A Mother's Dumping Ground

I never knew I could stick a bowl of raw egg in the microwave and get a scrambled egg. Why? I don't know. Y'all out in Webland probably know this already, but for those that don't, I'll share.

I learned this method from my sister-in-law a while ago and now it's become a handy method to get my kids something quick and decent to eat in the morning. And it sure beats a Pop Tart.

Crack an egg into a bowl and mix.

Stick that bowl in the microwave for 30 seconds (+/- depending on the micro).

Cut up the egg and add any seasonings, if desired.

So. Easy.

I win, Internet!

But that took way too long.

Sometimes I think I'm pretty alright when it comes to technology, but...I don't know...I can't figure this ping thing out.

For all intents and purposes, this post is only a test. I hope I pass...

I hear The Girl's voice yelling, "Momma! Will you close the door? MOMMA! WILL YOU CLOSE THE DOOR PLEASE!"


So I close the door.


Then I hear grunting.


"Momma! Will you come wipe my butt?"


My life.


It rocks.

So, a couple of years ago, the big popcorn companies have stated that they have banned the chemical ingredient added to give microwaveable popcorn that buttery taste, which ended up giving some factory workers and a two-bag-a-day popcorn enthusiast a disease called "popcorn lung." No joke. Google it. However, they have replaced it with another chemical that may cause symptoms of "popcorn lung." There is also concern about a chemical used in the bag itself to make it sticky-proof.

Here are a couple if links, if you'd like to read more about it:



Microwave Popcorn's Health Problem: It's In The Bag



The Chemical Marketplace: Popcorn Lung -- The Perils of Microwave Popcorn Return



Why bother? Here's an easy (and budget friendly - yay!) way to microwave popcorn without all the hazard:

Grab a good old brown paper lunch bag and throw in 1/4 cup of popcorn kernels. Fold the top of the bag over two times. Microwave, but stand by to listen closely to when the popping slows, then stop the microwave. When I first started, I set the microwave to 3 minutes until I learned that it takes 1 1/2 minutes to pop corn in my microwave. When it's done, butter, salt, and/or season to your liking.

There's another method that involves pouring the kernels into a glass bowl with some oil and covering it with a glass dinner plate, but after 6 1/2 minutes of sporadic popping, I had enough. I lack patience nowadays. And the popcorn...not very fluffy and the popcorn that popped at 2 minutes were burned by the time the rest of the popcorn started to come around at the 6ish minute mark. I'm not going to stop you if you want to try it. It just didn't work for me.