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Rebecca Blackwell's avatar

I attended the Palm Springs Film Festival earlier this year and was surprised to learn how much I loved watching movies all day. You'd think at nearly 50 I would have already know this about myself, but I guess the personal insight never stops. Anyway, I've only seen one movie on the list, so I've got some catching up to do and appreciate the pairings. Also, I actually laughed out loud several times while reading this, so thank you for that.

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Sophia Wronsky's avatar

There's nothing better than watching movies (and eating) all day! What movies did you see at the festival?

Also, if you're looking for a non-Oscar pick, The Taste of Things (2023), is the best food movie I've ever seen — you'd love the visuals!

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Rebecca Blackwell's avatar

Just added The Taste of Things to my must-watch list. Thank you! We saw soooo many movies at the festival that it's hard to remember them all! But, Agent of Happiness was one of my favorites: "a happiness agent, travels the Bhutanese Himalayas surveying people's happiness." Also, we saw a movie called Drive Back Home with Alan Cummings that was so, so good.

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Sophia Wronsky's avatar

Amazing — adding those both to my list!

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Elizabeth Pizzinato's avatar

Not only is that BA menu boring, the photos are just plain unappealing. As a bona fide mortadella champion, I know it's hard to make pink Italian salume look appealing, but it's possible!

https://pastafantasy.com/bruschetta-with-mortadella-and-zucchini-cream/

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Sophia Wronsky's avatar

I’m embarrassed that I don’t like mortyd that much 🫣 But these bruschetta might do the trick

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Betty Williams's avatar

Thanks for the mention!!! And now that I know about the existence of Russian nachos, those are a must-make. Such a fun article, Sophia!

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Katie Knecht's avatar

The entire bottom shelf of our pantry is always chickpeas and beans

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Sophia Wronsky's avatar

So then you know you probably don’t need to buy more! Chickpea anxiety be damned!

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