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When this movie comes out, I will not be reading the reviews, because even if it stinks, I have to see this movie.
Julia Child. Legend. Icon. Iconoclast. Who transformed what Americans eat. If it were her story, that would be enough. But it's her story and the story of Julie, a blogger with a big (and ridiculous) idea: Make every recipe in Julia Child's book.
Here's the trailer:
I have attended this for the past couple of years and it is awesome. Huge -- they had over 50,000 people last year. Hundreds of exhibits, mostly by people or small clubs, show off cool things they have made. A little art, a little science, a little magic. Fire, electricity, and some serious welding skills.
The site gives details. I think they make it seem like it's for kids (and it is a great event for them) but really, it's for anyone. Plenty there to interest adults. The video (scroll down the page) does a good job.
I wouldn't miss it!
I like to take my lunch to work. With a little thought, I can have something great in little time — and way fewer calories than if I go out. Here's how it went the other day.
My new salad secret is to switch the order. When I put the lettuce in the bowl last, I can focus on the flavor ingredients and wind up with a more interesting salad. Start with a plastic food storage bowl that has a lid. Add your flavors. Leftovers are a salad waiting to happen. I like proteins – leftover meat, nuts, cheese. Not too much. Some tasty vegetables. Don't use too many ingredients. You want the individual elements to all have a role.
On this day, I added some leftover chicken, a few cut up tomatoes, and my new favorite salad fixin' -- shelled pistachios:
Add the greenery. This is a prewashed spring mix from the Farmers' Market. Drizzle just a little vinaigrette on top. I make my own and keep it on hand. Very easy.
Now, the easiest part: Add lid, shake like hell. Here's the result:
Add an apple and an orange and I am good to go.
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The dog's interest in a corner of the yard alerted us to Mr. Lizard in a flowerpot. About 8 inches long, he's the biggest we have seen here.
Hours later, he was still there and it occurred to Kathy that he was stuck. Yup, he couldn't climb the glazed ceramic walls. So we watched him slowly die.
No, kidding (and on Earth Day. I'm bad. Oh, wait that was yesterday. Tasteless joke, now ok.). So she released him.
But the slightly sad news is that in the leaves was another lizard who had met the same fate but quite some time earlier.
I like to say there are only five things I won't eat. They are: lima beans, okra, blood sausage, and I forgot the other two. But truthfully, I'll eat any of these. Just not my first choice. The point being, I will eat just about anything.
Or so I thought, until I saw this lovely list of the ten strangest foods. Don't follow the link if you have a weak stomach.
And for what it's worth, I would eat any of these, except 5, 3, and 2. So I guess the new line for me is that there are only five things I won't eat: lima beans, okra, blood sausage, 5, 3 , and 2.
And lime Jell-O.
Since we have exposed my geek cred (thanks, Carolyn, Keith), here is an interesting article: Ten Famous People You Didn't Know Were Engineers. (I knew about the first four, plus the guy from Boston). Which is worth not much, but I have to maintain my geek cred. Hey, is there any geek bling?)
Snow rollers -- rare, indeed. The friend who sent me this is from Wyoming -- where they know a thing or three about snow -- and he said he has never seen anything like it. I grew up in upstate New York and have never seen this.
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