Floudering & Carping

Top Chef recap time!

Ugh....Marcel! Twice he tried to pick a fight w/ Dale T. I'm not saying Dale doesn't deserve to be knocked down a few pegs but DAMN Marcel is such a shit mixer!

There was no Quickfire Challenge because the cheftestants had to go to Montauk and go fishin' for a fancy schmancy party on the beach. The cheftestants were randomly split into 4 groups of 3 & sent out into the Atlantic to get some fresh grub.

And Carla is on a winning streak w/ her blue fish. I'm glad that it wasn't a team win because in any group situation someone is always a fucking slacker.

Then...DOUBLE ELIMINATION....WHOMP WHOMP. Team Blais, Marcel & Fabio made a group dish which is completely idiotic. But, I think Top Chef is very misogynistic , so Jamie finally left because she sucks & Tiffani.....NOOOOO!!!! I'm going to miss you Tiff! It should have been Fabio or Marcel :-(

My heart, she is hurting...

Mr. McFreely

For many years now, I have denounced the show "American Dad". Until one day last week, when I was bored and looking for something on Netflix streaming, I decided to give it a go.

I laughed my ass off! I am now obsessed w/ Roger the Alien. I've been annoying Sexybeast by randomly screaming "Who ate all the Pecan Sandies?!" I don't know what it is about Roger I like, possibly his Paul Lynde type of voice.

On season 4 episode 12 of American Dad, Roger rants continuously about having grenadine to make a "Roy Rogers", a non-alcoholic beverage consisting of a can of cola & a little less than a shot of grenadine. I could not get this drink combination out of my head.

However, I hate grenadine. That sticky mess corn syrup and red dye #5. Blech!

After consulting The Profusser, I decided to make my own grenadine.

Step the 1st, buy yrself some unsweetened pomegranate juice. I was thinking, "Say what?! Grenadine is supposed to be fruit flavoured?!" My mind is officially blown.

I have my ordinary granulated sugar.

I doubled the recipe I had, so that's 12 oz of the juice.

Step the 2nd, take yr pomegranate juice & put in a saucepan on medium heat. Reduce it down to half of the liquid you added. Add 6 oz of sugar. Stir until dissolved.

Take yr concoction and stick in the fridge to cool.

After cooling it, I made myself a Roy Rogers.

I gave up soda. It was a hard habit to break but it was nice not to have my teeth feel furry. I think this was in part to the evil corn syrup. This Pepsi was super fucking awesome! And slightly lower in calories than the other crap.

Holy baby Jesus! A "Roy Rodgers" tastes like Mr. Pibb!!! I love love love this. If you want a party in yr mouth, then I urge you all to start drinking Roy Rodgers.

"Do you know what you get when you mix grenadine and room temperature cola? You tell me when I throw it in yr face!"

MLK Meme

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1) Do you know any recipes by heart? If so, write one down off the top of your head.

Blue Corn Tortilla Soup:

Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in pot on med-high. Add sliced carrots (I use about 5-6 baby carrots) 5 cloves of minced garlic and a 28 oz can of whole tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Take veggies and puree them. Return to pot & add 5 cups of broth. Bring to a boil. Take crushed tortilla chips & shredded cheese (I like the jalapeno Jack) and place in bottom of soup bowl. Ladle soup on top & add fresh minced cilantro, chopped raw onions, hot sauce and/or lime juice.

2) Of the people you know, who has the best style? Besides me...... Albany Jane

3) If you could be any book character, who would it be? Astrid from "The Whores on the Hill" by Colleen Curran

Stop Thief!

http://sundaystealing.blogspot.com/

Sunday Stealing: The Stupid Evil Bastard Meme

Cheers to all of us thieves!

1. What time did you get up this morning? Up as in out of bed? 8:15

2. How do you like your steak? Mooing

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Black Swan!!!!

4. What is your favorite TV show? WOW....tough one.....as of right now it would be The Simpsons

5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? Scotland, Mexico or Seattle

6. What did you have for breakfast? A banana, fiber bar, 2 low fat cheese sticks & toasted Italian bread

7. What is your favorite cuisine? Nooooooo! Don't make me choose! I could go for Mexican right now.

8. What foods do you dislike? Seafood, including shell fish, mushrooms & eggplant

9. Favorite Place to Eat? Van's Vietnamese...among many many many others

10. Favorite dressing? Low fat Italian

11.What kind of vehicle do you drive? Honda Accord w/ a moon roof and 6 CD player

