My daughters teach me so much. Sometimes, I actually enjoy it! š
Karen has been on me to get into the 21st century, but I found my medieval existence tolerable enough until I found out what else was out there. Simply put, Tweetdeck allows you to keep track of all of your various social media accounts from one place. It won’t help you farm, run a cafe or do a hit in Mafia Wars; but it is still very cool.
Oh yes, they turned me on to iPad. Thanks Ladies!
Dad
PS. “K.I.T. keeping it together” was a great line by Eddie Murphy in ‘Bowfinger.’
After 38 years of marriage and much soul searching, I am starting to get better at gifting the women in my life what they want for special occasions. The secret? I ask them! Obviously, it is extremely bad form to ask any woman what they want on the day of the event; however, I manage to sneak questions into the conversation well in advance.
Most of our events center around food, since we are foodies this should not surprise anyone. Laura loves my stuffed Bell Peppers — as did her mother — so this isn’t too tough a decision. However, dessert is always a challenge. Laura loved the tin roof sundae served at a restaurant called the ‘Hamburger Hamlet.‘ Dessert won’t be a tough one to recreate with homemade french vanilla ice cream, real caramel, nuts and hot fudge smothered in whipped cream! I guess I’ll have one as well!
Laura also wanted an ergonomically designed chair…Ā which was a bit more challenging, but this one has memory foam for the padding and looked a great deal more reputable than the others I found. Oh yes, there was the iPad.
an Easter treat: Honey Pie from the island of Sifnos... but delicious anytime!
I had heard and then read a lot about the famous ‘Honey Pie” from the Greek island of Sifnos. Some folks will tell you that it tastes like cheesecake, and possibly — as a cheese — maybe that is the closest it comes. If you make this pie thinking you are making a ‘cheesecake’ you are bound to be disappointed; however, it is a very special dessert none-the-less!
Back to the Greek Honey Pie called Melopitta, the traditional Easter treat of the island of Sifnos! Searching for authentic ingredients for āMelopittaā is challenging. Most of the knock-off recipes substitute the Greek cheeseĀ Myzithra (Ī¼Ļ Ī¶Ī®ĪøĻĪ±, pronounced mee-ZEETH-rah) with Ricotta, Mascarpone or even Cottage cheeseā¦ but it is far closer to cream cheese in practical use. There are also many ācheesecakeā variations utilizing Myzithra with brandy, fruit and nuts.
Grating the cheese first, makes mixing easier!
The basic recipe is fairly standard: the filling is of grated Myzithra cheese, eggs, sugar and honey placed in a simple crust. I have seen this dessert baked in a variety of pans, but one of the most appealing presentations is baked in a shallow quiche pan with a removable bottom. Most of the recipes add only 2 or maybe four eggs per pie, but if you do this the pie will have a lot of body ( think ‘hockey puck’). I eventually added many more eggs (8) to fluff it up and it is quite enjoyable.
Myzithra is made from the milk and whey of sheep and/or goats. Recognizing the inherent strong flavors in this cheese, then I like to add some fruit or nuts (some like to bake on sliced almonds, but I most enjoy caramelized pecans).
1)Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Well, although there was a lot of talk about ‘world peace’, it was secured ā as Chairman Mao once said ā through the muzzle of a gun.
2)Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā There was noĀ real anti-Americanism or dialogue that referred to āwe are the cause of the worldās problemsā rhetoric. Interestingly, the only real blame that was cast was on self serving American politicians. The critics don’t like this as āPoliticiansā in this our modern era are sacred, well, at least some of them by the media.
3)Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Tony Stark appears to at least ātemporarilyābe turning over a new leaf with a more sincere and possibly monogamous relationship with a woman. This is unacceptable to film critics on many levels. BTW, the previous villain ( a one Mr. Bridges) won an academy award for one of those movies no one pays money to see. I just saw his movie on dvd on sale at Costco … and it wasnāt selling. My guess it will be bundled with another movie ā possibly āBrokeback Mountainā ā sometime soon, two for $9.00.
4)Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā There were a few lines that would cause immediate political disfavor among the politically sensitive critics. One memorable quote by Tony Stark was, āpeace brought to you by the private sector.ā The concept that government is not a solution to everything is a problem for them.
5)Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā The movie was decidedly positive, optimistic and upbeat, which is everything a critic locked into the 1970ās political mentality hates.
Oh, yeah, the bad guy was really bad and the good guys really won! Can you believe anything more revolting than that?
IRONMAN 2 is a great flick. See it a feel better for doing so.
