What the Beck?: Monday, August 10, 2015

What the Beck???

Recipe Review

Today’s Recipe and Location: Key Lime Pie

Found in: The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays

Page: 214 - 215 Copyright: 2013 Harper Collins

Also found in: The Pioneer Woman blog

I figured out that there are 363 calories, if 10 servings are made or 453 calories if 8 slices are cut. (Please note that the calorie counts vary depending on the specific brands of ingredients that you choose to use.)

This was a light summery dish, but it was very “limey." I personally liked it, but the reaction from some people was that it was pretty tart. I cheated on this one and used a store bought pie crust, because I had it in “my store” and needed to use it up. It is a quick pie to make as long as you don’t mind grating and squeezing a lot of limes. Another good recipe.

I totally forgot to take the photos! YIKE!

Bucket List Update

1948 Johnny Belinda

starring: Jane Wyman and Lew Ayres

plot – This story is set in Nova Scotia. Wyman plays a deaf girl who is taught to communicate (sign) by a new doctor. She is raped by the town bully and later accused of his murder.

Jane Wyman is one heck of an actress. I can’t imagine portraying someone who is deaf. She did such an outstanding job that at times I truly believed she was deaf. The story is a great one, too.

1948 The Red Shoes

starring: Moira Shearer, Anton Walbrook

plot – a young ballerina becomes famous, but things get complicated when her director/composer says she should only worry about dancing and leave love out of it.

I liked the story. I think it is because the actors made me angry that they were trying to make her choose between love and dancing. This is set at a time when women were frequently controlled by men.

1948 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

starring; Humphrey Bogart, John Houston, and Tim Holt

plot – a story of prospectors who are searching for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.

This was a good movie that looks at the dark side of searching for gold in the hot, humid setting of the Sierra Madre Mountains. Hunting for gold can bring out the best or worst in some people.

1949 All the King’s Men

starring: Broderick Crawford, Mercedes McCambridge

plot – an honest man wants to be a politician. He goes from honest to terribly dishonest in his new job.

This was a great movie, and Broderick Crawford was amazing in the roll. I dislike talking politics, but I truly enjoyed this movie.

1949 Battleground

starring: Van Johnson and Ricardo Montalban

plot – A war movie about the 101^st Airbourne at the Battle of the Bulge.

This was a great old war movie. This is one that my Dad would have loved to watch. He was a WWII movie buff.

Stupid photos
How do these pictures happen? I am focused on my target and then suddenly something goes wrong! Please tell me that I am not the only person that this happens to each time.