Oscar Popcorn Salad & Home Spa Treatments

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Oscar Popcorn Salad & Home Spa Treatments
I love Popcorn, mostly with a sprinkle of Cavenders on it which I also use for pot roasts and most meats.I think Kettle corn is my biggest weakness.It’s a great low fat filling snack and perfect for those Oscar parties.

Popcorn Salad
Yes it really does say popcorn salad! It’s from my Taste of Home cookbook. I tried it and to my surprise it was good!
10 min | 10 min prep
SERVES 10 -12
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 cup diced celery
1 1/4 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
3/4 cup crumbled cooked bacon, divided
1/4 cup shredded carrot
2 tablespoons minced chives
6 cups popped popcorn (3/4 cup uncooked popcorn makes about 6 cups popped)
In large bowl, combine the mayo, celery, 1 cup of cheese, water chestnuts, 1/2 cup bacon, carrots and chives; mix well.
Add popcorn; stir to coat.
Spoon into a lettuce-lined bowl top with remaining cheese and bacon serve immediately.

Breakfast Popcorn
This is from Tomie De Paola’s “The Popcorn Book”.. There is lots of neat information about popcorn in this book, including historical info. One thing mentioned is that “The colonists liked it so much that they served popped corn for breakfast with cream poured on it.” Honestly, it was really good!
2 min | 2 min prep
SERVES 1
1 cup popped popcorn (prepared without butter or salt)
1/3 teaspoon Splenda sugar substitute (or sugar)
1/4 cup fat-free half-and-half (or regular half and half or cream)
Put your 1 cup popped corn (make sure it is not the microwave kind that is covered in salt and butter) in a bowl.
Sprinkle the splenda or sugar over the top.
Drizzle the cream on top as if you are making cereal.
Serve.
Peanut Butter Popcorn
Sublime! The original recipe called for 4-8 servings, but I could finish this off myself in one sitting!
15 min | 5 min prep
SERVES 8
1/2 cup light corn syrup (or golden syrup)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
6-8 cups popped popcorn
In small pan melt together corn syrup and sugar.
Add peanut butter and melt.
Be careful not to boil mixture too much, the peanut butter will start to burn.
Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
Stir mixture over popcorn.

Chicken Popcorn
More popcorn!
SERVES 4 , 2 quarts
2 1/2 tablespoons butter
1 chicken bouillon cube
2 quarts popped popcorn
salt
Melt butter over low heat.
Dissolve bouillon cube in melting butter.
Drizzle over popcorn.
Add salt to taste.

BBQ Popcorn
I love popcorn!
5 min |
SERVES 4 , 6 cup
6 cups popped popcorn
1/3 cup butter
3 tablespoons chili sauce
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
In small saucepan, melt butter.
Stir in chili sauce, onion and chili powder and salt.
Pour chili mixture gradually over popcorn, tossing to mix well.
Sprinkle with cheese and toss.
Sweet Cashew Popcorn
Yield: Fills 2 gallon sized bags
Ingredients
10 ounces bag popped popcorn
1 large can cashews
1 stick butter (not margarine)
1 cup brown sugar
¼cup lite Karo syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 grocery size paper bag
Preparation
Step 1. Spray inside of paper sack generously with cooking spray
Step 2. Pour popcorn and cashews into sack
Step 3. In a heavy sauce pan bring butter, brown sugar and Karo syrup to a boil
Step 4. Let simmer 5 minutes
Step 5. Remove from heat
Step 6. Add vanilla
Step 7. Pour syrup over popcorn and cashews in sack
Step 8. Shake bag
Step 9. Microwave 90 seconds
Step 10. Shake bag
Step 11. Microwave 90 seconds
Step 12. Shake bag
Step 13. Pour onto greased cookie sheet or waxed paper
Step 14. Let cool
Step 15. Store in airtight container

Candy-Coated Popcorn (Summer Fair Popcorn)
This is a sweet and tasty popcorn
10 min | 10 min prep
SERVES 4
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/3 cup popcorn (organic preferred)
3 tablespoons white sugar
salt (optional)
Heat oil in medium-sized pan over medium heat.
Add popcorn and sprinkle sugar over it.
Cover and shake continuously until popped.
For sweet and salty flavour, sprinkle with a little salt.
Carefully transfer to a bowl as melted, hot sugar can cause serious burns.
Cool a few minutes before serving.

