MUST HAVE CONDIMENT - GARLIC AIOLI!

One of my favorite burger places is right down the street from me.  I go to this restaurant for many reasons: 1) the hamburgers are nice and juicy and 2) it's one of the very few places that serves garlic aioli. 

The aioli adds a certain delicious unctuousness to the burger.  The creamy garlic brings the burger or any other sandwich to another level.  I even add it to my salad when at this restaurant.  It blends in perfectly with the chicken, vegetables, and greens.

It uses are only limited by one's imagination.  It's a wonderful condiment for home, for hot and cold dishes.  One of the best versions of this condiment is Delouis' Sauce Aioli (see above).  I bought it at Zabar's, which is a fabulous gourmet store in New York City. You can also find more choices on Amazon.com.

So, if this condiment interests you then......TRY IT!!!



TYRANT'S NEW SEASON! - YIKES!!!! (WARNING - SPOILER ALERTS IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED UP TO THIS POINT!)

WELL, HOW MANY MAIN CHARACTERS CAN YOU KILL OFF IN THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON?!!!

Well, according to Tyrant, a lot!

We have lost the hottie and illegitimate son of Jamal (the evil, maniacal,former dictator who was shot), General Sayeed.  Why or why would you get rid of  this sexy character played so well by Keon Alexander.  He was breathing new life into the series.  Before him, in the very beginning of the season, Nusrat, the ostracized wife of Jamal's legitimate son, Ahmed, was hung by a powerful servant of the Al-Fayeed's and some cronies.  He told Jamal's wife, Leila, that it was his job to "anticipate" her wishes, which shocked even this scheming matriarch.

After Nusrat's death, somebody (well, something, Nusrat's diary) finally told Ahmed what happened to make her so unhinged, beginning on their wedding night and until her death:  His father, Jamal, violated her during the wedding celebration and she couldn't bring herself to tell Ahmed.  Every time she saw Jamal, it tore at her soul.   She also knew that Jamal had her father killed.  Then when she miscarried and Ahmed's parents wanted to throw her away, she totally snapped and decided to bring her own brand of justice, which was to shoot and kill Jamal.  She injured him badly, but he didn't die.  Upon learning this information, Ahmed went to the hospital and decided not to give his father his kidney to save him, but instead he decided to smother him with a pillow.  So, now, evil Jamal finally got his due: death at the hands of the son he loved.

You think we're finished?  NO!  One more death had to happen and this one was definitely a surprise. Ihab Rashid, who was saved by Barry, minus his arm, is still out for revenge.  He wanted to kill Barry's wife, Mollie.  Mollie was in her motorcade with their daughter Emma.  Ihab Rashid had organized an ambush, but they were only able to get the daughter.  When a rescue plan for Emma failed, Ihab decided that in front of their infrared cameras that he would dole out his justice and stabbed Emma in the stomach.  Now, Emma is dead, at least that's what it looks like.  She was pretty lifeless and Barry and Mollie were screaming!

Whew!  Are you tired?  Does all this mayhem mean that this is the last season or are they making room for new story lines, like the blossoming romance between Leila Al-Fayeed (Moran Atias) and the American general, played by Chris Noth?  Stay tuned.

If this show's plot twists interest you so far then......TRY IT!!!!!!

Nice, France Attack - Why??!!

I went to Nice, France when I was in high school.  It was so beautiful and serene: beautiful , wonderful people, beautiful buildings and views of the water.   It was such a happy place and the memories filled me with such joyous feelings.

I am sure that I am not the only one who has felt these emotions about this place.  These types of emotions drew people to this place.  To me, it seemed safe from the kind of attack that occurred on this Bastille Day.  Those feelings were taken away from the 80 that perished and those that survived and those of us that longed to go back to this once happy place.  But we as humans are resilient.  We can't go back and make it go away, so we must go forward and keep positive and keep love in our hearts.  We must pray for all, even the misguided.   We must not lose our joy or hope for mankind!

Peace and Love.....Try it!!!!

Bai Antioxidant Infusion Drinks -My Review

My assistant Debbie and I decided to try the low calorie Bai drinks.  Our big concern about low calorie drinks is the after taste that many of them have.  We heard that these drinks seemed to fare better in that department.

We tried three flavors: Ipanema Pomegranate, Costa Rica Clementine, and Molokai Coconut.  Our results in terms of best taste and least after taste were Molokai Coconut, Costa Rica Clementine, and Ipanema Pomegranate.  We really enjoyed the coconut flavor.  It had a strong, rich coconut essence and no hint of after taste.  It was quite pleasing.  The robust flavor of the Clementine almost made up for the after taste.  Our least favorite was the Pomegranate which had a strong after taste for us.  

We both decided that in terms of the first two, they were worth drinking because of the calories we saved and the amount of satisfaction we received.  We even mixed the first two together and it was quite a pleasant combination.

So if you are curious, like we were curious, then....TRY IT!!!!!!!