wtf is this shit

theodore said:

yes theodore ur favorite poosay Prince loves popcorn...

SexyBeautifulOne said:

I would love to get into a popcorn fight with Prince, throw the stuff all over him while he throws it at me. Silly fantasy, I know.

psychodelicide said:

Sounds like fun to me!

Uh, interesting thread. Different but interesting.


I like popcorn too, except I like Orville's with EVOO.

Originally, scientists thought olive oil’s primary benefit was its monounsaturated fat.

Because 75 percent of the fatty acid “building blocks” that make up olive oil come from monounsaturated fat, and only 13 percent from saturated fat, it’s easy to see why blood cholesterol goes down when olive oil replaces butter and high-fat meat as the main source of fat. Analysis relates olive oil to the Mediterranean diet’s link with lower blood pressure, as well.

Olive oil also offers several health advantages over more polyunsaturated vegetable oils. Monounsaturated oils seem to cause less production of the bile acids in the digestive tract that promote colon cancer development.

Because monounsaturated fat is more stable than polyunsaturated fat, it is less likely to generate the free radicals that create harmful blood cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein, or “LDL”). LDL damages blood vessels and can create changes in genes that may lead to cancer. Finally, although olive oil does not provide the healthful omega-3 fat found in seafood, it does strengthen omega-3’s anti-inflammatory effects.


Basil-Parmesan Flavored Popcorn Recipe courtesy Michael Chiarello
Show: Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello
Episode: Are You Ready for Some Football

3 cups popped popcorn, recipe follows
1/4 cup basil infused olive oil
2 tablespoons grey salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan

Drizzle basil infused oil over the popcorn. Grind grey salt in a spice grinder (a coffee grinder also works well for this purpose) until fine – it will stick to the popcorn more evenly if the crystals are smaller. Add black pepper, then grate parmesan over the popcorn.

Popcorn
1/4 cup olive oil
1 1/2 cups popcorn
Preheat a large cast iron Dutch oven on a stovetop over high heat. Add olive oil, then popcorn. As soon as it begins to pop, cover and turn down to medium heat until sound of popping stops, about 3 to 4 minutes. Yield: About 6 cups of popped popcorn


foodnetwork.com

Because olive oil (especially extra-virgin olive oil) has a low smoke point -- heating it to a temperature suitable for popping popcorn damages it. Extra-virgin olive oil is particularly fragile.

Note that the recipes you posted call for olive oil. They mean garden-variety olive oil -- not EVOO. Extra-virgin olive oil is better used for non-cooking purposes (salad dressings, as a topping for popcorn, etc).

Potato Fritters: Cazilli Recipe courtesy Mario Batali
Show: Molto Mario
Episode: Palermo West Coast





2 pounds Russet potatoes
2 cloves chopped garlic
2 teaspoons fresh chopped parsley, plus more for garnishing
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 eggs
Extra-virgin olive oil to fill a deep pot no more than halfway full
1/4 cup Caciocavalla cheese


Peel the potatoes and cut into 1-inch cubes. Place the potatoes in a large pot filled with salted water. Bring the water to a boil, lower to a simmer and let potatoes cook until cooked through, about 8 minutes. When the potatoes are cooked, drain and pass through a food mill. Add the chopped garlic, parsley, salt, pepper and eggs to the potato puree. Stir in a drizzle extra-virgin olive oil with a wooden spoon until seasoning is spread evenly throughout the puree. Allow the puree to cool.
While potato mixture cools, fill a deep pot no more than halfway full with extra-virgin olive oil. Over a medium-high heat, heat the oil to 360 to 365 degrees F. The oil should remain at or around this temperature throughout the frying process. Using your palms, shape chunks of the potato puree into oval-shaped croquettes, about 2 inches in length. When the oil reaches 350 degrees F, begin frying the fritters in batches of 6 until golden brown. Use a slotted spoon or spider to gently drop the fritters into the water, being careful not to splatter the hot oil. Using the same spoon or spider, remove the finished cazilli to a serving plate. Repeat the frying process until all the potato mixture has been used.

Garnish with parsley and cheese.

PRINCE'S POPCORN DEMAND

Pop superstar PRINCE has an unusual pre-concert ritual - eating a bowl of traditionally made popcorn. The singer/songwriter requested an original American popcorn making machine for his dressing room at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland on Tuesday (17Jul07). Luckily for the Purple Rain hitmaker, festival director Claude Nobs owned an antique machine. A source tells British newspaper the Daily Express, "It was one of the more unusual requests we've had. "I'm not sure where we would've found one if Claude hadn't had one. It seems traditionally-made popcorn is one of Prince's favourite foods."
(contactmusic.com)

He should come to my house. I always pop my popcorn in coconut oil, in a pan on the stove.

None of that microwave crap.

This is ridiculous.

adorable2 said:

theodore said:

I love air popped popcorn

Princey likes popcorn like me

babooshleeky said:

Hey Chrissy

theodore said:

whats up man!?!?!?!?

psychodelicide said:

Sounds like fun to me!

Genesia said:

Is it really that much better???

SexyBeautifulOne said:

I agree!

Genesia said:

What can I say, I watch Rachel Ray all the time, and her favorite saying is EVOO, she cooks a lot with it, I mean a lot. Somehow I manage it. Been doing it for a longtime now haven't burnt anything yet.

popcorn with nutritional yeast? can someone expand on this? sounds good- i don't really eat popcorn... but i love veggie chips! so good. and those "sun chips" or something like that. yum!

KidaDynamite said: