Weather ~ Picture of the Day ~ Zsa Zsa Gabor ~ Loaded Potato Cocktail Bites ~ Annalee and Led Fortini ~ Kristen ~ National Alabama Day

  

Good 34º dark cloudy morning. 

 

Yesterday while it was pouring rain here, it was snowing in parts of Grants Pass and Mike and Jennifer's and Jeannie and Bill's.

 

By the end of the day we we didn't get any snow here, just rain. We topped at 38º.

 

 

 

Picture of the Day... architecture failure....

 

 

 

Interesting about Zsa Zsa Gabor...

Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungarian:  born Sári Gábor  February 6, 1917 – December 18, 2016) was a Hungarian-American actress and socialite.

 

Gabor began her stage career in Vienna and was crowned Miss Hungary in 1936. She emigrated from Hungary to the United States in 1941. Becoming a sought-after actress with "European flair and style", she was considered to have a personality that "exuded charm and grace". Her first film role was a supporting role in Lovely to Look At. She later acted in We're Not Married! and played one of her few leading roles in the John Huston-directed film, Moulin Rouge (1952). Huston would later describe her as a "creditable" actress.

 

Outside her acting career, Gabor was known for her extravagant Hollywood lifestyle, her glamorous personality, and her many marriages. In total, Gabor had nine husbands, including hotel magnate Conrad Hilton

 and actor George Sanders. Zsa Zsa claimed that Conrad Hilton's purchase of the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City was her idea. "I told Conrad, I want the Waldorf, and he bought it" she penned.

 

 

She once stated, "Men have always liked me and I have always liked men. But I like a mannish man, a man who knows how to talk to and treat a woman—not just a man with muscles."

 

Gabor was married nine times. She was divorced seven times, and one marriage was annulled. She wrote in her autobiography,

All in all — I love being married … I love the companionship, I love cooking for a man (simple things like chicken soup and my special Dracula's goulash from Hungary), and spending all my time with a man. Of course I love being in love — but it is marriage that really fulfills me. But not in every case.

Her husbands, in chronological order, were:

• Burhan Asaf Belge (May 17, 1935 – 1941; divorced)
• Conrad Hilton (April 10, 1942 – 1947; divorced)

Conrad's decision to change my name from Zsa Zsa to Georgia symbolized everything my marriage to him would eventually become. My Hungarian roots were to be ripped out and my background ignored. ... I soon discovered that my marriage to Conrad meant the end of my freedom. My own needs were completely ignored: I belonged to Conrad.

• George Sanders (April 2, 1949 – April 2, 1954; divorced)
• Herbert Hutner (November 5, 1962 – March 3, 1966; divorced)

Herbert took away my will to work. With his kindness and generosity, he almost annihilated my drive. I have always been the kind of woman who could never be satisfied by money — only excitement and achievement.

• Joshua S. Cosden Jr. (March 9, 1966 – October 18, 1967; divorced)
• Jack Ryan (January 21, 1975 – August 24, 1976; divorced)
• Michael O'Hara (August 27, 1976 – 1983; divorced)
• Felipe de Alba (April 13–14, 1983; annulled)
• Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt (August 14, 1986 – December 18, 2016; her death)

Gabor's divorces inspired her to make numerous quotable puns and innuendos about her marital (and extramarital) history. She commented: "I am a marvelous housekeeper: Every time I leave a man I keep his house." Gabor later claimed to have had a sexual encounter with her stepson, Nicky.

 

In 1970, Gabor purchased a nearly 9,000-square-foot Hollywood Regency-style home in Bel Air, which once belonged to Elvis Presley. It was built by Howard Hughes and featured a copper French style roof.

