My kids are obsessed with kettle corn. Is it easy to make?

–Anna

Our children love it too. Super easy to make....and it's an "activity." We love da sweet and salty!
Makes 10 cups

1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup popcorn kernels
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon sea salt
In a large pot with a tight-fitting lid or a Whirley Popper, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the popcorn. When the oil sizzles, sprinkle the sugar over the kernels. Cover and shake the pan until the popping slows down, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and toss with salt.

I want to serve nachos on Sunday--do you have a recipe? The really cheesy kind, not the ones with melted cheese.

–Lauren

You gotta go Velveeta. No other "processed cheese food" gives you quite the right consistency. Just put your blinders on, stick the whole thing in the microwave, hit 3 minutes and you're good to go.

Do you have a proven/easy recipe for a baked something to bring to a holiday party at school?

–Kara

Alyssa had a friend in high school whose mother always made these Peppermint Stick Bars and the recipe's been hanging around in her family ever since.

2 c flour

1 c butter, softened

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 c crushed peppermint sticks (or candy canes)

1 c sugar

1 egg, separated

1 egg, whole

3/4 c chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, sugar, butter, egg, egg yolk, and vanilla. Mix well; stir in chocolate chips. Press dough into a 15 x 10" jellyroll pan. Beat egg white until frothy; brush over dough and sprinkle with candy. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly and cut into bars.