tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post129407203683692046..comments2023-10-18T06:48:47.126-05:00Comments on Not to brag . . .: Me So Cornymephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03074153090546740903noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-35108820146266308702008-08-24T22:17:00.000-05:002008-08-24T22:17:00.000-05:00i had to pause in the middle of reading your post ...i had to pause in the middle of reading your post to go pop some popcorn. i freaked when it looked like we may not have any! but i found some. here's what i did:<BR/>poured a little oil in a pan. heated it up a little. <BR/>added some popcorn. <BR/>put on the lid. <BR/>when it started popping, i shook the pan a little. <BR/>when the intervals between pops slowed down, i turned of the heat and poured the fluffy kernels into a big bowl. <BR/>then i put some butter (generously) in the pan. <BR/>it melted quickly, and i drizzled it over the popcorn. <BR/>i sprinkled on some salt, tossed with my hands, and dug in. <BR/>it tastes so good. <BR/><BR/>i have also put regular pop corn in a brown paper bag, and stuck it in the microwave on the popcorn setting. it pops. it tastes like air popped. then you just melt a little butter in a dish in the microwave, drizzle it on, and you have a popcorn that is both yummy, AND convenient.<BR/><BR/>i really like to eat popcorn whilst drinking red wine.cakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18022650911172987454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-26323496270565717862008-08-23T06:02:00.000-05:002008-08-23T06:02:00.000-05:00I'm still perplexed. Would a daily donut habit at...I'm still perplexed. Would a daily donut habit at The Dunkin be all that bad?<BR/>Yup, basically if it has sugar, fat and a load of carbs... I'm your girl. What's that you say? With icing? Okay then.<BR/>That and a Diet Pepsi. But I saw what you said about Diet Pepsi. And I read on anyway. :)Totallyscrappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13617099975079979822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-65763732952075450662008-08-21T23:03:00.000-05:002008-08-21T23:03:00.000-05:00When I don't think we could be anymore alike you p...When I don't think we could be anymore alike you prove me wrong! Just this past Monday I was popping a bag of Smart Pop Kettle Corn (using the popcorn option on the microwave) at work. I was pumped to dive into the bag...so eager that upon completion of popping I opened it without thinking causing some spillage into the kitchen sink. I cursed out loud and one of my co-workers, in a direct quote said, "Emily, it is just popcorn. You really should read "The Secret."" (Evidently, she thinks I have high stress, etc.)<BR/>Also, "The Parent Trap" is one of my all time favorite movies besides any of the "Anne of Green Gables" series. Ask my parents..."Let's Get Together" was one of my favorite songs to sing as a child and was forced upon my little brother. Sorry for the long post. xoxo etfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-71122061381059989052008-08-21T10:02:00.000-05:002008-08-21T10:02:00.000-05:00I have developed a taste for Fruit by the Foot as ...I have developed a taste for Fruit by the Foot as an afternoon treat. It is a kid's snack found in the cereal aisle near the fruit snacks/breakfast bars. You usually don't see a 30 something pulling apart one of these treats but I do enjoy it. I also eat a lot of broccoli slaw from the Junior League Cookbook of Cincinnati. My husband and I can eat it for lunch 4x a week. A little excessive but we love it and it is good for us. I also have developed a taste for Coke Zero... It may have overtaken my love of Diet Dr. Pepper. Thanks for the laughs. I love the Parent Trap movie too. I used to watch it at the Walsh's house. bdavinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-54345706615397771842008-08-20T19:20:00.000-05:002008-08-20T19:20:00.000-05:00Lately I have been on a vanilla wafer with peanut ...Lately I have been on a vanilla wafer with peanut butter kick. It perplexes me each time I feel myself reaching for it. Perhaps it's a pregnancy thing? I recently purchased some caramel Treasures and have been hitting those hard as well. <BR/><BR/>As for microwave popcorn, I've always been hesitant to trust the "popcorn" button on the microwave, but I will say that ours is very accurate. Just as I hear the pops start to dwindle, the microwave dings.<BR/><BR/>Absolutely agree with you on Subway. I always felt gross returning to work after lunching there. Wonder what it is about that place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-11501816463153841772008-08-20T18:21:00.000-05:002008-08-20T18:21:00.000-05:00I do not go to the movies very often so I seldom r...I do not go to the movies very often so I seldom resist popcorn when I go. It's aroma pulls me in each time. I am not a fan of buttered popcorn so I'd have to pass up that as much as you want butter machine. I will admit, the popcorn has left me a little disappointed lately but it's like soft pretzels at sporting events, I'll probably get one next time anyway. mAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-66798390174052706182008-08-20T12:26:00.000-05:002008-08-20T12:26:00.000-05:00I am totally with you on the smell business. At my...I am totally with you on the smell business. At my old job, we had a community microwave that inevitably someone would burn popcorn in about once a month. The smell would stink up the whole office and pretty much ruin my day. <BR/><BR/>Making popcorn the old fashioned way isn't hard, but when there is the super easy microwave variety to be had, I have a hard time talking myself into all of the work involved with the other way. And Kettle Corn is perhaps the yummiest thing EVER. I love it. We always have a box in our cabinet. I like the butter your own popcorn thing but its tough to get the bottom so you wind up with lots on top and none on bottom.CaraBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04614627167922944626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-33655449857625054372008-08-20T12:23:00.000-05:002008-08-20T12:23:00.000-05:00(Gretch, I am sad to see you seem to have moved aw...(Gretch, I am sad to see you seem to have moved away from your black bean dip phase?)<BR/><BR/>There is a man who has a popcorn vending business in the train station main concourse. I walk by him every day and while I never usually consider snacking on popcorn, meeting that scent during my end-of-day commute means a daily battle (I'm fairly good at waiting until I get home, though, and convincing myself that his popper never gets a thorough scrubbing.)<BR/><BR/>I, for one, can eat a quarter of a large tub of Tribe of Two Sheiks roasted garlic hummus by myself. I dip carrots in it, which means i go through a 1 lb bag of baby carrots more often than I care to admit. But this seems like a relatively healthy way to stave off starvation while I wait for my husband to come home before I eat dinner.Actchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320025313541534433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-37510464262097368412008-08-20T08:17:00.000-05:002008-08-20T08:17:00.000-05:00Aloutte Sundried Tomato and Basil cheese spread. ...Aloutte Sundried Tomato and Basil cheese spread. Just about the greates condiment to hit the shelves since ranch dressing. Crackers, sandwiches, pretzels, bagels - I really could just spoon it up and eat it by itself. Gross, I know, - but I'm a Wisconsinite - I LOVE CHEESE!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212593814219282197noreply@blogger.com