The Sun and the Moon

Twilight is my guilty pleasure. I have to admit that I read the books and watch the movies. It's not a piece of amazing literature, or cinematic genius, and yet everyone seems to have caught up in Twilight fever. Even if you haven't read the books or seen the movies, I'm sure you know everything about it. Eclipse is the latest movie of the Twilight Saga. It's definitely the best, which I guess isn't saying much because the first two movies weren't that good, but whatever.

The action in this movie is it's lifesaver. The final battle at the climax is so much fun. It stars off with the Cullens standing and glaring with the crazy newborns are running through the woods. And then all the sudden the werewolves come out of nowhere and start biting chunks out of everyone. It's a little unnerving to see people's arms so casually ripped off, but it definitely adds a new dimension to on-screen fighting.

I still have issues with the way they portray the leads. I always said in the books I am Team Edward, and in the movie I am Team Jacob, because Kirsten Stewart and Robert Pattinson are the most awkward onscreen couple I have ever seen. But I still can't wait to see the fourth and fifth movie!

To Dream or Not to Dream: Part 2

With Valentine's Day right aroung the corner, I wanted to make another dessert that any of you can make for your sweetheart-and enjoy snuggling under a blanket and while watching Inception! I found this recipe for Sweetheart Tarts on the Food Network website. I actually didn't plan to do these at all. I made an interesting Bluefish and Pomegranate recipe that just looked and tasted so horrible that I couldn't endure the embarrassment of posting it up here. But the Sweetheart Tarts ended up being a clever foodification of this film.

See, one of the coolest ideas in this movie is the concept of a dream within a dream. The dreamer goes to sleep, then dreams that he is sleeping and in another dream. In the movie, the dreamers risk three dream levels: A dream within a dream within a dream. This is exactly what I loved about the Sweetheart Tarts. Except this time, its the cherry, withing the jam, within the cookie!

With an ordinary sugar cookie recipe, put little circlets of the dough in a muffin tray. While they are baking in the oven, melt some jam and coat the cherry in the jam. Personally, I thought it ended up being a little too sweet, so I added grated orange rind on the top (to represent limbo perhaps? ;).

The end result was quite beautiful and yummy. It was so easy to make. I am a terrible baker, but this may be the best baked good that I have ever made. I only had one problem. The bottom of the cookies didn't like flat in the muffin tray and weren't as cuplike as I thought they would be. If this happens to you, just push it down a little and shove the cherry in there. The cherries can also be a little hard to taste, so popping a second one in is also a nice idea. I really hope people try to make this! Let me know if you do.