RTT: Whoop-Ass, Hash and Weird Eggs

Miraculously, I have found TWO new network tv shows that I like...

1. Awake - When last I raved about sexy, brooding, Brit actor Jason Isaacs, I was watching the BBC mystery show Case Histories, and marveling that he was the same actor who played the evil Lucius Malfoy. Well now he's on NBC's Awake, and he's equally sexy and brooding, only now he's rocking an excellent American accent. I'm really enjoying the show so far, it's of the Lost/what-the-hell's-going-on-here vein. Too complicated for me to try to explain here. So you should watch it yourselves because it's fun. You can catch up on the first episodes at the NBC website here.
2. Missing - Ashley Judd as a middle-aged woman who KICKS SOME BUTT! I am loving this show because a) She's a middle-aged woman who actually looks like a middle-aged woman. and b) She kicks some butt, and looks good doing it.  She's a widowed ex-CIA agent whose son is kidnapped. She's searching the world to find her boy so she can serve up a big load of whoop-ass on whoever took him. I'd do the same, wouldn't you? If you missed the first episode you can catch it on the ABC website here. ALL MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN MUST WATCH THIS SHOW OUT OF SOLIDARITY. Plus, Ashley Judd has the same haircut that I do!

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Well now, this is simply brilliant, and an excellent idea for a party...According to this article, the wine director of Auberge du Soleil Hotel in Napa, CA has put together a list of Girl Scout Cookie wine pairings. I know it's a question you've all been worrying about, and now we have the answers! What to serve with a box of Do-Si-Dos? They suggest a 2009 Schloss Gobelsburg Gobelsburger Zweigelt. "The light-bodied and fruity Zweigelt paired with the Do-Si-Dos brings home the flavors of peanut butter & jelly." Bought one too many boxes of Savannah Smiles? Try serving it with a 2010 Dr. Loosen “Bernkasteler Lay” Riesling-Kabinett. “The lemon notes and powdered sugar create an amazing match with this off-dry, high- acid white wine.” And of course, both of the chocolaty faves, Thin Mints and Samoas, are best paired with a nice Tawny Port.

Don't say I've never taught you anything.

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Oh dear God, it was tasty! Yesterday morning I took the leftover St. Patrick's Day Corned Beef and Potatoes, fried it up, and poached an egg on top. I should have taken a picture because it was so GORGEOUS, but I gobbled it up before the thought occurred to me. And I should give you a recipe, but I just stuck it all in a skillet and fried it up so... no recipe. You'll just have to trust me that it was outrageously good. Mmmmm. Next year, I must remember to make more corned beef just for the LEFTOVERS!

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So stinking cute...

 

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I fear that this is true...

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The other day on the radio I heard a study that said that 51% of men say they are the primary grocery shoppers in their families. PRIMARY. Could that be true?!! Do 51% of y'all let your men do the majority of the shopping?! Really?! I mean, can 51% of people's husbands actually cook? Jimmy's abilities are limited to what I describe as "weird eggs". Or is it that 51% of you trust your husband to actually buy the right stuff? Because I'd say that Jimmy shops for about 1% of our groceries, and out of that I'd say he gets about 10% of the purchased items right. So...well you can do the math yourself, but it's pretty damned pathetic. Please, PLEASE tell me that I am not the only one whose husband is this useless in this area.

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Okay that's it. Pretty please visit Stacy and read the other Ransom Thinkers.

Comments

[claire]

That button totally sums up writers! And I would watch just about anything Jason Isaacs did, even if it was a toothpaste commercial.

[Dawn]

Jason Isaacs is a sexy, sexy beast, that is for darn sure.

And the button. Yes. Just...yes.

[Michele]

Loved the video. I kept thinking that this was surely what I looked like in ballet class at 5.

JR likes to go shopping but isn't allowed to go on his own. For 2 reasons; 1. he never gets the stuff we really need and 2. he buys too much junk food (mostly fritos and beer).

