Sunday, August 1, 2010

Taco Salad | Suddenly, Last Summer

Taco Salad
1 cup frozen crumbled veggie burger
1 tsp taco seasoning
2 cups lettuce, shredded
1 small tomato, chopped
1/2 small onion, chopped
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
1 large handful tortilla chips, about 20 chips

Mix the frozen crumbled veggie burger with the taco seasoning and a small amount of water to keep moist. Heat until veggie burger crumbles are well seasoned (about 1 minute). In a bowl, mix all of the ingredients together and eat immediately. Note: I prefer MorningStar Farms Recipe Crumbles.


Suddenly, Last Summer | 1959
This film from the play by Tennessee Williams has Katherine Hepburn (Violet Venable) wanting Montgomery Clift (Dr. Kukrovich) to lobotomize her babbling niece, Elizabeth Taylor (Catherine) as a result of Sebastian Venable's (Mrs. Venable's son and Catherine's cousin) mysterious death while on holiday with Catherine. If you know from the beginning of the film that Sebastian was gay, you catch the subtle innuendos throughout the dialogue that would bring you to that very conclusion by the end of the movie. Stellar performances by all three stars. Taylor's scream during the climax of this picture rivals the scream heard in her tragic, Oscar-winning performance ending in Butterfield 8 (1958). The screenplay was written by Tennessee Williams and Gore Vidal.