Eliot's Eats

A life well read and well fed

Category: Movies

  • Tears of the Moon Cocktail for Jungle Cruise and Movies & Munchies

    Tears of the Moon Cocktail for Jungle Cruise and Movies & Munchies

    Here’s a magical cocktail to highlight this month’s Movies & Munchies feature film, Jungle Cruise.

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  • Cheesy Green Chile Bean and Beef Burritos for Off the Menu

    Cheesy Green Chile Bean and Beef Burritos for Off the Menu

    Welcome to this month’s Movies & Munchies feature: Off the Menu. The film is set in New Mexico so I was pumped. I’m including some of my New Mexican recipes too today.

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  • Pesto Chicken Hash for this month’s Movies & Munchies:  The French Dispatch

    Pesto Chicken Hash for this month’s Movies & Munchies: The French Dispatch

    Welcome to February’s Movies & Munchies feature film, The French Dispatch.  Palatable Pastime is hosting.   I have always enjoyed Wes Anderson’s films.  Back in the Food ‘n Flix days, we were inspired by Moonrise Kingdom.  I remember The Royal Tenebaums  and Rushmore fondly.  Then came this round of Movies & Munchies .  You see, I mistakenly thought the February film was The Life Aquatic.   One…

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  • Cajun Popcorn Spice, Old-School Popcorn, and a Movie

    Cajun Popcorn Spice, Old-School Popcorn, and a Movie

    Welcome to the inaugural post for Movies & Munchies!! Movies & Munchies is a new group of film and foodie aficionados.   A lot of us are immigrating over from the old Food ‘n Flix group but we’re welcoming a lot of new members, too.  (For more information, check out our Facebook page.) Amy’s Cooking Adventures…

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  • The Family Stone Round-Up

    The Family Stone Round-Up

    Welcome to the December Round-Up for Food ‘n Flix. This month’s film was The Family Stone. Need a great strata recipe or a wonderful holiday snack? Read on.

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  • The Family Stone Breakfast Strata

    The Family Stone Breakfast Strata

    A holiday movie and a great Christmas brunch recipe. Here’s the December Food ‘n Flix post. I hope you all had a very happy holiday!

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  • Family Stone, a holiday movie for Food ‘n Flix

    Family Stone, a holiday movie for Food ‘n Flix

    Announcement post: I’m hosting Family Stone for the December Food ‘n Flix feature film. Please join in for this family holiday dramedy.

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  • Spicy White Pumpkin Soup for a Friendsgiving

    Spicy White Pumpkin Soup for a Friendsgiving

    Welcome to the Food ‘n Flix’ November film, Friendsgiving.  Heather (the founder of Food ‘n Flix) is hosting this month.  It’s good to have her back! Friendsgiving is not a film I would have sought out.  I think the movie poster is a bit misleading.It’s misleading because Wanda Sykes is front and center at the top.  (She…

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  • Roman Pasta and Only You

    Roman Pasta and Only You

    The October Food ‘n Flix feature is Only You with a VERY young Marissa Tomei and Robert Downey, Jr. Seriously, they look like they’re twelve. 🙂 As part of the film is set in Rome, I found an “authentic” pasta to prepare.

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  • Pasta Gratin with Mushrooms, Tomatoes and Herbs

    Pasta Gratin with Mushrooms, Tomatoes and Herbs

    Words on Bathroom Walls is this month’s Food ‘n Flix feature. It’s a teenage-coming-of-age-while-dealing-with-schizophrenia drama with LOTS of food inspiration. Here’s a pasta dish inspired from a couple of Adam’s recipes featured in the film.

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