Monday, February 28, 2011

Notes from Oscar Night - Cigar Can Wait

When a very attractive woman says she liked the dinner you cooked and hey how about hanging out and watching the Oscars together but you were planning on having a cigar and maybe reading a book...the answer is yes.  The recipe for a killer spinach salad is at the end for you!

She loves the glamorous dresses and the colorful sets!  It's so exciting!  Let's fill out an Oscar ballot and see who gets the most right!

ehh...

Some random notes on Oscar Night -

I see people I recognize sort of but couldn't tell you who they are.  I feel a little like a Ted Kaczynski type.  How is all this pop culture passing me by?  My attention was wandering for a bit thinking about spring and golfing.  Somebody mentioned lesbians.  Kind of snaps you right back, doesn't it?

Picked winners for films I never even saw but I can honestly say these guesses were not like throwing a dart.  Can't really explain that.  Nor can I explain Kirk Douglas - painful to watch.

Dude wins Best Adapted Screenplay for Social Network and says he's looking for respect from the guinea pig???   Huh?

Charlie Sheen is the new punchline.  nice...  Christian Bale needs to fill the F-Bomb void since Melissa Leo left the stage!  Randy Newman?  Family Guy got him exactly right.  Banksy gets mention - cool.  Now if I could get an app that would permanently block Celine Dion from my life I would be all set.

How did I get to share this Oscar Night with a lovely lady?  I think it was the spinach salad -

Tear some spinach leaves and toss in some fresh spring greens.  Add orange pieces and some crumbled feta cheese.  Toss that around in the bowl.  The dressing: one part strawberry balsamic, two parts walnut oil shaken well.  Yummy - I could have that dressing on just about anything.  On ice cream?  Hell yeah.

Try adding chopped grilled chicken to that salad and make that your whole meal.  You will be a hero!

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