Chili Veggie Dogs | What's Up, Doc?

Chili Veggie Dogs
veggie dogs, cooked
hot dog buns
mustard
veggie chili, heated
1/4 chopped onion

Assemble the chili veggie dog. Put cooked veggie dog in a bun, top with mustard, veggie chili, and chopped onion. Serve with a side of coleslaw. Note: my favorites are Lightlife Smart Dogs and Hormel Vegetarian Chili.

What's Up, Doc? | 1972

Starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal, this screwball comedy set in San Francisco is plumb with side-splitting funny street scenes featuring Chinatown, the hairpin turns of Lombard Street, and the city's waterfront as the backdrop. Four identical suitcases with very different contents are constantly switched with ensuing mayhem throughout the film. Madeline Kahn's film debut performance earned her a well-deserved Golden Globe nomination as the controlling Eunice Burns. Mabel Albertson (Darren Stephen's mother, Phyllis, Bewitched) plays the wealthy Mrs. Van Hoskins, stealing every scene she graces! The comic timing in this picture is perfect! Story by Peter Bogdanovich, who also directs, and screenplay by Buck Henry. It is number 61 on the list of 100 greatest comedies published by the American Film Institute. This movie is awesome.

Pasta Salad | Barefoot in the Park

Pasta Salad
1/2 box of macaroni, cooked
1/2 green pepper, chopped
1/2 small onion, chopped
1/4 lb cheddar cheese, small cubes
1 tsp mayonnaise
pinch of salt, freshly ground pepper, and parsley or dill

Mix all ingredients and chill at least one hour. Serve with a croissant and cubed cantaloupe on the side.

Barefoot in the Park | 1967

The film based on Neil Simon's 1963 play, Barefoot in the Park is a hilarious ride through the first days of marriage for Corie (Jane Fonda) and Paul Bratter (Robert Redford). Paul, a conservative, young lawyer and his new wife, fun-loving Corie, take up residence in a fifth-floor walk-up apartment in New York's Greenwich Village. Corie's mother, Ethel Banks (Mildred Natwick), has some of the best lines in the movie including one after her first trip up those ridiculous five flights of stairs, she exclaims, "If I'd known the people who live on the third floor, I would have stopped to visit them!" The eccentric neighbor, Victor Valasco (Charles Boyer), charms Mrs. Banks, while the incompatibility of Corie and Paul erupts. Neil Simon's dialogue is exceptional and witty. The 1960s sets are fabulous and the scene in Washington Square Park is fun as the roles of the Bratter lovers reverse. Look for fun appearances by Herb Edelman (Stanley Zbornak, The Golden Girls) and Mabel Albertson (Darren Stephen's mother, Phyllis, Bewitched).