Tonight, in a mere 45 minutes, is The Golden Globes! I am sure lots of you are moaning and groaning and that's fine with me. Wail away, I don't care. I LOVE these things! I love movies as many of you know. They don't have to be award worthy or even well acted for that matter. I just want to be entertained. I love getting lost in a good story. A real quick top five list in no particular order except #1?
1. The Royal Tenenbaums
2. Casino
3. Garden State
4.The Shawshank Redemption
5. Anchorman/ Super Troopers (Yes, Anchorman. Don't judge)
Movies were a big hit for mom and dad, too. We watched endless movies together and every year mom and I would watch all of the awards shows. I loved the dresses, I won't lie, and watching people all teary eyed up on stage accepting awards they were all sure were going to someone else. Mom would make all sorts of snacks and we would play Scrabble. I never once beat her no matter how old I got and she barely graduated from high school. It was a special time for us and now that she is no longer here, I try to at least make it a special time for me.
Tonight I am alone because J is working over nights for the moment which is good because he hates these awards shows even more than you do, I'm sure. So, I threw a load of laundry in washer and made myself some Penne Alla Vodka for dinner since writing about it last night got me craving it. It's simple and fast, adapted from Rachael Ray no less. And I'm with Deb on this one. Hate her silly catch phrases all you want but I wouldn't ever knock a thirty minute meal. Especially not one this tasty.
I'm thoroughly enjoying it with some Hedges wine that I picked up today at the Jungle. Along with a few other goodies I just had to have. My most fantastic Jungle Jims trip ever! And that's saying a lot. I really can't say more than that but I got to see a different side of the business today and it was like Christmas all over again. Life is good.
And as the night goes on it's only going to get better. See, for dessert I made something called Everyday Chocolate Cake. It's not a chocolate cake in the traditional cake sense. It's a loaf cake really. But it's easy, delicious, and I've made it before so I don't even have to wait on it to be done to blog about it. It comes out moist with a deep chocolate flavor and it's one of those recipes that you find yourself looking at the timer just wishing it would hurry up already! It smells divine. And I always, always eat it warmed up with a scoop of Jeni's Queen City Cayenne ice cream. It can also be found at Jungle Jims or Jeni's online website, apprx. $10. The price isn't cheap but as a once in a while luxry, it's totally worth it. One scoop is almost always enough. The chocoalte and cinnamon hit your first and right at the end the warm cayenne pepper creeps up and wham! Smacks you in the face. It's the neatest combination of cold and hot. Just try it.
So, make some coffee and plop a scoop of this ice cream or just your favorite onto a warm slice of this cake. Let the ice cream melt a bit, and then dig in. It's a treat that honestly is so hard to top. As the name says, I would eat it everyday if I didn't want to be rolled out of the door :)
Penna Alla Vodka
Everyday Chocolate Cake
Jeni's Ice Cream
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