I am on my way home from a spectacular journey to Northern Minnesota. Ya know when you go on a life changing trip somewhere?
You find a place that touches you and you are not so sure why….but it just does. Deeply. A beautiful snow covered land, that is where I was. I made great new friends. People that I hope to see time and time again.
While there I feasted on GIANT handfuls of this Lemon Pepper Popcorn every given opportunity.
Nature calls to me. I used to be more of a city gal. These days I desire wide open spaces. The only squeeze I want to feel is that of trees. Not buildings.
I get the outdoors thing. Winter’s crispy cool – invigorates and excites my soul & spirit.
This is the Boreal Forest.
In the same way that you can’t get a bed angle on Telluride ~ this place fits the bill too. I would love to see it in all seasons.
Nothin like going on a winter hike & coming home to a warming drink, a crackling fire and this crunchy snack.
I loved it so much I left a trail of it all over the log cabin I stayed in.
“Where’s Marla?” Oh just follow the trail of popcorn….
All you need is 3 ingredients: Olive oil, popcorn and lemon pepper seasoning.
That’s it.
Drizzle. Pop. POP. Sprinkle. MUNCH.
This popcorn will last a few days  if you allow it to.
Store in a lightly covered bowl (just cover with a dry kitchen towel.)
Serve this at your Super Bowl parties or any time at all. Leave a bowl out for house guests.
What is your favorite popcorn recipe?
Popcorn Recipe Links
- Biscoff Cookie Popcorn with White Chocolate Two Peas and Their Pod
- Cinnamon Caramel Corn with Coconut and Almonds A Farmgirl’s Dabbles
- Maple Pumpkin Spice Popcorn MarlaMeridith.com
- Spicy Nori Popcorn Home Skillet
- Tangy Tequila Popcorn Simply Reem
- Vanilla Honey Salted Popcorn Pineapple and Coconut
A great flavor!
Cheers,
Rosa
The popcorn sounds so good, and I agree, the crunch would be satisfying too. I hear you on the being surrounded by trees instead of buildings, too! It’s a bit of a commute for me into work, but so worth it… I live near a gorgeous forest full of trails. My serenity. Glad you had such a lovely experience in Minnesota!
Thanks Marian!! It is a blessing to be in this kind of beauty 🙂
I’ll be at the end of the trail, right there with you. This looks fabulous!
Thanks Sommer ~ I would LOVE your company 🙂
What a fun idea Marla – I’ve never tried lemon pepper on popcorn. It’s movie night tonight, so going to have to give this a whirl.
Sounds like the perfect plan Jeanette!
I can’t believe how simple this is! I definitely want to make up a batch this weekend!
Simple & oh so perfect 🙂
Delicious! Am obsessed with popcorn these days. Would love suggestions for how to make this with lemons and salt and pepper (i.e. in the absence of lemon pepper seasoning). Thanks!
Great idea Gillian ~ well worth experimenting with and I am sure very doable!
Such a great snack!
Sounds like heaven on a cold snowy night!!!
Totally is Heather!
I used to be such a city girl myself, and while I still love the high energy of big cities, I appreciate the quiet… the wide open space… the quiet… 😉
popcorn to me is one of those weird things, it never really sounds good, but once I start eating it… YUM. lemon pepper sounds fantastic!
Kristina, popcorn is not somethin I usually reach for either. This has forever changed that!
Isn’t Popcorn the most fun snack ever..
Yours sound wonderful, lemon pepper… yum…
Thank you for mentioning n linking my recipe. I’m linking this fun n easy recipe on my post 🙂
B/W im I’m loving ur pics…
You are so welcome Reem ~ your recipe looks great too!
this popcorn looks and sounds absolutely fantastic! thanks for linking our popcorn recipe!
You are so welcome! Your popcorn recipe looks great 🙂
I love how easy this is to come together and I love the lemon and pepper flavor!! They’re a perfect combination 🙂
Easy is key Julie! Especially after a long hike or a day on the slopes 🙂
You had me at lemon.
Ha! Liz ~ I get that 🙂
looks like the perfect snack to me!
I like the sound of lemon popcorn!
I make popcorn almost every day! I love it that much! I pop it in a brown paper bag in the microwave. 2 tbsp of kernels, 1 sack folded over twice at the top, 90 seconds. No oil, no butter, no nothing. Just that and it’s ready! And then I love to top it with nutritional yeast and stevia. Salty, cheezy, and a tad sweet. I am trying lemon pepper next! Right up my alley!
Averie, I usually go au natural like you do. LOVE the brown paper bag thing. Have not tried the nutritional yeast and stevia though. Gotta tell ya ~ the oil is a really nice (slightly more indulgent) twist for a change.
I am SUCH a huge popcorn fan. We make it all the time here, my girls love it too. And I love lemon pepper seasoning so I am going to be trying this soon. Those winter pics are gorgeous and seeing all your pics you post of Telluride make me miss living in Colorado. My husband and I met while living in Vail, CO. We looked into moving to Durango – and I went to school in Denver and Colorado Springs. So we are very fond of the state.
And – thanks so much for the link to my popcorn recipe too – so honored!!
Shanna, sounds like you know this beautiful state well!! I bet you are an awesome skier/snow boarder 😉
I was just up in MN this week myself. I am glad you could appreciate the cold there ;). I love easy snacks like this one. Thanks!
I loved that cold brisk air! Certain days the outdoors time was brief though 😉
Such a good idea! I’m definitely going to be making this soon. 🙂
What a perfect snack! So simple but never would have thought to use lemon pepper on popcorn! Glad you had a good trip.
Soooooo simple. Well worth the experiment 🙂
I am so makng this! I have the perfect popcorn bowls too 🙂
Yay!! Enjoy Nadia 🙂
Such a great little snack, and I love the peppery citrusy flavor! Sounds like you’re settling happily in Telluride. Have a great weekend!
Hi Georgia! Telluride has been an amazing life change 🙂
Why have I never, ever thought of putting lemon pepper on popcorn?!? So smart, Marla! Now my mouth is watering!!!
Hi Bridget ~ perhaps not time for the popcorn ’cause u make the most beautiful cookies ever!!!
Yum, I LOVE popcorn – such a great snack. I love experimenting with different spices and flavors too!
Amanda, think I am gonna try every flavor in my spice rack!
LOVE it Marla! Such a great recipe. We’ve been poppin’ lots of popcorn over here. Miss you and sending you hugs to the mountains from the big city!
xoxox
Oh hey, I was just planning on popping popcorn today, too! What great timing ( and coincidence), haha. Your trip to a snow-laden land sounds magnificent. I love the crispness that winter and snow brings (although it is cold…and my friends do think I’m a wee bit weird for loving the cold) and just the short description you gave makes me want to go there too! 🙂
Oh Kathy, I have been a bit odd my whole life ’cause I prefer the snowy winters days. They are so soothing to me. Glad to hear there is a fellow fan 😉
I would much rather live in country/forest/nature areas too, yet somehow I seem to only live in cities. I blame my hubs 😉 We always say how we want to retire in Alaska, or somewhere really mountainous or by the water somewhere. It calls to us haha. I could use a big ole bowl of this popcorn too right now