Friday, November 21, 2008

You know how I promised that I would be on time with the challenge this week, well…some unexpected circumstances prevented me from keeping my promise. I don’t know how many of you have seen Grindhouse, but in the Quentin Tarantino “Death Proof” portion of the double feature I find myself completely understanding Zoë Bell’s logic that when she promised to never play Ship’s Mast again, if she had realized she was going to get the opportunity to play it with a Vanishing Point Challenger she would have added a “however”. It’s a slightly convoluted story, but if you’ve seen the movie you’ll know what I’m talking about. Basically, I didn’t realize I was going to be knocked on my tush by what I think is a cold, I don’t think it’s the flu but it’s not far off. By the way, if you like B-movies and the like you’ll love Grindhouse. If you can’t handle lots of swearing, some hilarious, gratuitous gore, and a heaping spoonful of violence then this flick isn’t for you. That’s right, steer the kids away from this one. If you are into camp horror films then this will probably be right up your alley. I’m not usually a horror/B-movie buff, but I do love Quentin Tarantino films, but really I’m all over the place. I still think my favorite film is Amélie though. That or The Big Lebowski. I never get tired of that film, but I digress.

Despite getting a cold I did make the TWD challenge this week. I managed to take a picture of it too before I dropped my camera on the floor (a hair-raising tale for another time, but the short version is that I fixed it, whew!). Arborio Rice Pudding – that’s right rice pudding. Never a favorite of mine, but another happy surprise. This was brought to us by Isabelle from Les gourmandises d’Isa. I decided to do the gelatin and mold version using a couple of different sized pudding cups I had hanging around. I had some trouble getting the pudding out of the cups in one piece. A knife slid along the side came in handy, but it was still difficult to tap the pudding out. Both sugared and non-sugared pomegranate seeds added a splash of color and a sweet/tart kick.   Click to continue…

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