12. What are your favorite clothes? Tight jeans and ironic T-shirts

13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? Lake Como in Milan

14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? Empty

15. Where would you want to retire? Mexico

16. Favorite time of day? Midnight

17. Where were you born? Schenectady, NY

18. What is your favorite sport to watch? Baseball

19. Who do you think will never call you again? Jen

20. Person you expect to call you next? Mummy

21. Who are you most curious about their responses to Stealing? I have no idea

22. Bird watcher? Hummingbirds but only occasionally

23. Are you a morning person or a night person? The night time is the right time

24. Do you have any pets? Squeaky the kitty

25. Any new and exciting news you’d like to share? I'm going to make some hummus later. I haven't made hummus in many years

26. What did you want to be when you were little? An actress

27. What is your best childhood memory? Going camping on Martha's Vineyard

28. Are you a cat or dog person? Meow

29. Are you married? Not yet

30. Always wear your seat belt? Yes

31. Been in a car accident? Unfortunately, yes

32. Any pet peeves? About an ass ton, I blame my OCD. The worst sin to commit in my presence is mispronunciation of words

33. Favorite Pizza Toppings? Onion, jalapeno, olive and bacon

34. Favorite Flower? Lily of the valley, lilacs

35. Favorite ice cream? My new favourite is Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup

36. Favorite fast food restaurant? Chipotle

37. How many times did you fail your driver’s test? I passed the first time!

38. Who did you get your last email from? As in a personal e-mail? That would be Katie

39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? The Gap or Target

40. Do anything spontaneous lately? I can't think of anything. I suppose I'm not spontaneous :-(

41. Like your job? Yes very much

42. Broccoli? Love it!

43. What was your favorite vacation? Weekend camping trip to Cooperstown

44. Last person you went out to dinner with? SB

45. What are you listening to right now? The Kids in the Hall but before that it was a moody acoustic song on Pandora radio.

46. What is your favorite color? Green, all shades

47. How many tattoos do you have? One for now, saving money on #2

48. How many times have you tagged someone to do a meme?A few times, not my scene

49. What time did you finish this meme? 12:59 pm

50. Coffee Drinker? Never touch the stuff, stunts yr growth.

Under her Black Wings

I went to see Black Swan last week.

****DISCLAIMER: IF YOU HAVE NOT THIS THIS FILM YET, YOU WILL BE SPOILED*****

It was phenomenal! I loved it!! It was dark, disturbing & erotic. Will this herald in the long awaited return of Winona Ryder? Fingers crossed!

I was reading some of the IMDB.com boards &, of course, theories abound about Nina and her mother's relationship. One movie nerd wrote a very convincing hypothesis on the sexual abuse betwixt Nina and Mommy. Hmmmm.....it's possible. Constantly calling her "Sweet Girl, the constant phone calls, no regard for Nina's privacy in the bathroom or bedroom.

Someone else made mention of Nina hallucinating visiting Beth at the hospital the second time. I wasn't sure but it was pointed out that she had on Beth's earrings during her performance.

"I was perfect..."

Pass the Popcorn

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Winter is always great for catching up on movies or watching old time favorites.

Top Ten movies you could watch over and over.

1. Pulp Fiction

2. Breakfast at Tiffany's

3. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

4. Children of Men

5. Eternal Sunshine of Spotless Mind

6. Cabaret

7. Sleeper

8. Juno

9. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

10. Moonstruck

Down & Out in Chinatown

Top Chef recap time!

For the Quickfire Challenge, the cheftestants had to make quick dish in 8min 37sec as set by Chef Col-dick-io. Here's my issue, they didn't taste Tom's food. Yes he was speedy but his fish could have tasted like poo. Anyways, because of the time constraints, Chef Tom stressed that the cheftestants should not make a dish that is not cooked. No sushi, no ceviche, no raw! Sucking it big time were Jamie because none of her clams cooked except for one. So I guess she made an amuse bouche. Dale's pad thai because it lacked noodles. Who would try to make noodles in less than 8 minutes? And Angelo's uncooked fish. Cocky bastard! Winning immunity and a Prius (wow!) was Mike I. Say what? Uhhh...ok.

For the Elimination Challenge, cheftestants had to make dim sum dishes at a busy Chinatown restaurant. In addition, some one had to expedite the orders and two chefs had to serve. Since Mike had immunity he took over as expediter. Casey and Carla were working the push carts. Now you would think w/ all the people in the kitchen and the fact that they're used to working on a line, that the food would be flying fast and furious. Meh, not so much. Patrons got up and left w/ being served. Slow slow slow service. But a winner did emerge and it was Dale. Aw c'mon! Well, I guess you can polish a turd. Going home was Casey and her under cooked chicken feet. Of course, Casey placed the blame on Antonia because she relegated Antonia to cooking the dish whilst Casey was pushing carts of food around. Hey! Have some balls to stand up for yrself, Casey! Good riddance!

Hi, Jamie! Yr still here stinking up the kitchen.