Hellboy

So Hellboy is in theaters and the early reviews are bad ...

Consensus is the writing is poor and the CGI is terrible.
This is disappointing news as I had been excited that this film was being made.

Considering this development, I will wait to see this film when it is available on DVD.
I will do a review after that.

Review - Reign of the Supermen (2019)

What is it about?

Six months after the death of Superman at the hands of Doomsday,
Superman's body has been taken from his grave.
Nobody knows who has taken the body or why.

Lois Lane (Rebecca Romijn), just recently learning of
Superman / Clark Kent's Secret identity and struggling
with her grief, sets out to find
some answers.

What did I like ?

Lois's interaction with Diana / Wonder Woman (Rosario Dawson)
Was awkward, as she learns of Wonder Woman's relationship
with Superman. This scene was totally believable, well acted and the dialog well done.

I liked this iteration of Steel (Cress Williams) much better
than how Steel was portrayed on The WB's  Legends of Tomorrow  .

Lex Luthor (Rainn Wilson) was spot on.
Arrogant and self-absorbed, this is the classic Luthor character
and I really enjoyed how he is portrayed here.

What did I not like?

Superboy (Cameron Monaghan) is quite different here than he is
portrayed in Young Justice.
Superboy's personality seems more like Young Justice's Impulse
than Superboy. I found this a little annoying.


how do I rate this film?

I'll give this film 4 stars 

Scale of 1 to 5
My Rating - ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Review - Knightfall Season 2 Premere

Season 1 was good and I have high hopes for season 2 as well.

As season 2 begins, we find Landry (Tom Cullen) fallen from grace and on his knees begging to be taken back into the Knights Templar.

After much debate the decision is made to allow Landry to rejoin starting over at the bottom as an initiate. Landry must prove himself worthy or be forever banned from the becoming a Templar.
Landry is to be trained by Talus (Mark Hamill) a crusty old Templar who does not seem to care for Landry in the least.

Once again the sets, costumes and locations are all top notch. Season 2 appears to off to a great start. I am looking forward to see what follows as the season progresses.

Scale of 1 to 5
My Rating - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Possible changes coming

Hey everyone,

It has been awhile.

For the past few years this Blog has been gotten quite dusty from non use.

Why you may ask?

Well, I started this Blog at the time when I had my first heart attack. Later, I had a second heart attack and shortly after, a stroke.
The stroke came as I was in the hospitable recovering from the heart attack.
I did make a small recovery from the stroke but not enough to resume my interest in cooking.
I am just not able to handle the physical demands to do anything more than the most basic cooking.

Making a video of my cooking efforts is so physically demanding that I can not enjoy it at all and cooking out doors around burning coals is not possible for me to do safely.

So that is why this Blog and my YouTube channel have been idle for so long.

I'm bored. I really need something to do.

Recently I have been considering doing some podcasting on my YouTube channel and possibly writing some articles here. I have not yet made up my mind and not yet sure what I will write or speak about in a podcast.

So that is where things stand as of today.

Thanks for reading!

Tito Jorge's Green Dragon Chili

Green Dragon Chili (made with Chicken & Pork)

INGREDIENTS:

2 pounds Beef Stew Meat
3 cans (15oz) Navy Beans
1 can (26oz) Cream of Chicken Soup
1 Large White Onion (diced)
3 cloves Garlic (diced)
4 Large Celery stalks (Chopped)
4 large Anaheim peppers (diced)
1 Large Jalapino pepper (diced)
1 Tablespoon Ground Cumin

I make this in my 14" Cast Iron wok ... but you can use a Dutch oven, large pot or even a Slow Cooker ...

Brown the meat and add Onion and garlic - cook until the onions are translucent.

Add the Navy Beans (drained).

Add the rest of the ingredients and bring to a boil.

Reduce the heat, cover and simmer on "low" for 2 hours.
(If using a Slow Cooker, cook on "low" 6 to 12 hours for best results)

NOTE: This works with Chicken or Pork as well. Ground Beef works too. You can substitute Bell Peppers for the Anaheim Peppers or add more Jalapino Peppers if you want more heat or use none at all ... its up to you!

I always go easy on the heat myself - but you can do what you want ...

You're the Boss of your own Chili

Tito Jorge's Black Magic Chili

Ingredients:

2 pounds Beef Stew Meat

3 cans (15oz) Black Beans
2 cans (15oz) Diced Tomatos
1 Large Red Onion (diced)
3 cloves Garlic (diced)
4 large Anaheim peppers (diced)
1 Large Jalapino pepper (diced)
2 Tablespoons all purpose flour (I use Wondra)
2 Tablespoons Chili Powder
1 Tablespoon Red Pepper Flakes
1 Tablespoon Paprika
1 Tablespoon Ground Cumin

I make this in my 14" Cast Iron wok ... but you can use a Dutch oven, large pot or even a Slow Cooker ...

Brown the meat and add Onion and garlic - cook until the onions are translucent.

Sprinkle in all purpose flour to make a rue (you may need more or less - I just sprinkle it in until it "looks right").

Add the Black Beans undrained.

Add the rest of the ingredients and bring to a boil.

Reduce the heat, cover and simmer on "low" for 2 hours.
(If using a Slow Cooker cook on "low" 6 to 12 hours for best results)

NOTE: You can substitute Bell Peppers for the Anaheim Peppers or add more Jalapino Peppers if you want more heat or use none at all ... its up to you!

I always easy go on the heat myself - but you can do what you want ...

You're the Boss of your own Chili

Quick N Creamy Chili Verde

Got a hankerin' for some Chili but you just dont have a lot of time to make it ?


Well this Quick N Creamy Chili Verde in a Skillet is just what you're lookin' for!

Its real easy to do ... here's how!

1 pound Pork (cut into cubes)
1 can (15oz) Navy Beans
1 Can (10.5 oz) Cream of Chicken Soup

1/4 cup Thick N Chunky Green Salsa

2 tablespoons all purpose flour (I use Wondra)

I make this in my 10" Cast Iron skillet ... but you can use whatever you want  ...

Brown the meat and sprinkle in all purpose flour to make a rue (you may need more or less - I just sprinkle it in until it "looks right").

Drain and rinse the Navy Beans then add them.

Add the rest of the ingredients and bring to a boil.

Reduce the heat, give it a good stir and simmer on "low" until the meat is tender.

NOTE: You can use any kind of meat you like in this recipe (Ground beef or pork work pretty good). Pinto beans work well or use any kind of beans you like  ... You can add Jalapino Peppers  to kick up the heat if you want ... its up to you!

Remember ...

You're the Boss of your own Chili