At this pace, we might not even need to watch the Big Game this Sunday.
Two of the commercials, featuring two pretty big stars are already out there for viewing. Today we get the full Ferris Bueller commercial and we get Jerry Seinfeld's infamous Soup Nazi back at it.
No one in the family can say no to this delightful "meat and potatoes" dish!
1 can condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
3/4 cup sour cream
3/4 cup milk
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups cubed cooked chicken
2 cups (8oz) shredded cheddar cheese, divided
1 package (30oz) frozen shredded hash brown potatoes, thawed
1/2 cup crushed sour cream and onion potato chips
1/2 cup crushed french-fried onions
In a large bowl, combine the soup, sour cream, milk and salt. Stir in chicken and 1-1/2 cups cheese. Stir in potatoes. Transfer to a greased 2-1/2 quart baking dish. Cover and bake at 350 for 50 minutes.
Uncover; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Top with potato chips and onions. Bake 10-15 minutes longer or until edges are bubbly and cheese is melted. Let stand five minutes before serving.
Call me paranoid, but I love a good survival story. What would I do in the situation? How would I handle it differently? Exactly how long could I survive after my iPhone battery drains?
Liam Neeson’s new film The Grey is a chilled action story, filled with pending doom, survival of the fittest and wild wolves that carry a grudge. Ottaway (Neeson) and a crew of grungy oil workers are aboard a plane that goes down in the frozen middle of nowhere, Alaska. The survivors even reference the 1993 movie Alive and fend for their survival. A pack of hungry wolves, upset that a plane lands in their turf, make for a particularly bad three days.
The Grey has a plot very similar to a number of other movies (Predator, Anaconda, even Jaws) where a creature starts picking off members of a group, one by one. The thing that makes this stand out is Neeson’s believability in a survival situation. In one dramatic and heavy scene, Neeson shouts to the heavens for help. Not like Captain Kirk shouting at Kahn. More like a man’s final desperate attempt to spare his life. It’s still weighing on me as I write this. I still don’t know how Neeson turned from an eloquent actor to an action hero, but it works.
Still, Ottway is kind of a lousy guy. He’s hired as a sharpshooter to kill wolves at an oil refinery. In Alaska, we can assume that most people are there to get away from everyone else. Ottway has a interesting backstory, but come on. Your job is to shoot wolves who are just looking for food? Can’t you just put up a fence?
At first, you feel sympathy for the wolves. They are just animals surviving. Then you start to wonder how you might defend yourself from a pack of wolves. Then you fear them, basically because you want to keep on living.
Interestingly enough, the well-placed dark turn towards the end of the film helps out a theory of mine on this movie. With just a little bit of editing, the creatures stalking this group could have just as well been supernatural. You really only see small moments of wolves and when they do attack, the camera work is so blurry that you can’t really tell what is going on.
Why not just make the attacking creatures teenage vampires? They would have cleaned up at the box office.
Lunch for one? Easy assembly with a satisfying taste, this broiler beauty will knock your socks off.
1 flour tortilla
1/4 cup refried beans
1/4 salsa
1/4 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 tbsps chopped tomato
2 tbsps chopped green onion
Place tortilla on an ungreased baking sheet. Spread with beans and salsa. Top with the cheese and tomato.
Broil 4 inches from the heat for 4-5 minutes or until cheese is melted and edges of tortilla are slightly browned. Sprinkle with onion, cut into 4 wedges.
If you are so well read, why would you stick your face near a snake.
Here's the background to the weirdest story of the week:
A member of a Madison book club says she got quite a scare when she decided to pick up a 17-year old Ball Python that was resting in its aquarium at the home where the book club took place.
It latched on to her face and wouldn’t let go. Police and other emergency responders were called, but the snake wouldn’t let go until it’s owner returned home. No word on how long that took, but everyone including the snake walked away OK.
Surprise your family at dinner tonight--everyone gets their own personal meatloaf! These cups freeze well so go ahead and make a dozen at once. You may not have any leftovers though!!
In a large bowl, combine the egg, pizza sauce, bread crumbs and Italian seasoning. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Divide among 12 greased muffin cups; press onto the bottom and up the sides. Fill each center with cheese.
Bake at 375 for 15-18 minutes or until meat is no longer pink. Serve immediately with additional pizza sauce if desired.
**Or let the cups cool and place in freezer bags and freeze for up to 3 months. To use the frozen cups, thaw in the refrigerator for 24 hours. Heat on a microwave safe plate on high for 2-3 minutes or until heated through.
Rated R
Two questions for this person.
