Penelope Cruz

 

Don't worry, she hasn't had a facelift, nor has she lost her eyes, nose and most of her teeth , although it must feel like that sometimes with the press hounding her like that. No, this is the new Pirates of the Caribbean film she is gracing with her "fenomenal" presence in the near future. 2011 will see her starring next to Mr Depp, whose recent excuse for not marrying Vanessa was because her surname is too pretty. Fair play, he is out of his Deppth (!) if he thinks he's going to replace it with that four-letter dud.  I digress.

strudels

Apple strudels are scrumptious but every year, I forget the recipe so to remind myself........
lots of apples - any will do but the mushy ones work well (the ones you think have insects in them) breadcrumbs (Just crumby bread, ooops, I mean crumbled bread) cinammon (this is where some will think yum and others beurk) brown sugar (to make you feel slightly less guilty when you are chowing down five at a time) Filo Pastry (to hide the mess and wrap it all up)
An oven (preferably one that is actually hot and safe. Mine is a gas explosion waiting to happen.)

Monsieur on snow

"I need to buy gloves. They are expensive"

Sofia Coppola's new film

This is the new film from Sofia Coppola and contains elements of her childhood as the daughter of legendary Francis.. Starring Stephen Dorff (where has he been for the last decade?)  in the revealing setting of Chateau Marmont and playing music from Sofia's boyfriend's band, Phoenix. Enough said.

look what the light did now

Feist's story is on at the ICA this friday at 6.30pm. Set in an old mansion, where she moved to record her wonderfully soft album, this documentary seems poetic and, with the chance to hear her vocals in an echoey house, it is a must.

smile sushi....

This sushi is genius. Not only does each one look like a little west highland terrier but they all look the same...all surly and miserable desperate for a chance in the real world, eager to escape their sushi rolling masters. In fact, they look so alive, I am tempted to put them out of their misery and set them free from the tight and slimy confines of seaweed. It really doesn't seem natural to eat them and even looking at them makes me feel like a cruel voyeur. I guess it would be worse if they were all smiling. Scary.

Monsieur finds his car

Walking back to his car, Monsieur is unsure where he has parked. Upon finally reaching a non-descript car-park, I ask him,
"Isn't that your car park?"

"Yes, it is mine, I bought it yesterday especially for this occasion."