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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

I guess I am a purest when it comes to movies based off books. The more I think about this movie, the less I like it. Don’t get me wrong, there are several high points to the film:

Cinematography
Some extremely funny moments (especially Ron with the love potion and Harry with the luck potion)
Jim Broadbent (as [...]

Star Trek (2009)

This past weekend, we gathered a group of friends and went to the local cinema to watch “Star Trek” as directed by J.J. Abrams. I didn’t fully know what to expect when we walked into the theater. The level of hype around this movie equaled that of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal [...]

Margarita Cake

Last week, some folks celebrated Cinco de Mayo on Friday… which would’ve been Ocho de Mayo, but I am not sure anyone was actually keeping track. There was a smorgasbord of food available for everyone and most was quite tasty. There was a peculiar gem on the dessert table though… the Margarita Cake.

I have [...]

Inauguration 2009 Thoughts

After watching President Obama’s Inauguration on January 20th, I have been debating on how to word my thoughts about the day. I did manage to watch most of the inaugural events from the comfort of my desk via Hulu.com. As an aside, I was amused that my inauguration coverage was brought to me by the [...]

I am not surprised…

How many of you have found yourself reading the newspaper (people still do this?) or your news website of choice and run across an article that just doesn’t surprise you one bit, no matter how atrocious it may be? Now, I’ll admit, there are news stories worse than the one I am about to mention, [...]

Bacon for Dessert

Time.com has an article spelling out some interesting desserts featuring, the best of all food groups, Bacon!

Recipes:

Brioche Bread Pudding
Simplified Bacon Chocolate Crunch Bar
Maple Syrup Pudding with Bacon
Chocolate Créme with Caramelized Banana, Bacon, and Burnt Milk Ice Cream
Chocolate bread pudding with bacon créme anglaise

From the looks of it, most of these recipes are not for [...]