My favorite way to eat popcorn is with a combination of popcorn salt (it’s a smaller granule than traditional, so it sticks better) and brewers yeast. I spray the popped corn with cooking spray and that helps the salt and brewers yeast to stick.

Another of my specialities is caramel corn, but I only make it a few times a year. It’s so sweet that  a little bit goes a long way. Click here for popcorn recipes including Italian Cheese, Spicy Popcorn Southwest Style, Garlic Cheese, and Popcorn Balls.

If you are looking for a cheaper, healthier way to make Microwave popcorn, then try the recipe below. It uses no oil. A cup of air-popped corn is about 31 calories. Oil-popped is a bit more at 55. Did you know that it’s believed that popcorn originated in Mexico and was introduced to the colonists at the first Thanksgving feast?  They ate it with milk and sugar, like cereal.

Homemade Microwave Popcorn

*1 brown paper lunch-size bag
*1/3 cup popcorn kernels

1. Pour the corn into the bag, then fold it down about 3 times – small, tight folds.
2. Set your microwave for 4 minutes at high.
3. Listen carefully and when the popping slows to about 5 seconds between pops, remove from oven.
4. Open immediately, keeping the bag pointed away from your face.

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National Popcorn Poppin’ Month

October is:

National Apple Month

~ Apple Recipes
~ Old Fashioned Apple Cakes
~ Apple Almond Tart
~ Granny Smith Apple Pie
~ Apple Crisp

National Apple Jack Month

~ Apple Jack Recipe
~ Apple Jack Pound Cake
~ Apple Jack Cocktail Recipe
~ Apple Jack Brandy Recipes

National Caramel Month

~ Caramel Sauce Recipe
~ Caramel Apples
~ Caramel Apple Cookies
~ Caramel Banana Cream Pie
~ Homemade Caramel Corn

National Chili Month

~ Turkey Chili in the Slow Cooker
~ Beef Chili
~ Vegetarian Chili
~ Healthy Chili (video)
~ Ten Tips for Cooking the Best Pot of Chili

National Cookie Month

~ How to Make Perfect Cookies
~ Cookie Tips and Hints
~ Vegetarian Cookies
~ Gluten-free Cookies
~ Decorating Halloween Cookies

National Dessert Month

~ Dessert Tips and Terms
~ Dessert Tips
~ Vegetarian Dessert Index
~ Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes
~ Healthy Desserts

National Popcorn Poppin’ Month

~ Healthy Popcorn Collection
~ Gourmet Popcorn Recipes
~ Perfect Popcorn from Alton Brown
~ Homemade Microwave Popcorn
~ Popcorn Toppings

National Pork Month

~ Pork Chop Casserole
~ Pork Recipes
~ Slow Cooker Pork Recipes
~ Healthy Pork Recipes and Tips
~ Healthy Pork Chops Recipes

National Seafood Month

~ Seafood and Fish Recipes
~ Seafood Allergies
~ Top Seafood Recipes
~ Homemade Fish Tacos
~ Seafood Tips

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October Is…

One cup of popped popcorn, eaten plain, contains:
24 calories
1 gram of protein
6 grams carbohydrates
1 gram fiber

Keeping healthy snacks on hand is important for the whole family, especially with childhood obesity on the rise. Sprinkling popcorn with herbs or other seasonings is a fun way to add flavor without adding extra fat and calories. Children love to mix and match a variety of flavors to create their own healthy popcorn creations.

My DH and I got to try a variety of Kernel Season’s popcorn spritzers and flavors, and we were delighted with the ones we sampled: so far, the kettle corn flavoring and the white cheddar.  We’re looking forward to trying more.  The spritzers can be used alone, or in combination with the sprinkle-on flavors.  In fact, the spritzers are a great way to get the flavors to stick onto air popped corn, so that you can control the fat content even more!

Besides being available for purchase online, these popcorn products are also available in many grocery stores and large retailers like Walmart and Target.  They are also being offered at more than 20,000 movie theater screens nationwide as a free shake-on topping!

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Kernel Season’s popcorn products

There have been tons of ways cooked up on how to teach children about solar power and the advantages that comes with using it. We surely would not be getting into that because you already know what those include.One of the latest gimmicks that I have come across is solar popcorn. Yes. You read that right. Solar popcorn. A company, Florida Power and Light, had made popcorn by using the sun’s energy. Jake O’Keefe, one of the ten-year-old students who was able to munch on that popcorn, said, “It was fun. And we didn’t waste any fossil fuels.” See? He knows fossil fuels now.

This program of Florida Power and Light is actually part of educating people about solar power. They call it Professor Whys’ Powerful Adventures. And indeed, it really is good to see just what solar power can do to our daily lives – like it can cook popcorn.

Source: Miramar
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Solar Popcorn: Aiding Teachers Teach