Popcorn Candy Recipe
This recipe was given to me by a coworker years ago. It’s as delicious as it’s easy!
13 min | 3 min prep
SERVES 4 -6
1 bag hulless popcorn
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 large brown paper bag
Place popcorn in brown paper bag.
Melt butter and mix in brown sugar.
When brown sugar is completely dissolved in butter (it will become thicker as it mixes), place this mixture in bag with popcorn.
Close bag and shake, shake, shake until mixed thoroughly with popcorn.
I store it in ziplock bags to keep it fresh and moist.
That is, if it lasts that long!
Taco Popcorn
Really good but too addictive!
15 min | 15 min prep
SERVES 4 -6
1/2 cup popcorn
2 tablespoons oil
1/4 cup butter
1 tablespoon taco seasoning
salt, if desired
Heat oil and popcorn kernels in covered pot over medium-high heat. After first kernel pops, shake pot gently until popping stops.
Melt butter and mix with taco seasoning. Toss butter mixture with popped popcorn in large bowl.

HOME MADE SPA TREATMENTS
For natural dry-skin care, raid your kitchen to create your own homemade spa treatments.
For many of us, the cooler weather brings parched, flaky skin and flyaway, staticky hair. The culprit: lower humidity in the air, which dries your skin. Central air and heating, space heaters and fireplaces all contribute to lower humidity levels. To combat dryness, try these natural dry-skin care treatments from Ilona Pecnikov, director of esthetics at the New York City spa Just Calm Down, and Julie Gabriel, owner of skin care line Petite Marie Organics and author of The Green Beauty Guide: Your Essential Resource to Organic and Natural Skincare, Hair Care, Makeup and Fragrances. You’ll be soft and silky in no time.
1: Dab on olive oil.
When it comes to strategies for natural dry-skin care, Gabriel swears by olive oil, an amazing multitasker. It instantly grooms dry cuticles, works wonders on hands and elbows, removes makeup, and soothes and conditions itchy, dry skin all over the body. “When your skin feels extra parched, you can dab a thin layer of organic extra-virgin olive oil under your moisturizer for an extra dose of antioxidants and good fatty acids,” adds Gabriel.
Want more home remedies? Find out the 8 surprising uses for vinegar.
2: Try natural exfoliants like yogurt, papaya and pumpkin.
You can find plenty of options for natural dry-skin care in your kitchen or in the produce and diary aisles of your supermarket. Yogurt, especially the plain Greek variety, makes an excellent cleanser with a mild exfoliating action that will remove dry skin and leave you feeling refreshed and comfortable. Gabriel says it’s a particularly safe exfoliant for very dry skin because it exfoliates using lactic acid, not scrubbing granules.
To add some oomph, try making Pecnikov’s Greek Yogurt and Papaya Enzyme Conditioning Mask for Face & Décolleté: Mix a half cup of Greek yogurt with 3 tablespoons of mashed-up papaya and apply to skin. Pumpkin enzymes are at play in Pecnikov’s Pumpkin & Cinnamon Mask for Face and Body; mix one can of pumpkin and a half teaspoon of cinnamon powder. Leave either mask on face or body for five to 15 minutes. Or treat your extremities to Pecnikov’s Three Berry Antioxidant Hand and Foot Mask: Mix three-quarters of a cup each of strawberries, raspberries and blueberries with a half cup kefir in blender. Drink any leftovers!
We’re told frequent hand-washing can prevent colds and the flu, but it can also dry your hands. Are we overusing antibacterial soaps ?
3: Make a homemade skin scrub.
Economical and effective, a combo of sugar and any oil you may have around the kitchen makes a rich, nourishing body scrub for dry skin, according to Gabriel. Simply mix equal amounts of fine brown sugar and oil, and rub on using light circular motions. For an extra dose of vitamins and minerals, add a tablespoon of honey. Pecnikov adds lemon juice to her recipe. Make sure to shower thoroughly afterwards!
4: Harvest the healing power of honey.
Honey is a time-tested cure for chapped, cracked lips, according to Gabriel. Apply a little organic honey in the evening and wake up to smooth, yummy lips. This trick also works to soothe cracked heels and rough elbows
5: Try natural remedies for dry hair.
For dry hair, mix one egg yolk and a tablespoon of liquid castile soap to shampoo your hair and condition your itchy scalp. Egg yolks, when massaged into the hair and left to work for five to six minutes, may strengthen the scalp, and some believe it prevents hair loss, says Gabriel. Or try Pecnikov’s Hydrating Mask for Dry Overworked Hair: Mix 1 avocado with 2 tablespoons each of lightly heated rapeseed and olive oil. Massage into hair, and put plastic shower cap on head to retain heat and moisture. Leave on hair for 15 minutes. Double the ingredients for longer hair.
6: And don’t forget to treat your skin from the inside out.
“A diet rich in magnesium, essential fatty acids, vitamin C and beta-carotene naturally feeds your skin from inside and makes it less prone to dryness,” says Gabriel. She recommends feeding your skin with a meal plan that includes dark chocolate, salmon, and other fatty fish, oranges, mango, and carrots.

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