Favorite Thing #2:
Growing up, Sundays were known as "popcorn Sundays." Our mom would cook and clean ALLLLLL week long so when Sundays came around, she forfeited her duties. Therefore, it left us with either making our own dinner OR popcorn. Just so you know, I looked forward to popcorn Sundays. We all usually had popcorn.
I know I know, you're thinking "Popcorn?!?! What in the world?? Why would you eat Mr. Orvil's popcorn from the microwave???" Let me explain. :)
Mom didn't like to buy microwave popcorn. It's all well and good but there's something about fresh popped popcorn. Popcorn that you've been smelling for the past 10 minutes as it pops away in the pot. Yes, I am talking old school, legit, self popped popcorn. We had an air popper for the longest time and then my mom showed me the most magical thing of all.
Popcorn from the stove!!
Ya know those packages of popcorn that you can take on camping trips?? The ones in the little aluminum containers that you hold over the fire and shake and shake and shake and shake and......you get the picture. Well, that's exactly what I'm talking about!! Except in a MUCH tastier way. Mom taught me how to pop popcorn on the stove and since that day, every time we sit down to watch a movie or its Sunday or someone just NEEDS some popcorn, I seem to get the text, phone call, or Facebook tag in the status to make some popcorn. Mom says she can make it all the time but there's something about how I make it that tastes different. I don't know!! I guess it's the love that I add to each kernel before throwing them into the hot oil. Haha!! :)
I have put this as one of my favorite things because I truly enjoy popcorn. This Christmas, a teacher that Matthew works with gave him a bag of Vic's Popcorn half salted with a mix of red and green sugar colored kernels. I was so excited when he brought that LARGE bag of popcorn home. Let's just say, that was only two days ago and well....the bag is about 3/4 gone. ;) OOPS!! Vic's makes some pretty fabulous popcorn. Not too salty, not too sweet. If I personally don't make popcorn, this is my favorite kind to buy.
I know it's not exactly a Christmas treat or anything but its something that brings my whole family together around one big bowl of buttery salty goodness. :) And that's why it's the second part of My Favorite Things.
A Hui Kaua...
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| The incredible, eatable.........POPPED KERNEL!! |
Growing up, Sundays were known as "popcorn Sundays." Our mom would cook and clean ALLLLLL week long so when Sundays came around, she forfeited her duties. Therefore, it left us with either making our own dinner OR popcorn. Just so you know, I looked forward to popcorn Sundays. We all usually had popcorn.
I know I know, you're thinking "Popcorn?!?! What in the world?? Why would you eat Mr. Orvil's popcorn from the microwave???" Let me explain. :)
Mom didn't like to buy microwave popcorn. It's all well and good but there's something about fresh popped popcorn. Popcorn that you've been smelling for the past 10 minutes as it pops away in the pot. Yes, I am talking old school, legit, self popped popcorn. We had an air popper for the longest time and then my mom showed me the most magical thing of all.
Popcorn from the stove!!
Ya know those packages of popcorn that you can take on camping trips?? The ones in the little aluminum containers that you hold over the fire and shake and shake and shake and shake and......you get the picture. Well, that's exactly what I'm talking about!! Except in a MUCH tastier way. Mom taught me how to pop popcorn on the stove and since that day, every time we sit down to watch a movie or its Sunday or someone just NEEDS some popcorn, I seem to get the text, phone call, or Facebook tag in the status to make some popcorn. Mom says she can make it all the time but there's something about how I make it that tastes different. I don't know!! I guess it's the love that I add to each kernel before throwing them into the hot oil. Haha!! :)
I have put this as one of my favorite things because I truly enjoy popcorn. This Christmas, a teacher that Matthew works with gave him a bag of Vic's Popcorn half salted with a mix of red and green sugar colored kernels. I was so excited when he brought that LARGE bag of popcorn home. Let's just say, that was only two days ago and well....the bag is about 3/4 gone. ;) OOPS!! Vic's makes some pretty fabulous popcorn. Not too salty, not too sweet. If I personally don't make popcorn, this is my favorite kind to buy.
I know it's not exactly a Christmas treat or anything but its something that brings my whole family together around one big bowl of buttery salty goodness. :) And that's why it's the second part of My Favorite Things.
A Hui Kaua...
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