Popcorn

We were on a trip last fall with my sister and brother-in-law and she asked him to make popcorn for the group. "Wait til you try this popcorn," she said "it will blow your mind." Of course I questioned her. "What's so special about his popcorn?" Well, I was informed, he makes it on the stove. And he only adds salt. And it was supposedly soooo good and so much better than the microwavable, possible cancer-causing, trans fats infused, "movie theater butter" kind. Blech. There was no way I was going to like this popcorn. I like my trans fats. And my fake movie theater butter. Well, the popcorn was okay, but (don't tell them) far from the best popcorn ever. Fast forward a few months later to my birthday party and he makes another HUGE batch. I'll give almost anything a second try (although, I frequently refuse to give things a third try) and I have to say this batch was soooo delicious. Maybe it was my taste buds were altered due to the fact that I had imbibed a bit more than normal. Maybe it was my body subconsciously telling me 'You're thirty now, get your diet together,' but whatever the reason I thoroughly enjoyed it the second go-round. And this week I found myself craving it. I read an article on "healthy" carbs and found that popcorn made the list and that got me thinking about it. I didn't want the microwavable kind that was stocked in my pantry. I wanted the real deal. The old fashioned, cook on the stove top actually corn kernels kind. And so I made it. This was the first time in my life I have ever personally popped popcorn on the stove and I have to say it went quite swimmingly (that's an expression, right?). I wasn't sure how much to make. The instructions didn't specify. So, as you can see, I made a bit too much.

You've got to get used to the flavor, it definitely isn't the movie theater variety, but I found I actually like the taste of popcorn and not just the taste of butter. Plus, the whole cancer-causing thing kinda has me scared of microwavable. And my now thirty-year-old body is asking me to stop filling it with trans fats and empty calories.