Yes it's the holiday season, full of good cheer, family, friends, music and at times popcorn. Now I don't think I'm wrong in saying that almost all of us have at one time or another have had a run-in with this seemingly innocent holiday treat. "Gourmet" popcorn of the cheese/candied/buttered variety has been gracing my family's holiday events for as long as I can remember.

As a child I learned quickly that the flavors I liked, namely anything but the candied popcorn (I thought it was too sweet), disappeared quickly so I adopted a half-baked popcorn eating strategy which involved my six year-old self running off with the whole tin. Much like Robin Hood I would steal this tasty snack from the parents to share with the kids, that is until the folks got wise to me and soon the popcorn was placed out of reach of children. If the Nacho cheese flavored popcorn featured in this video is any indicator my parents took away that flavored popcorn just in time... You can skip the popcorn sales pitch at the end unless you want to buy a barrel or two.

Well I adapted and took to eating just about anything else: sweet treats, cookies, carrots, chips and salsa, honey glazed ham, cheesy scalloped potatoes, salad or Sushi. Yes that's right sushi, it is family tradition at my humble home that we provide a smattering of California, cucumber, avacado and salmon rolls at our Christmas eve party along with more traditional foods. What are you're unique traditions? We would love to hear about it!