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Popcorn Con Pesto

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Cranberry Orange Snowball Fight
On a snowy winter’s day, there’s nothing better than a good old-fashioned snowball fight. Oh, the thrill of a skillfully packed handful of snow aimed just so . . .
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Coconut Curry Cashew Popcorn Score Big
Nothing blasts the winter blues like gathering your favorite fans to watch the Big Game. Good friends, a giant flat screen and fantastic food . . .
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Crunch Time New Year, New You: January is Diet Month
Despite our best intentions, we gobbled down too much turkey over the holidays. The plum pudding turned into plump padding . . .
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Asian Fusion Asian Fusion
Our appreciation for Asian cuisine has long moved beyond takeout boxes and soy sauce. We’re accustomed to finding shiitake mushrooms, lemon grass and sushi...
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Stovetop Popcorn Food Science
We love popcorn for so many reasons. It’s a whole-grain, naturally low in fat and calories, and adds fiber to the diet.
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Kids in the Kitchen Kids in the Kitchen
When the kids are restless and looking for something fun to do, get them involved in the kitchen. The kitchen is a great place for children to learn about the foods they eat.
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Stovetop Popcorn Yesterday's "Diet" Today's Lifestyle
By now you’ve heard the hefty news that nearly two-thirds of Americans are either overweight or obese . . .
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Score One for Popcorn Score One for Popcorn
Looking for an alternative to those predictable high-calorie game day snacks that have been served since the advent of football?
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Watch Pop Videos!
Grab a bowl of popcorn and watch popcorn popping in slow motion, how to to make stove top popcorn, and more!
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Popcorn Around the World
Since 1999, the Popcorn Board has conducted export promotion activities by cooperating in USDA’s Market Access Program (MAP). In 2011, the Board’s MAP activities take place regionally in the Caribbean and Southeast Asia, and in Mexico. For more information on USDA’s Market Access Program, visit www.fas.usda.gov.

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Kernel of the Month Club
Do you love popcorn? Do you eat it every day; dream about it every night? Are you obsessed with unpopped kernels? Do you tweet or FB your love of popcorn using excessive punctuation???!!!

If you're a bit fanatical about popcorn, join the club. Enter today for your chance to win yummy popcorn prizes.
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Congratulations Winners!
Congratulations to the latest Kernel of the Month winners:

October: Meghan S. of Nocona, TX
September: Bonnie H. of Kennewick, WA
August: Susan M. of Ashton, ID
July: Judy G. of Centerville, PA
June: Johannah B. of Christiansburg, VA
May: Rosalyn D. of Grandview, WA
April: John V., or Kenwood, MI

Salt of the Earth One of popcorn’s more endearing qualities is its ability to pair up with a vast range of flavors, yet one of the most popular popcorn toppings is common, everyday salt. Just a dash and you’re ready to munch. We think of salt primarily for its ability to enhance the flavor of food. But in the culinary world, salt is far from your basic, ordinary run of the mill condiment. Salt comes from many sources and is highly regarded by gourmet chefs who appreciate and distinguish these varieties.

Table salt is the most common kind of salt found in the average kitchen. It comes from salt deposits and is harvested by forcing water into a mine to create brine. The brine is then evaporated leaving cubes of salt. Popcorn salt is a super fine table salt, created to better adhere to popcorn kernels. Kosher salt is like of the Earth table salt, but is raked during the evaporation process making a courser, flakier grain. And sea salt is harvested from seawater through evaporation. How and where the seawater is harvested will affect its taste…
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	Snowball Fight On a snowy winter’s day, there’s nothing better than a good old-fashioned snowball fight. Oh, the thrill of a skillfully packed handful of snow aimed just so . . . Read More
	Score Big Nothing blasts the winter blues like gathering your favorite fans to watch the Big Game. Good friends, a giant flat screen and fantastic food . . . Read More

	New Year, New You: January is Diet Month Despite our best intentions, we gobbled down too much turkey over the holidays. The plum pudding turned into plump padding . . . Read More
	Asian Fusion Our appreciation for Asian cuisine has long moved beyond takeout boxes and soy sauce. We’re accustomed to finding shiitake mushrooms, lemon grass and sushi... Read More

	Food Science We love popcorn for so many reasons. It’s a whole-grain, naturally low in fat and calories, and adds fiber to the diet. Read More
	Kids in the Kitchen When the kids are restless and looking for something fun to do, get them involved in the kitchen. The kitchen is a great place for children to learn about the foods they eat. Read More

	Yesterday's "Diet" Today's Lifestyle By now you’ve heard the hefty news that nearly two-thirds of Americans are either overweight or obese . . . Read More
	Score One for Popcorn Looking for an alternative to those predictable high-calorie game day snacks that have been served since the advent of football? Read More