Movie, Unrest and the Superbowl.

Sadly, I have finished watching Pride and Prejudice, I am not sure if I saw this version before, think I might have done, I certainly enjoyed Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy and loved Jennifer Ehle as Miss Elizabeth Bennett. Alison Steadman was good as Mrs. Bennett, I wanted to throttle her several times. In fact I can’t remember thinking any of the cast as not portraying their characters very well. I did not want it to end, and am even more decided I shall purchase a DVD of this movie.

Egypt is up in flames at the moment. I normally think of them as a relatively passive country, but not right now. Not funny if you happen to be touring when things like this happen. Like Mexico and their drug wars, I wouldn’t go near the place although incredibly, lots of tourists are still pouring into the country. Do they think they are exempt from bullets, I wonder?

I see the Superbowl is scheduled for February 6. I watched one game once, we went to a friends’ house for a party and watched most of the game. The friend explained to me what was going on as I have no idea about football (American that is) and I actually quite enjoyed the game. Those same friends are Green Bay Packer fans so will no doubt be glued to the TV this year. If you are a Packer fan, you wear a cheese hat as shown in the picture. The Packers are from Wisconsin which is the dairy state. I like this picture, she has a cheese bra on as well. Amazing what people will do for sports. Like those people who paint their bodies to match team colours and then attend the game on a cold day without a shirt on, brrrrr.

Sadly, by the way, Matt’s cortisone shot doesn’t seem to have worked.

I love soups, and this one is a recipe from the kitchens of Jenny Craig (the diet company) given to Good Morning America by their spokeswoman, Valerie Bertinelli. I looked into Jenny Craig, but it costs more per week than we spend for two of us. I found this on Good Morning America’s site.

Valerie Bertinelli's Tuscan Style Soup

The Actress Shares One of Her Favorite Low-Calorie Recipes

Servings: 4

Tuscan Style Soup satisfies with 63 calories, 2 grams of fat and 300 milligrams of sodium. The recipe is courtesy of Jenny Craig, of which Valerie Bertinelli is a spokeswoman. For more of her favorite dishes visit www.jennycraig.com.

Ingredients

1 1/4 cup eggplant, peeled and cubed 1 cup water 1 can whole tomatoes, no salt added, undrained and chopped (14 1/2-ounce) 1 can sliced mushrooms, drained (OR 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced) 1 clove garlic, minced 1 small summer (yellow) squash, coarsely chopped 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning, dried 1/4 tsp salt 1/8 tsp pepper 12 oz can chicken broth, reduced sodium 8 tbsp Pecorino Romano cheese, freshly grated

Directions

Combine the first 10 ingredients in a large saucepan, stirring well.

Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 25 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

To serve, ladle soup into individual bowls; sprinkle 2 tbsp of Pecorino Romano cheese.

Have a great weekend

The Heiress, and Snow.

When I click on the Sitemeter it fascinates me to find out where some of my readers live. I often wonder who you are and do wish some of you would write a comment to let me know about yourselves. Some of you I already know of course, even if not many of you leave a comment. So, stop by and say hullo why don't you? Today I am going, with a friend, to St. Jacob's Schoolhouse Theatre (part of the Drayton group) to see The Heiress. This is a pretty ancient play, I took the lead in it (amateur of course) some 45 or so years ago, but I have never seen it performed. I believe it was originally a book (The House in Washington Square) and they made a movie, but I have never seen or read either. Oh yes, I have just Googled, it was a film in 1949 with Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift and Ralph Richardson. Quite a prestigious cast. I feel like I am in good company LOL. This morning they actually had snow in Buffalo which is south west of us. I can't believe it already. Way too early. When we first came to Canada people told us November 15th was when the snow season started. Seems to be changing along with everything else on the weather front. There are other places which have reported snow already. Some in Canada and some in the States. Luckily we don't have mountains which seem to attract it more. Although for places like Buffalo its the lakes that do it. You can enlarge that map if you want to look. It doesn't show where we live, but its about 1 1/2 hours south west of Toronto, or roughly between the Toronto label and the 401 label. As you will see, Buffalo isn't that far from us as the crow flies, but luckily we don't get the snow they do. The actress, Valerie Berinelli, was on GMA the last two days talking about her great weight loss. This morning she came back to give a recipe for her soup which she says is wonderful when you feel hungry. I hadn't realised this was a Jenny Craig diet she had been following, but the soup looks pretty good. Valerie Bertinelli's Tuscan Style Soup The Actress Shares One of Her Favorite Low-Calorie Recipes From the kitchen of Valerie Bertinelli | Servings: 4 Tuscan Style Soup satisfies with 63 calories, 2 grams of fat and 300 milligrams of sodium. The recipe is courtesy of Jenny Craig, of which Valerie Bertinelli is a spokeswoman. For more of her favorite dishes visit www.jennycraig.com. Ingredients # 1 1/4 cup eggplant, peeled and cubed # 1 cup water # 1 can whole tomatoes, no salt added, undrained and chopped (14 1/2-ounce) # 1 can sliced mushrooms, drained (OR 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced) # 1 clove garlic, minced # 1 small summer (yellow) squash, coarsely chopped # 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning, dried # 1/4 tsp salt # 1/8 tsp pepper # 12 oz can chicken broth, reduced sodium # 8 tbsp Pecorino Romano cheese, freshly grated Cooking Directions Combine the first 10 ingredients in a large saucepan, stirring well. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 25 minutes or until vegetables are tender. To serve, ladle soup into individual bowls; sprinkle 2 tbsp of Pecorino Romano cheese. Have a great day.