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OMG YES FLANDERS

Please provide a tagline the poster for this summer blockbuster maybe coming to a theater near you...

It Begins...

SIGH...WINE
So Hurricane season begins...I know there are many people who laugh or giggle at my fascination with weather this time of year but for me after IKE I never take storms for granted. Hurricanes are just a total unique thing in nature and how they form/spin is just something to be awed.

We are already to the 2nd named storm in the Pacific and Atlantic Arenas..Say Hello to "BUD"

Take Care...

Drew thousand ten
I will admit I never watched the entire season of SMASH...for some strange reason I ended up watching the season finale of the show. The song they featured in the final episode really spoke to me. Especially the bolded section...i couldn't agree more.

This is sung by Marilyn Monroe (Katherine McPhee) after her death and is sung directly to the audience. It does make me want to go back and watch the entire series.


"Don't Forget Me" from SMASH
They thought they could dispose of me
They tried to make me small
I suffered each indignity
But i rised above it all

Yes, the price I paid was all I had
But at last, I found release
And if something good can come from bad
The past can rest in peace

Oh if you see someone's hurt
And in need of a hand
Don't forget me
Or hear a melody crying from some baby grand
Don't forget me

When you sing happy birthday to someone you love
Or see diamonds you wish were all free
Please say that you won't;
I pray that you don't forget me

But forget every man who I ever met
'Cause they only lived to control
For a kiss they paid a thousand
Yet they paid fifty cents for my soul
They took their piece
The price of fame that no one can repay
Ah, but they didnt buy me when they bought my name
And that is why I pray

That when you see someone's hurt
And in need of a hand
Don't forget me
Or hear a melody crying from some baby grand
Don't forget me

When you sing happy birthday to someone you love
Or see diamonds you wish were all free
Please say that you won't;
I pray that you don't forget me

There are some in this world who have strength of their own
Never broken or in need of repair
But there are some born to shine who can't do it alone
So protect them and take special care
Take care


And don't forget me
Please take care
And don't forget me
When you look to the heavens with someone you love
And a light shining bright from afar
Hope you see my face there
And then offer a prayer
And please let me be
Let me be that star

Using my Food Network Powers for Good....

DANCING
So Jordan and his sister were doing some sorting through house stuff, so I pondered a show on food network I saw this morning of Giada at Home in which she made a roasted vegetable pasta with  proscuitto and honey mustard vinegrete (SP) ...and before I went to store I went on online and found an intriguing recipe by Sunny Anderson (who has her own show on Food Network, Cooking For Real   ) for a berry trifle. Let me tell you both recipes are so easy to make (albeit I used thawed frozen veggies cause some of the ingredients are not in season) ...but they both came out beyond yummy. (is that a correct phrase... beyond yummy?)

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup plus 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 premade angel food cake, cut into 1-inch slices
  • 1 pound cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 2 cups heavy cream, at room temperature
  • 2 pints blueberries
  • 2 pints strawberries, hulled and sliced

Directions

Heat 1/4 cup sugar, the lemon juice and 1/4 cup water in a saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and stir in the almond extract.

Brush both sides of each slice of cake with the syrup. Cut the slices into 1-inch cubes.

Beat the remaining 2/3 cup sugar and the cream cheese with a mixer on medium speed until smooth and light. Add the cream and beat on medium-high speed until smooth and the consistency of whipped cream.

Arrange half of the cake cubes in the bottom of a 13-cup trifle dish. Sprinkle evenly with a layer of blueberries. Dollop half of the cream mixture over the blueberries and gently spread. Top with a layer of strawberries. Layer the remaining cake cubes on top of the strawberries, then sprinkle with more blueberries and top with the remaining cream mixture. Finish with the remaining strawberries and blueberries, arranging them in a decorative pattern. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.

Photograph by Steve Giralt 

and the roasted veggie pasta



Ingredients

Pasta:

  • Salt
  • 1 pound penne pasta

Vegetables:

  • Vegetable oil cooking spray
  • 2 large zucchini, ends trimmed, cut in half lengthwise and then crosswise into 1-inch half-moon pieces (about 12 ounces)
  • 3 medium summer squash, ends trimmed, cut in half lengthwise and then crosswise into 1-inch half-moon pieces (about 12 ounces)
  • 1/2 small cauliflower, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 2 cups)
  • 2 medium carrots, diced into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Vinaigrette:

  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 2 teaspoons honey or agave
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 8 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto, coarsely chopped
  • 3/4 cup grated Parmesan

Directions

For the pasta: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, 8 to 10 minutes. Place the pasta in a large serving bowl.

For the vegetables: Place an oven rack in the upper third of the oven. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Spray a heavy baking sheet with vegetable oil cooking spray. Arrange the zucchini, summer squash, cauliflower, carrots and garlic in a single layer. Drizzle with the olive oil and bake until light golden and tender, 20 minutes. Sprinkle with the salt and pepper.

For the vinaigrette: Whisk together the oil, vinegar, mustard, honey, salt and pepper in a small bowl until smooth.

To assemble: Add the vegetables, vinaigrette, prosciutto and Parmesan to the cooked pasta. Toss until coated, and season with salt and pepper. 


Cake Out in the Rain...Trivia!

Drew thousand ten
so curiousity got the best of me and I went to ITunes to look who else had recorded "MacArthur Park"...and wow some of the people who recorded this. It turns out that it was originally recorded by Richard Harris in 1968. Since then Waylon Jennings has won a grammy for his take on the song. Ray Conniff (with song rather dreadful 70s....backup singers)...and then this is strange little version. Never thought for a second Sammy Davis Jr. recorded this.

It kinda of grows on you...

Drew thousand ten
In remembrance of Donna Summer, Please provide a caption for the photo below:

Partly Cloudy....Inside...

Drew thousand ten
found this on yahoo photos today...i thought it was pretty clever....Nimbus II, 2012. (Credit: Berndnaut Smilde)

Jessee H. Jones Nature Park

Drew thousand ten
discovered a new park...well...new to me.

Fozzie on the go
One of the strangest parades I think I have ever witnessed...and worth it.
Rain seems to have stopped for it as well....woohoo.

http://www.orangeshow.org/art-car/

Caption Contest: Rainy Day Edition

Drew thousand ten
Please provide a caption for the photo below:

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