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What if you added some grated parmesan to the sauce to try and thicken it up? That pizza looks amazing!

Our evening recap: CONGRATULATIONS TO: -I_call_the_duck for solving "Caviar and baby corn" as the movie "Big". -GordonCooks for solving #20 (Melting ice cream. CLUE: Two kids have to eat the ice cream because the power is out. CLUE: The power is out on the island. CLUE: The power is out on their Grandfather's island because of the hurricane that just blew through) as the movie "Jurassic Park", and for also solving #59 (Virginia Ham. CLUE: She was from Virginia so he sent her a Virginia ham) as the film "The American President". -crouching tyler has correctly guessed that #62 (a fabulous [imaginary] buffet culminating in a technicolor fooodfight) is the film "Hook". -petite tête de chou correctly guessed that "Hamburgers and spinach" was the film "Popeye" and also correctly guessed that "...a nice MLT - a mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich, where the mutton is nice and lean and the tomato is ripe. They're so perky, I love that" is from the film "The Princess Bride". We also know: #42 is not "Six Degrees of Separation" #49 is not "Lilies of the Field" WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION: ***************************** -dsquare has guessed that #60 is "Summer Rental" ***************************** AS YET UNSOLVED AND STILL IN PLAY: 33. Undercooked foie gras, lobster in a tank, pasta 42. A liquor bottle replaces Venus. NEW CLUE: One of the stars is nominated for the Best Actor Oscar this year. (But for a different movie.) 49. How about "A solitary fried egg, soup with a ham hock" 53. "Turn me over I am done on this side." 55. How current are you in your movies? Movie food = individual chocolate soufflés 60. Scully's Catches of the Day and a nearly empty tank of lobsters 61. The following items are on the menu in this movie: melon with port, herring, snails ala mode Chablis, hare pate, grilled sardines, filet of sole, fried whiting, skate in brown butter, quenelles of pike, truit au bleu, vol au vent, three cups of tea, two with lemon, one with milk, three coffees, one with cognac, a glass of poisoned milk, three glasses of water, champagne, bread, lettuce, whiskey and soda, foie gras, ham, dry martinis, eggs, cheese, roast chicken, port ,omelet with truffles, guinea hen, soup, leg of lamb with beans, American canned beans, and in conclusion, leftover roast meat and a baguette for a late night snack. 63. Lemonade and Girl Scout cookies 64. "A double Chubby Chuck, a Mexicali Chili Barb, two orders of French fries..." "And cherry cokes." 65. "Oh yes, ahh, the time has come, my little friends, to talk of food and things!" "Of peppercorns and mustard seed and other seasonings. We’ll mix some all together in a sauce as good for kings." "Callooh, callay, we’ll live today, like cabbages and kings!" **** NOTE: If you post a movie, please check back to see if the guesses on your movie are correct or not so we can keep the "Still in Play" list accurate. Also, consider posting more clues if your movie remains unsolved.

Correct on both movies! Excellent!

An easy movie food: Hamburgers and spinach Possibly easy movie food: Lemonade and Girl Scout cookies Also possibly easy movie food: "...a nice MLT - a mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich, where the mutton is nice and lean and the tomato is ripe. They're so perky, I love that." edited to add another movie food: "A double Chubby Chuck, a Mexicali Chili Barb, two orders of French fries..." "And cherry cokes." Another movie food: "Oh yes, ahh, the time has come, my little friends, to talk of food and things!" "Of peppercorns and mustard seed and other seasonings. We’ll mix some all together in a sauce as good for kings." "Callooh, callay, we’ll live today, like cabbages and kings!"

Gotta be the American President then. ← Yes. Correct again!

Big ← Correct! Isn't it amazing, considering how trivial the clue seems, that you can figure out the movie? edited for bad copying and pasting

Yes. It was the only food scene I could remember from the film, other than the lawyer being eaten by the T-Rex. Well done!

Another clue for #59: She was from Virginia so he sent her a Virginia ham.

