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  • Pineapple and Bacon Rice.

    Course: Rice Dishes,

    Cuisine: Fusion,

    Ingredients.

    1 cup uncooked rice,

    2 cups fresh or frozen green beans or pigeon peas,

    1 cup pineapple chunks,

    1 onion minced,

    2 cloves garlic minced,

    2 tbsp oil,

    ½ tsp each fine leaf thyme parsley, chadon beni,

    ¼ tsp red pepper flakes crushed,

    1 ½ cup bacon or meat of choice chopped,

    salt to taste,

    Instructions.

    Boil rice, drain and set aside.

    Boil the peas until tender. Drain and set aside.

    Chop the pineapple,

    Chop the meat and set aside.

    Note: You can use any meat of choice like ham, bacon, turkey or even leftovers.

    Saute the onion and garlic.

    Then add the meat of choice and the peas. Stir for 1 minute.

    Add the pineapple. Stir.

    Add the rice and seasonings (fine leaf thyme, parsley, chadon beni,

    red pepper flakes) mix well. Adjust salt to taste.

    Serve hot with a side of fresh green salad if you like.

  • Coconut Fish.

    Prep Time, 5 mins,

    Cook Time, 25 mins,

    Total Time, 30 mins

    Course: Seafood,

    Cuisine: Caribbean,

    Servings: 4,

    Ingredients.

    ½ cup coconut milk,

    2 lbs fish washed with lime,

    3 tbsp green seasoning,

    1 lg sweet pepper, yellow, red, or green, or a combination,

    half of a small onion,

    2 cloves garlic chopped,

    1 bay leaf, * Salt to taste,

    2 tbsp coconut oil,

    Instructions.

    Season fish with green seasoning and let marinate for 25 – 30 minutes.

    Chop the sweet pepper into chunks and slice the onion lengthways.

    Heat the oil and saute the garlic for about 1 minute.

    Add the fish and cook for 2 minutes, add the coconut milk. Then the sweet peppers and onion.

    Finally add the bay leaf and salt to taste.

    Cover, reduce heat and let simmer for 30 minutes.

    Serve with your favourite rice dish.

  • Shrimp Stir Fry.

    Ingredients.

    1 red, green and yellow bell pepper.

    1 to 2 fish fillets.

    1 minced garlic clove.

    2 teaspoons of minced ginger.

    1 pimeto pepper, finely chopped.

    2 tablespoons of green seasoning.

    3 tablespoons of cherry brandy.

    1 teaspoon of soya sauce.

    1 teaspoon of worcestershire sauce.

    1 teaspoon fo chinese five spice powder.

    1 tablespoon of brown sugar.

    1 tablesoppon of oil.

    2 tablespoons of butter.

    To cook the shrimp.

    1 clove of garlic, chopped.

    1 pimeto pepper, finely chopped.

    1 teaspoon of pepper flakes.

    half an onion, chopped.

    4 ounces of oyster mushrooms (optional).

    30 peeled and deveined medium sized shrimp, seasoned.

    Instructions.

    Step 1. Remove the seeds from the sweet peppers and cut into julienne sized strips.

    Step 2. Slice the fish and season with the green seasoning, pimeto pepper, garlic, five spice and ginger.

    Step 3. Add the cherry brandy, soya sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Set aside to marinate for 30 minutes.

    Step 4. Remove the fish from the marinade and add the sugar and cornstarch. Mix well.

    Step 5. Heat the oil in a deep saucepan or wok. add the marinade and simmer for 1 minute.

    Step 6. Add the fish, allow to simmer on a low flame. Turn the fish so it can cook on both sides.

    Step 7. While the fish is cooking it is now time to cook the shrimp. Melt the butter into a medium sized pot or skillet. Saute the garlic, onion and pepper. Add the shrimp the optional mushrooms and the pepper flakes. Cook for about 3 minutes. Stir in the sweet pepper for about 1 minute. Remove the shrimp and sweet pepper and pour over the fish. Stir briefly until the sauce covers all the ingredients.

    Simmer for about 2 minutes.

    Serve hot and enjoy!

