Let the Gluten Go: Real Popcorn

As you may have suspected, microwave bagged popcorn is probably a big health risk. (Not the popcorn itself -- the chemicals used in the lining of the bag. They vaporize and mingle with the popcorn during popping. They may interfere with absorption of vaccinations. They may cause infertility in women. And they contain compounds that have caused various cancers in animals.)

These are lots of good reasons not to eat commercial bagged popcorn! Plus -- how to find gluten-free popcorn? How to find GMO-free popcorn? If you don't want to mess with a traditional popper, or cooking it in a sealed pan on the stove-top, or even getting a specialty stove-top pan like a Whirley-Pop, read on!

Food writer Mark Bittman will launch you on to eating gourmet popcorn at home, no matter how you want to cook it.

Need I say that this is the way to get guaranteed gluten-free, organic goodness?

Dill weed is an amazing flavor (only a touch!) and curry powder, your favorite curry, is also one you should try. And yes, you can have cheese popcorn! How about Vermont cheddar?

Now I'm hungry.

Re-Read SEE YA recently....

This is a great book for a veteran, especially if you are blessed with a WWII vet who is still lively and reading -- he might enjoy this one. Here's my recent Goodreads Review:

See YA by Cheryl Kerr

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This beautiful little book is about fathers, daughters and sons, about military families, about balancing the letter of law and moral law. This is a story about love, regret and atonement. It's a mystery and a family saga, a trip through time and space, taking us from the modern day back to World War Two. It's a novel about choices, about being afraid to face the truth -- and about closing a door, for good or ill, and moving on.

It's a story about hope, and the power of love carried past death.

I've already read it several times. If any of these things strikes a chord with you, I highly recommend See Ya. It's lovingly written, and belongs on your shelf. I can't begin to choose a passage to quote -- it's woven like a summer haze, a dream you will wake reluctantly from. Give it a try. I don't think you'll regret the journey.

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Maybe Not the I Ching....

I tossed the coins to ask if it was time to dabble in romantic waters again, or if I should wait until the novel is finished.

The result was Hexagram 29 -- Dangerous Waters.

Or not.

Back to manuscript.

Cue Twilight Zone Music....

An entire box of grocery staples has disappeared.

Probably a plot to separate me from my dried seaweed.

It must be in a different box than I'm visualizing, is all I can think....

UPDATE: This was not the box you were looking for...move along.