Another (easy) movie: Caviar and baby corn

#6 has finally been solved by I_call_the_duck, putting us all out of our misery (for now )!!! A mid-moring recap for those still following along: CONGRATULATIONS TO: -Chad for solving #57 (the espresso dialogue) that was from the remake of "The Thomas Crown Affair" -Domestic Goddess for correctly guessing that #45 (String cheese. NEW CLUE: Make cheese, not war) was "Mouse Hunt". -JeanneCake solved #54 (Popcorn, in vast quantities. Cooked in tin foil) as "Real Genius". -insomniac has solved #36 (36. Meatball sandwiches. "Get me two! CLUE: "I'm so hungry I can eat the ass end out of a dead rhino. I should have had you get me three of these.") as "Point Break". -I_call_the_duck has correctly guessed that #6 ("... and mashed potatoes. Naw, CREAMED potatoes. An' peas an' onion rings". CLUE: the meal being envisioned is the fantasy reward of a planned (rather whimsical) life of crime. The full quote (it came back to me !) is: "Steaks THAT THICK... and mashed potatoes. Naw, CREAMED potatoes. An' peas an' onion rings". **NEW CLUE** the dialogue not spoken in an American accent **NEWER CLUE** A 1980's film. **NEWEST CLUE** one of the filming locations is a place whose name, in real life, is 'Rest and be Thankful') is "Restless Natives". We also know: #49 is not "Lilies of the Field" WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION: ***************************** -dsquare has guessed that #60 is "Summer Rental" ***************************** New clues have been added to #6 and #20 AS YET UNSOLVED: 20. Melting ice cream. CLUE: Two kids have to eat the ice cream because the power is out. CLUE: The power is out on the island. CLUE: The power is out on their Grandfather's island because of the hurricane that just blew through. 33. Undercooked foie gras, lobster in a tank, pasta 42. A liquor bottle replaces Venus. NEW CLUE: One of the stars is nominated for the Best Actor Oscar this year. (But for a different movie.) 49. How about "A solitary fried egg, soup with a ham hock" 53. "Turn me over I am done on this side." 55. How current are you in your movies? Movie food = individual chocolate soufflés 59. Virginia Ham 60. Scully's Catches of the Day and a nearly empty tank of lobsters 61. The following items are on the menu in this movie melon with port, herring, snails ala mode Chablis, hare pate, grilled sardines, filet of sole, fried whiting, skate in brown butter, quenelles of pike, truit au bleu, vol au vent, three cups of tea, two with lemon, one with milk, three coffees, one with cognac, a glass of poisoned milk, three glasses of water, champagne, bread, lettuce, whiskey and soda, foie gras, ham, dry martinis, eggs, cheese, roast chicken, port ,omelet with truffles, guinea hen, soup, leg of lamb with beans, American canned beans, and in conclusion, leftover roast meat and a baguette for a late night snack. 62. a fabulous (imaginary) buffet culminating in a technicolor fooodfight **** NOTE: If you post a movie, please check back to see if the guesses on your movie are correct or not so we can keep the "Still in Play" list accurate. Also, consider posting more clues if your movie remains unsolved.

Hmmm, Pierce Brosnan & Rene Russo in The Thomas Crown Affair? Chad ← Yes! It's from the remake of "The Thomas Crown Affair". A second clue would have been "Eating lunch in a museum" which is what Pierce's character liked to do.

For those who are interested, here's a link to the Safeway web site. At the bottom center is a row of logos of the grocery store chains they own. Safeways used to extend all the way down to southern California, but now they're mostly up north. We have Von's down here and it's funny to see them sell Safeway grocery items. Ah Leung, thanks for posting the Coca Cola Chicken recipe. Your chinese food tutorials are a must-read!

After having a humble wooden spoon snap off at the handle while trying to stir a very stiff dough I bought an OXO Wooden Spoon and never looked back. This is not your parent's wooden spoon. Click on the "See larger image" link to get a better view of the design. The handle feels so much better in my hand than the typical cylindrical wooden spoon handle. I can get a better grip on it because one side of the handle is flat. Plus, the wider handle seems to give me more ergonomic power when stirring. Leave it to OXO to improve on a classic.

Yes! Correct. Yes! Correct. And I am happy I didn't have to get more descriptive with that clue.

