microwave popcorn in a brown paper bag

Did you know that you can pop popcorn in the microwave in just a regular brown lunchbag? It’s true.

I’ve been seeing various mentions of this on the internet, so when I started feeling hungry this afternoon, I decided to try it out. All I did was put 1/8 cup of popcorn kernels in a bag, drizzle 1/4 teaspoon of olive oil over the kernels, and shake it a bit. Then I folded over the top of the bag two times and put it in the microwave on top of a folded paper towel (to protect the microwave from any oil that might seep through). I nuked it until the kernels stopped popping, put some popcorn salt in the bag, shook it up, and dumped it out into a bowl.

Yum!

When Magen got home from school and smelled the lingering aroma of popcorn, of course she wanted some, so we made a second batch using the same brown bag — and even though it didn’t have any butter flavor like she’s used to, she didn’t waste any time gobbling it down.

I love that popcorn is such a cheap, easy, fun, delicious snack!