I’m always looking for excuses to invite friends over to the house, but Pepper is usually hesitant because it means planning a meal or something. It’s a little weird to invite someone just to hang out and chat, so food needs to be involved somehow. A meal is a lot of work, and there are food allergies and picky eaters and whatnot. But everyone likes popcorn, right? So we decided to start a new tradition called Sunday Night Popcorn, which is exactly what it sounds like. Each week we’ll invite someone over for an hour or so, and munch on some popcorn while we talk.
For this to work, we need amazing popcorn. Enter the Atom Popper! Recommended by my friend Mike, this lightweight, funny-shaped aluminum (titanium?) pan does a great job of popping every kernel quickly and easily. Douse it with butter and salt, and we’re good to go.
We’ve been doing some testing to dial in the oil and salt just right, and then we’ll start hosting Sunday Night Popcorn. Woo hoo!