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It's no secret among my longtime readers that I love popcorn.  It's also no secret that I have been known to burn microwave popcorn by leaving the room and doing something else while it's popping, which is a violation of the directions on the package.  The minor point we can take away from this is that there are no secrets when you are a blogger; the major point is that I love popcorn and I eat a lot of it.

So you can imagine my excitement when I learned about Tiny But Mighty, an heirloom variety that is native to the prehistoric Americas and was all but forgotten by the 1970s as the food industry bred corn for drought resistance and giant popped kernels (and lost a lot of flavor and genetic diversity in the process).  The Tiny But Mighty plants are different from our current corn varieties.  They only grow to about 3 feet high,  the ears are only 3-4 inches long, and apparently the kernels have big flavor packed inside them.

This is a paleo diet I am eager to try.



Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Did you know that an overcooked single-serving bag of microwave popcorn can generate enough smoke to make you cough?  Apparently, the part in the directions where they tell you to stand in the kitchen and listen for the popping to stop isn't just a suggestion.  They really mean it.

I Heart Popcorn

I can't believe that after all this time I have not discussed my deep and abiding love of popcorn. It's my favorite food. (Okay, after cheese, it's my favorite food. Actually, give me cheese popcorn and we have the best of all possible worlds.)

Popcorn is the classic movie snack, of course, but it also makes a great meal replacement when I come home so exhausted that even making pasta seems like too much work. My favorite way to have it is popped on the stove with oil then drizzled with butter and seasoned with salt. Obviously, I can't eat it like that all the time or I'd be big as a house. Also, it creates a Dish Washing Situation that I am usually trying to avoid by eating popcorn, so I generally satisfy my cravings with bags of Pop Secret 94% Fat Free.

Imagine my surprise when they started making single serving bags of popcorn. In my house, the regular size bag is a single serving.