Authors Anonymous is one of those wonderfully obscure movies that will make you smile that — unfortunately — will never see the light at the Oscars, but I am not writing this blog to the Oscar watchers because those are movies nobody really sees.
This movie is about a bunch of struggling authors who connect and help each other until one day… someone makes it big!
Part of the fun of this movie is that it was written by Dave Congalton a local radio talk show host in San Luis Obispo… and like so many who want to… finally hit a home run. Congratulations Dave.
Oh yes, you can find the movie on iTunes and it should bring a smile.
I think it is part public service and part a reflection of economic reality that we have movies encourage cooking and baking. Not only can you save money, but when one learns to cook, one can make something nicer and more nutritious than what can often be purchased. In the film “No Reservations”, one of the many featured items was a more recent culinary creation called ‘Tiramisu.” Tiramisu is an Italian dessert whose origination is debated. I do remember various layered ‘lady finger’ desserts from childhood and all were marvelous! However, “Tiramisu” has been around no earlier than the late 1960’s.
Italian Lady fingers are called ‘Savoriardi’ and although chefs try to discourage you from making them… they are very easy to make using a pastry tube! Tiramisu is best made this way.
In any event, if you (Men) would like something easy to make — but doesn’t seem so — for that special person in your life and you really don’t know much about cooking… allow me to suggest the wonderful Italian dessert Tiramisu!
