The Greatest Movie Never Made

Andy: As I stated in our first review I love this time of year for it is OSCAR SEASON!

This past Sunday the Browns had a bye week so my betrothed and I went to the movies.  Julia, being the good sport that she is, allowed me to knock out another sure to be nominated film ARGO directed by Matt Damon’s other half Ben Affleck. 

In keeping with Affleck’s first two films Gone Baby Gone and The Town the actor/director is proving that he is quite good at the other half of his credentials.  The film is about the six US embassy workers in Iran who escaped and found refuge in the Canadian embassy during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis.  Affleck’s character has to come up with a believable plan to extract the six escapees from Iran and bring them safely back to the states. Sounds simple enough right?

Even though the movie is based on a true story (declassified in 1997) and you know the outcome, you still feel your heart pounding out of your chest in the last thirty minutes.  I seriously almost screamed at the screen several times out of sheer panic.  “For the love of God find their reservations!”  “Answer the damn phone John Goodman!”  I felt like screaming…if you don’t know what any of that means, go see the movie!  It is sure to get a Best Picture, Director and possible supporting nods for a great supporting team of Alan Arkin and John Goodman.

This film is a true sign that Mr. Affleck has proven that the third time is definitely a charm with this award season probable nominee.

Julia: Watching Argo isn't a bad way to spend 2 hours on a Sunday.  I agree with Andy that this movie creates so much suspense at the end, even though you know the way it ends.  And that is a sign of a great movie!

So how do you top a nice Sunday watching a great movie?  Head home for a dinner wrapped in bacon (I recommend skipping the movie theater popcorn in this instance).  Fortunately there's no shortage of bacon wrapped recipes on Pinterest.  I got this idea from an Artsy Fartsy Mama and added some healthy twists.

Ingredients:

• 2 chicken breasts
• 10 slices of bacon (I used turkey bacon)
• Cream cheese (I used fat free cream cheese)
• Shredded cheese (I used 2% shredded cheddar cheese)
• Garlic salt to taste
• Seasoned salt to taste

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
• Use a meat tenderizer to thin the chicken breasts
• Season chicken breasts with seasoned salt
• Lay 3 pieces of bacon vertically and 2 pieces horizontally
• Place one chicken breast in the middle of the bacon
• Mix cream cheese with garlic salt and spread on top of chicken
• Add shredded cheese on top
• Roll up the chicken and wrap the bacon around it 
• Repeat for the other chicken breast
• Place bacon wrapped chicken on an aluminum foil lined pan
• Bake for 45 minutes
• Enjoy!

All in all I think this turned out well.  Next time I may make it without bacon or using bacon bits in the filling.  The turkey bacon, while healthier, probably wasn't quite as tasty as the real thing.  This time I did manage to remember to take a photo (above).