^{On June 14, 1989, in Beverly Hills, California, Gabor was accused of slapping the face of Beverly Hills police officer Paul Kramer when he stopped her for a traffic violation at 8551 Olympic Boulevard. At trial three months later, a jury convicted her of slapping Kramer. They also found her guilty of driving without a license and possessing an open container of alcohol—a flask of Jack Daniel's—in her $215,000 Rolls-Royce, but acquitted her of the charge of disobeying Kramer when she drove away from the traffic stop. On October 25, 1989, Beverly Hills Municipal Judge Charles G. Rubin sentenced Gabor to serve three days in jail, to pay fines and restitution totaling $12,937, to perform 120 hours of community service, and to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. On June 14, 1990, Gabor dropped her conviction appeal and agreed to serve her sentence. However, she refused to take part in community service and served three days in jail from July 27 to July 30, 1990.}

 

 

 

From Mr. Food

 

Your guests are going to have a hard time staying away from the appetizers table when you set these out. Our Loaded Potato Cocktail Bites are like mini loaded potatoes you can just pop into your mouth. Serve them with a dollop of sour cream and some chopped chives and you've got yourself an impressively delicious party starter.

• 3 1/2 cups frozen shredded potatoes, thawed
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup ready-to-serve bacon pieces
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives

 

1. Preheat oven to 400º. Coat 24 mini muffin cup tins with cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, combine potatoes, egg, flour, salt and pepper; mix well. Add cheese and bacon; mix until combined. Place about a tablespoon of potato mixture into muffin cups and press down gently; cups should be filled to the top.
3. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until crispy brown. Let cool slightly (about 2 minutes) then run a knife around edges and remove to a platter. Top with sour cream and chives. Serve immediately.

 

****These can be prepared and baked ahead. Right before serving, reheat them in a 300-degree F. oven for 10 minutes. Top with sour cream and chives or scallions.

 

 

 

Special anniversary today, high school pal Annalee (Carlin) and her hubby Led Fortini are celebrating 53 years. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY KIDS!!

 

 

Historically this date....

1819 – Alabama becomes the 22nd U.S. state.

 

1903 – The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

 

1963 – Baldwin Hills Reservoir wall bursts, killing five people and damaging hundreds of homes in Los Angeles.

1972 – Apollo program: Eugene Cernan is the last person to walk on the moon, after he and Harrison Schmitt complete the third and final Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) of the Apollo 17 mission. This is the last manned mission to the moon of the 20th century.

 

And births this date include....

1503 – Nostradamus, French astrologer (d. 1566)

 

 

1935 – Lee Remick, American actress (d. 1991)

1946 – Patty Duke, American actress (d.2016)

Four husbands under her belt!

 

 

 

 

 

A year ago today I lost my daughter Kristen to cancer. She is so very missed. Love you Tootie!!! xoxo

 

 

 

All I know. Nuff said. Have a good Tuesday. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

 

On December 14th, National Alabama Day recognizes the Heart of Dixie.

The 22nd state to join the union, Alabama has played pivotal roles in U.S. history, scientific advancements and its magnificent landscapes attract visitors from far and wide.

Alabama enjoys 60 miles of shoreline along the Gulf Coast. While the coastal region is dotted with swamps and bayous, it also includes beautiful sandy beaches. Move northward from the coast, and the lowlands provide the fertile soils of the Black Belt, land that long yielded productive cotton crops. The Northern half of the state is dominated by the forested hills and valleys of the Appalachians.

As the original capital of the Confederacy until May of 1861 during the American Civil War, the small town of Montgomery set the stage for the secessionist government. Nearly 100 years later, the Civil Rights Movement would find a home and erupt across the state marching its vision to the rest of the country.

Agriculture, Military and Meat & Three

Bringing diversity to agriculture at a time when the boll weevil was wreaking havoc on cotton crops, George Washington Carver provided the opportunity for successful planting and harvesting of a legume that continues to be popular not only in the south but across the United States. The peanut brought new farming methods and agricultural stability to a suffering southern industry.

Home of the 332nd Fighter Group, the first African American military aviators, the science team that helped put man on the moon, and the first African American woman in space, Alabama is another state that keeps looking to the sky.

In Alabama, and all across Southern states, the meat and three will fill you up with more satisfying comfort food than you can find anywhere other than your mother’s kitchen. The restaurant style includes a mouth-watering homemade meat of your choosing – crispy fried chicken, juicy sweet ham or tender roast beef – and then a selection of three sides. A roll and dessert are usually included as well. All this is served in a relaxed, down home atmosphere.