Category: Movies

Christmas Pasta for Food ‘n Fix and The Holiday
Happy Holidays! I’m hosting the December edition of Food ‘n Flix with The Holiday (2006), a film directed by Nancy Meyers and starring Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jack Black and Jude Law. Of course, Diaz, Winslet, and Law are gorgeous. Black just adds enough scruffy “everyman” to help the tale be believable. Please do…

Food ‘n Flix Announcement for December: The Holiday
Need some fun, light, feel-good viewing this month. Pop on over to Food ‘n Flix and join us with The Holiday.

Pumpkin Donuts for Knives Out and Food ‘n Flix
Knives Out is the November film for Food ‘n Flix: “A case with a hole in the middle…a donut…A donut. One central piece and if it reveals itself, the fog would lift, the arc would resolve, the Slinky become unkinked.”

Happy Halloween with Death Becomes Her and “A Touch of Magic Cocktail to Beat Thyme”
I know this is an early Halloween celebration but it was much needed. Join me for October’s Food ‘n Flix Halloween event and a classy cocktail for any of your movie viewing.

Chocolate Feast for Chocolat (and Food ‘n Flix 10th Anniversary)
Three chocolate inspired recipes today to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Food ‘n Flix and the film Chocolat: Eggplant Caponata, Chili-Cocoa Rubbed Steaks, and Chocolate Salami.

Adult Butterbeer Ice Cream for Food ‘n Flix
Whew! I hopefully have made the due date and cut-off for August’s Food ‘n Flix. Check out this totally decadent (and easy) ice cream!

Food ‘n Flix for July: Coyote Ugly and a Spicy Mule
This month’s Food ‘n Flix feature film is Coyote Ugly. Obviously, a beverage was called for. Enter the spicy mule.

Aloha—Macaroni Salad, Huli-Huli Chicken and Hawaiian Lemonade
This month’s Food ‘n Flix event let us choose our own film—anything set or filmed in Hawaii. I chose poorly but I did get a great meal out of the deal. Read on for my review of the 2015 film, Aloha and macaroni salad, Huli-Huli chicken and Hawaiian lemonade.

Midnight in Paris Round-Up
Welcome to the Food ‘n Flix round-up for Midnight in Paris. I took the opportunity of being safer at home and re-watched the movie a couple of times. (I have totally lost track as to how many times I have seen Midnight in Paris!) Many of you posted that, like me, you’re not a huge Woody Allen…

Midnight in Paris and a Golden Age Cocktail
It’s the end of May and I’m hosting Midnight in Paris for Food ‘n Flix. You can read the announcement post here. So, it stands to reason that I am probably the last person to post. (That being said, the deadline is actually tomorrow, May 31.) Let me get this out there first off: I am not…