[Arnebya]

My husband does the majority of the grocery shopping while I do the majority of the cooking. But. When I get overly specific as in giving him brand names or recipes to take with him, no. He'll get the basics and I'll have to go separately for specifics. I don't mind. I'd much rather go and get Uncle Ben's if the alternative is him coming in w/Success Rice or Safeway brand bread just b/c it was on sale. Also, the hell I'ma do w/Safeway brand bread? Did you even feel it? It's utterly unsquishable.

[VandyJ]

I rarely send Nick to the store by himself. He spend way too much on stuff that I could find cheaper and gets stuff we don't need. He impulse shops way more than I do. We often go together, but I don't think that makes him a primary shopper.

[Jan]

Okay, I'm with you - I call bullshit on 51% of men being the primary grocery shoppers for the family. Now, Beloved will - and does - shop with me every week (mostly so he can pick out the snacks), and he *can* shop by himself, as he did last Saturday when I was up to my elbows in French Vanilla cake batter and fondant.

BUT...you MUST give him a list. A detailed one. And describe the packages the stuff comes in. For example, last Saturday's grocery list had this item: Spectrum Organics Non-Hydrogenated Vegetable Shortening (palm kernel oil) - 28 oz., white plastic tub, blue and gold label.

Also for example, I did NOT give a detailed description of the flaxseed oil (mostly because I don't buy it often), and spent 15 minutes on the phone with him while he described every type of flaxseed oil on the shelf.

I'm not complaining, though - he does it cheerfully and comes back with what's on the list, and a bare minimum of crap.

[Michele R.]

These comments crack me up. My Hubs will go and I must have a list and I will even put a * next to an item for which I've given him a coupon. BUT he will come back with a $20 piece of pork loin that we didn't need or something like that. And the store always has buy one get one free of stuff we use but he never looks beyond what he thinks we only need (inability to multi-task). So I prefer it if I go alone. Three times a week.
I do like Ashley Judd but I am awfully suspicious of the smooth forehead and new, full cheeks.
My Road Trip spin has been spun.

http://itmustbeafullmoon.blogspot.com/2012/03/golden-isles-silver-year.html

And happy belated birthday!

[Stacy Uncorked]

I absolutely LOVE both Awake and Missing - my two new favorites of the new spring shows. I've even gotten the hubby hooked on them both, which is a major feat since he's not a TV watcher like I am. ;)

That ballerina video had me laughing so hard I had tears!!

You are definitely not alone. There's a reason I banned the hubby from doing *any* grocery shopping. He never bought the 'right' things, and he definitely doesn't cook. I even have to tell him how to cook things on the grill - he's talented in other areas, cooking is not one of them. Nor is grocery shopping. ;)

[Elizabeth]

I've been taping Awake but I haven't gotten around to watching it -- you've sparked my interest. As for husbands shopping, well, not a fair question for me since my husband is a chef. But I have to say that he's a TERRIBLE grocery shopper for us -- truly terrible. And that video of the little girl trying to stay in first position was awesome -- I especially loved the instructor's voice!

[Sarah at 32Flavors]

My husband does 5% of the cooking. That would be grilled cheese, and turkey burgers on the grill. Occasionally I send him to the store, but usually I want him to stay home with the children so I can go ALONE. But he's been saying lately that he wants to learn to cook something.

[The Bug]

BFTJ (before full time job), my husband did 99% of the shopping AND cooking. He was a Ph.D student & just had more time & talent for such things. Now that he's teaching FT, I have to to most of the shopping, although we share cooking duties (poor guy). But, really, I can poke a hole in something & nuke it with the best of them!

[Harriet]

51%? No way! We do shop together but, no certainly not the primary shopper.

Have a great Tuesday!
http://harrietandfriends.com/2012/03/be-happy/

[Peg]

We just started watching Awake too! I have them recorded and have started watching the first one but have been so tired I fell asleep! I will have to try to watch the Ashley Judd one too. I just love her!

Yes, hubby does the majority of the shopping and cooking for us. He loves shopping (for food) so I let him!

That dance video was absolutely adorable! TOO stinking cute!