bahaha we brought it back just for you!
Happy Blogaversary guys! Another fun and awesome dish- yummo!
WuhooOoOoo
You guys seriously rock and happy bloggaversary yo!
You’re just saying that cause you want some 😛
Yay happy 7 years 😀
Look at that pretty!
Still want horse
so pretty! i would love to try the sweet corn panna cotta! yummo! i think pop rocks would be great!
So glad we’ve made it!