A recap for the evening: CONGRATULATIONS TO: -Varmint for correctly guessing #18 ("I want a hamburger... no, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake...") was "Caddyshack". -crouching tyler for guessing that "Lembas" was "Lord of the Rings" (any of the films in the trilogy would have been accepted as an answer) -shellfishfiend correctly guessed that the clue "Abe Froman, the Sausage King of Chicago" was "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". ***************************** I_call_the_duck has requested another clue for #6 which is driving us crazy ***************************** AS YET UNSOLVED: 6. "... and mashed potatoes. Naw, CREAMED potatoes. An' peas an' onion rings". CLUE: the meal being envisioned is the fantasy reward of a planned (rather whimsical) life of crime. The full quote (it came back to me !) is: "Steaks THAT THICK... and mashed potatoes. Naw, CREAMED potatoes. An' peas an' onion rings". **NEW CLUE** the dialogue not spoken in an American accent **NEWER CLUE** A 1980's film. 20. Melting ice cream. CLUE: Two kids have to eat the ice cream because the power is out. CLUE: The power is out on the island. 33. Undercooked foie gras, lobster in a tank, pasta 36. Meatball sandwiches. "Get me two! CLUE: "I'm so hungry I can eat the ass end out of a dead rhino. I should have had you get me three of these." 42. A liquor bottle replaces Venus. 45. String cheese. 49. How about "A solitary fried egg, soup with a ham hock" 53. "Turn me over I am done on this side." 54. Popcorn, in vast quantities. Cooked in tin foil. 55. How current are you in your movies? Movie food = individual chocolate soufflés 56. Haunted shrimp cocktail 57. Dialogue from the film: Man: May I ask you a very personal question? Woman: Why not. Man: Would you like another hit of espresso? [Woman looks confused.] Man: Would you... Woman: ...like another hit of espresso, that's the very personal question? Man: That's as good as it gets. Woman: Excuse me, may I ask you a very personal question? Man: Oh sure, by all means. Woman: Do you really think I am going to sleep with the man I am investigating? Man: Is that the question? Woman: Yes that's it. Man: Now why should I answer your question when you didn't seriously commit to my espresso? Woman: All right, then I'll seriously commit to your espresso. 58. Cherries 59. Virginia Ham **** NOTE: If you post a movie, please check back to see if the guesses on your movie are correct or not so we can keep the "Still in Play" list accurate. Also, consider posting more clues if your movie remains unsolved.

Another correct solution!

I love this film. I will add clues if no one gets it right away. Can you guess it from the food-related dialogue? Man: May I ask you a very personal question? Woman: Why not. Man: Would you like another hit of espresso? [Woman looks confused.] Man: Would you... Woman: ...like another hit of espresso, that's the very personal question? Man: That's as good as it gets. Woman: Excuse me, may I ask you a very personal question? Man: Oh sure, by all means. Woman: Do you really think I am going to sleep with the man I am investigating? Man: Is that the question? Woman: Yes that's it. Man: Now why should I answer your question when you didn't seriously commit to my espresso? Woman: All right, then I'll seriously commit to your espresso. edited for punctuation

I dub thee Sir Geeky! You are correct!

How current are you in your movies? Movie food = individual chocolate soufflés ****************** And how geeky are you? Movie food = Lembas (can you guess this movie without using an internet search engine?) ****************** Another (easy) movie food = Haunted shrimp cocktail ****************** Another (easy) movie food clue = Abe Froman, the Sausage King of Chicago edited to add another movie food

Thanks to insomniac for filling in while I was away. If there are errors in this recap, please PM me and I will edit it. Some clues have been added to a few of the movies. Here's a current recap - BELATED CONGRATULATIONS TO: -caroled for first solving #32 ("Best damn barbecue in the state of Alabama" & fresh honey) as "Fried Green Tomatoes" (another clue would have been "I miss the smell of coffee and bacon fryin'. Oh, what I wouldn't give for a plate of fried green tomatoes!"). -waterdogs for solving #21 (Soy milk and burnt turkey) as "The Santa Clause" (another clue would have been "Hot cocoa with extra chocolate, shaken, not stirred.") and for guessing that #25 (Hot soup, yummy dessert and "I was gonna make espresso") was "Young Frankenstein" (the first and last item were from the scene where the creature runs away and meets the blind man played by Gene Hackman). -Alex for correctly guessing that #24 ("Well, we had a choice, steak or fish." Order the fish and you'll be sorry) was "Airplane!" (everyone who ate the fish got sick...including the cockpit crew). -petite tête de chou has correctly guessed that #52 ("These are snowflakes. Chives are identical.") is "Dinner Rush". ***************************** WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION: -Varmint has guessed that #18 is "Caddyshack" ***************************** AS YET UNSOLVED AND DRIVING US CRAZY: 6. "... and mashed potatoes. Naw, CREAMED potatoes. An' peas an' onion rings". CLUE: the meal being envisioned is the fantasy reward of a planned (rather whimsical) life of crime. The full quote (it came back to me !) is: "Steaks THAT THICK... and mashed potatoes. Naw, CREAMED potatoes. An' peas an' onion rings". **NEW CLUE** the dialogue not spoken in an American accent **NEWER CLUE** A 1980's film. 18. "I want a hamburger... no, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake..." 20. Melting ice cream. CLUE: Two kids have to eat the ice cream because the power is out. 33. Undercooked foie gras, lobster in a tank, pasta 36. Meatball sandwiches. "Get me two! CLUE: "I'm so hungry I can eat the ass end out of a dead rhino. I should have had you get me three of these." 42. A liquor bottle replaces Venus. 45. String cheese. 49. How about "A solitary fried egg, soup with a ham hock 53. "Turn me over I am done on this side." **** NOTE: If you post a movie, please check back to see if the guesses on your movie are correct or not so we can keep the "Still in Play" list accurate. Also, consider posting more clues if your movie remains unsolved. edited because chufi guessed #54 correctly and petite tête de chou got #52

San Diego Costco's used to have special hours for business members during the week, too. I think it was somthing like the first two hours on a Wednesday or something like that. Now they just have regular hours for eveyone. A checkout line dedicated to just business members makes sense to me.