  • Thor, Love And Thunder.

    Thor: Love and Thunder” finds Thor (Chris Hemsworth) on a journey unlike anything he’s ever faced — a quest for inner peace. But his retirement is interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (Taika Waititi) and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who — to Thor’s surprise — inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late.

    Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sci-Fi Violence|Action|Language|Partial Nudity|Some Suggestive Material)

    Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy

    Original Language: English

    Director: Taika Waititi

    Producer: Kevin Feige

    Writer: Taika Waititi, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson

    Release Date (Theaters): Jul 8, 2022

    Runtime: 2h 5m

    Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures

    Cast.

    Chris Hemsworth Thor

    Natalie Portman Jane Foster, Mighty Thor

    Christian Bale Gorr

    Tessa Thompson King Valkyrie

    Taika Waititi Korg, Old Kronan God Voice

    Russell Crowe Zeus

    Jaimie Alexander Sif

    Chris Pratt Peter Quill, Star-Lord

    Dave Bautista Drax

    Karen Gillan Nebula

    Pom Klementieff Mantis

    Sean Gunn Kraglin, On-Set Rocket

    Vin Diesel Groot Voice

    Bradley Cooper Rocket Voice

  • Super Mario Brothers Movie.

    With help from Princess Peach, Mario gets ready to square off against the all-powerful Bowser to stop his plans from conquering the world.

    · Rating: PG (Action and Mild Violence)

    · Genre: Kids & family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation

    · Original Language: English

    · Director: Aaron HorvathMichael Jelenic

    · Producer: Christopher MeledandriShigeru Miyamoto

    · Writer: Matthew Fogel

    · Release Date (Theaters): Apr 5, 2023 Wide

    · Runtime: 1h 32m

    · Distributor: Universal Pictures

    Cast.

    Chris Pratt

    Mario Voice

    Anya Taylor-Joy

    Princess Peach Voice

    Charlie Day

    Luigi Voice

    Jack Black

    Bowser Voice

    Keegan-Michael Key

    Toad Voice

    Seth Rogen

    Donkey Kong Voice

    Fred Armisen

    Cranky Kong Voice

    Kevin Michael Richardson

    Kamek Voice

    Sebastian Maniscalco

    Spike Voice

    Charles Martinet

    Voice

  • Smile.

    After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can’t explain. As an overwhelming terror begins taking over her life, Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new reality.

    Rating:

    R

    Genre:

    Horror, Mystery & Thriller

    Original Language:

    English

    Director:

    Parker Finn

    Producer:

    Marty BowenWyck GodfreyIsaac KlausnerRobert Salerno

    Writer:

    Parker Finn

    Release Date (Theaters):

    Sep 30, 2022 Wide

    Runtime:

    1h 55m

    Distributor:

    Paramount Pictures

    Cast:

    Sosie Bacon
    Dr. Rose Cotter

    Jessie Usher

    Kyle Gallner

    Robin Weigert

    Caitlin Stasey

    Kal Penn

    Rob Morgan

  • Christmas With The Campbells.

    The traditional holiday romance movie, from the writer of “You Light Up My Christmas” and the director of “The Christmas Bow”, gets a little more fun this year with a spin from co-writers Vince Vaughn (“Couples Retreat”) and Dan Lagana (“American Vandal”). In “Christmas with The Campbells”, when Jesse gets dumped right before the holidays by her boyfriend Shawn, his parents convince her to still spend Christmas with them, and Shawn’s handsome cousin, while Shawn is away.

    Cast:

    Brittany Snow Jesse,

    Justin Long David,

    orge Wendt Robert Campbell,

    JoAnna Garcia Swisher Becky,

    Duane Stephens Stuart the Butcher.

  • The King’s Speech.

    England’s Prince Albert (Colin Firth) must ascend the throne as King George VI, but he has a speech impediment. Knowing that the country needs her husband to be able to communicate effectively, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter) hires Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush), an Australian actor and speech therapist, to help him overcome his stammer. An extraordinary friendship develops between the two men, as Logue uses unconventional means to teach the monarch how to speak with confidence.

