When Harry Met Sally (1989) is what I watch every New Year’s Eve, without fail. And apparently, I’m not alone because when searching for the best films to watch as the ball drops, it’s on many top ten lists. Written by the brilliant late Nora Ephron and directed by Rob Reiner, this movie transcends the…
Month: December 2015
Finger in the Eggnog–Our Christmas favorites
Laura’s Favorite: Take a sip of wassail and Scrooge yourself There always is a need for an anti-hero, otherwise you wouldn’t recognize the good people in this world. Christmas is not Christmas without Scrooge. He just happens to embody the good and the bad, just like me. For this reason, I always have to watch Scrooged…
Small Dice Challenge: Holiday Cookies
If you are waiting in anticipation of my rotisserie chicken, part 2, then you will have to wait a little longer, because I am tired of eating poultry at the moment. Instead, I wanted to focus on the upcoming holidays. I always make cookies at this time to give to my husband’s relatives and our…
While You Were Sleeping…I was cooking my ass off you lazy bastard
White Christmas and Miracle on 34th Street have been playing as a double feature for the last couple of weeks on the Sundance Channel, so I tried to get into the classic holiday movie spirit (like Rina) and settled in for some “inspirational” viewing. Four hours later, I was less than inspired to come up…
Small Dice Challenge: Rotisserie Chicken, Part 1
My husband purchased a toaster oven recently, because our microwave caught on fire. It involved a sponge and me pushing the cook button instead of the timer. Microwaves really aren’t good for you anyways. So, apparently, my husband liked that the oven had a lot of special features on it. Of course, I don’t know…
Love Actually…isn’t everyone’s taste, but certainly more appealing when food’s involved
This is one of those rare occasions when majority rules and we pick a movie that isn’t everybody’s favorite (eh hem, Rina). Yes, we admit it’s kinda corny and flawed–not all the stories work and some are just plain depressing (ugh, we’re referring to the thwarted hook up scene between Laura Linney and Rodrigo Santoro)–…
Comic: You DO That Little Thing!
Meet Me in St. Louis is unexpectedly one of my favorite movie musicals ever. I recommend you watch it, not just because you’ll understand the following comic better as it references a lot of scenes and quotes from the movie, but it’s just so GODDAMN good and it’s the holidays!! Make Mimi’s Irish Coffee, tuck…
Small Dice Challenge: Thanksgiving Aftershock
My favorite holiday is over. My parents returned to Texas only a couple of days after Thanksgiving and left us with a bunch of leftovers, including turkey, cranberry sauce, half of two uneaten pies, more than half a container of jello salad, and more. The first day, I decided to make a soup, because my…
Meet Me in St. Louis…or Tootie never gets in trouble even though she’s a liar and almost kills people
Most people watch It’s a Wonderful Life or A Christmas Story…or Miracle on 34th Street to get into the holiday spirit. As followers of this blog should know by now, we like to approach things from a different angle…even with old Hollywood classics. Though technically not a Christmas movie per se–it takes place over the…