My local Costco is ticking me off. When checking out, they only offer cut up product boxes or short brown paper bags to hold purchased items. Half the time, the checkout bagger doesn't even bother to put the item into a box or a bag. They just put it in the cart. I live in an apartment complex and the less trips I can make from my car to my apartment, the better. The Costco stores in San Diego have large plastic bags with handle openings (just like regular grocery store plastic bags but a little larger) at their checkout. I can carry a heckuva lot of plastic bags at one time but can carry only one box at a time. Or carry two non-boxed items provided they have a carrying handle. I asked my local Costco checker why San Diego had plastic grocery-style bags for checkout but this local Costco didn't. The checker replied that my local Costco was part of a different district that was run by someone who was cheap and didn't want the added expense of providing plastic bags for their local customers. Once a month for a year I dropped a suggestion in their suggestion box near the exit stating that we should have plastic bags at checkout. In that year I haven't heard a word from anyone from Costco management. There's a workaround...I keep regular plastic grocery bags in my car trunk and take the time to transfer all my items from the boxes into the grocery bags (and leave the boxes behind, thank you). They're not the same as Costco's plastic bags but they're better than boxes. So, what do you have at your Costco checkout? Do you have only boxes and brown paper bags? Or do you have plastic bags at your Costco checkout?

Since we've received a lot of new movie foods, I thought I would throw them into a quick recap: HATS OFF & CONGRATULATIONS TO: -Varmint for guessing that #19 (A buttercup tea cup) was "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory". WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION: -Varmint has guessed that #18 is "Caddyshack" -Alex has guessed that #5 is "Miss Firecracker" ***************************** A. CONTINUING TO TAUNT US WITH THEIR UNSOLVABILITY: 5. Tuna noodle casserole for Sunday dinner, and hot chocolate and lemon drops before bed. Movie also contains catfish and popcorn. CLUE: If it helps any, it was written by a Southern writer Another CLUE: This author also wrote another script/movie mentioned near the begining of the thread CLUE: There are 4 primary characters, 1 female lead, 2 female supporting, and 1 male supporting. The movie was released in 1989 and all 4 actors have won Academy Awards for other works.(one best actress and the other 3 for best supporting)...apologies, one of the 3 supporting roles was a nomination and not an actual award. 6. "... and mashed potatoes. Naw, CREAMED potatoes. An' peas an' onion rings". CLUE: the meal being envisioned is the fantasy reward of a planned (rather whimsical) life of crime. The full quote (it came back to me !) is: "Steaks THAT THICK... and mashed potatoes. Naw, CREAMED potatoes. An' peas an' onion rings". 15. Stew, no ketchup. CLUE: The film in question is a good bit older than the Christopher Reeve/Margot Kidder Superman. It's probably closer in vintage to George Reeves' Superman TV show. The clue as it stands might be a little obscure. CLUE: This stew can stand on its own feet 18. "I want a hamburger... no, a cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake..." 20. Melting ice cream. 21. Soy milk and burnt turkey. 22. Cornbread As in: "My wife made it to thank you." "For what, boss?" [points to his groin] "You know." "Oh, was she pleased?" "Yeah. Several times." "It was mighty fine cornbread, I think." 23. How about a pickle used in an unmentionable way in a sort of, er, rites of passage? 24. "Well, we had a choice, steak or fish." Order the fish and you'll be sorry. 25. Hot soup, yummy dessert and "I was gonna make espresso". 26. Candy that tastes like melancholy 27. One ostrich egg to feed a crowd for dinner 28. Kitchen cupboard filled with jars of homemade applesauce 29. "Where are my marrons glacés?" 30. Spaghetti and a tennis racket 31. Dialogue while selecting a sandwich: "What's that? Chicken?" "Something like that. Tastes the same, anyway." 32. "Best damn barbecue in the state of Alabama" & fresh honey **** NOTE: If you post a movie, please check back to see if the guesses on your movie are correct or not so we can keep the "Still in Play" list accurate. Also, consider posting more clues if your movie remains unsolved. ****

Another movie: "Best damn barbecue in the state of Alabama" & fresh honey

A new movie: "Well, we had a choice, steak or fish." Order the fish and you'll be sorry. Another movie: Hot soup, yummy dessert and "I was gonna make espresso".