    Rating: R (Some Language)

    Genre: History, Drama

    Original Language: English

    Director: Tom Hooper

    Producer: Iain CanningEmile ShermanGareth Unwin

    Writer: David Seidler

    Release Date (Theaters): Jan 28, 2011

    Runtime: 1h 58m

    Distributor: Weinstein Co

    Cast.

    Colin Firth

    King George VI

    Geoffrey Rush

    Lionel Logue

    Helena Bonham Carter

    Queen Elizabeth

    Guy Pearce

    King Edward VIII

    Timothy Spall

    Winston Churchill

    Derek Jacobi

    Archbishop Cosmo Lang

    Jennifer Ehle

    Myrtle Logue

    Anthony Andrews

    Stanley Baldwin

    Claire Bloom

    Queen Mary

    Eve Best

    Wallis Simpson

    Michael Gambon

    King George V

  • Deserving Alaska (The Refuge Book 1) by Susan Stoker.

    Categories: Romance,

    Contemporary,

    Romantic Suspense,

    Publication date, August 9th, 2022,

    4.8 out of 5 stars,

    Publisher’s Summary,

    A brand-new series by New York Times best-selling author Susan Stoker.

    The Refuge is a place to heal. Where those who have experienced traumatic events can go to heal. It’s run by seven former military men who’ve seen more than their fair share of the ugliness in the world.

    Friend-zoned since childhood by the most amazing man she’s ever known, that doesn’t stop Alaska Stein from doing whatever’s necessary—including lying to the military—to be by his side when Drake ends up in a German hospital after a mission gone wrong. The broken man in the bed is not the boy she once knew. Despite that, and despite years apart, when Drake turns his gaze to Alaska, he sees her. Looks beyond the plain-Jane exterior to his childhood friend beneath. He may never be anything more than a friend, but putting her needs aside to see him whole is a sacrifice she’s willing to make.

    Drake “Brick” Vandine walks away from the SEALs after his recovery, building a life around helping others struggling with PTSD. But he can’t walk away from Alaska. She was there for him in his darkest moment, and her spine of steel saw him through one of the biggest challenges of his career. And now, although she lives half a world away, she’s still his anchor, his daily dose of support as he and several friends build The Refuge. A place of peace, a place of healing. But, for Drake, also a place of loneliness.

    When the unthinkable befalls Alaska during a trip to Russia, it’s Drake’s turn to drop everything and race to her aid. Safely back at The Refuge, he just as quickly realizes what he’s failed to see for two decades—his oldest, dearest friend is the love of his life.

    A revelation that may be too little, too late. Because Drake’s brought the enemy right to their door.

    Deserving Alaska is the first book in the Refuge series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliff-hanger endings.

  • Carson Hill Ranch (Books 1-3) By Amelia Rose.

    Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction,

    Release date: 09-08-14,

    4.6 out of 5 stars

    Publisher’s Summary,

    Now available as a bundle box set, all three audiobooks in the Carson Hill Ranch series from best-selling author Amelia Rose.

    Book 1 – Learning To Love,

    For Miranda, Newark has nothing to offer except a dead-end job, a crummy apartment, and an abusive boyfriend. But when her younger sister signs her up for an online dating website to prove to her the kinds of guys who would be interested in her, she starts an online connection with the perfect guy. He’s handsome, he’s a real-life cowboy, and – he’s in his seventies! Now Miranda and Casey have a choice to make, but will they be willing to put aside their mistrust and give this a shot, or go their separate ways?

    Book 2 – Searching For Love,

    When Carey and Amy find themselves headed back to the Carson Hill Ranch and into waiting danger, can they lean on each other for the strength they will need to fend off a crazed drug dealer bent on revenge?

    Book 3 – Counting On Love

    The twins’ younger brother, Joseph, is trapped in a downward spiral of drinking and drugs, all in an effort to cope with the daily pain he lives with after being thrown from his horse months ago. Not sure what to do or believe, the family enlists the help of Emma, a girl with a shady past, who knows the nightmare of addiction all too well. Can Emma help Joseph find his way out of the pit, before they lose him for good?