We’re watching Hot Tub Time Machine – have you see this movie?
Three friends go back to 1986 to relive their best years – via a hot tube time machine. It’s pretty funny, actually. But obviously ridiculous!
Earlier, Kath + Matt joined the Husband, Nick, and I on a walk around the neighborhood with James.
And stopped for ice cream! I got a kid size portion of Imagine Whirled Peace – I didn’t bring my camera on the walk though so here’s the evidence. Imagine what it really looked like.
Came home and watched televisions shows such as The Real Housewives of New Jersey… We were all pretty tired and zoned out. 
At one point, I made Kath and the Husband snacks and told Matt (the bakery owner) that my sourdough was too hard to eat. He suggested that I try to make croutons.
I’ve never made croutons before but I was assured it was simple – cut the hard bread, toss in olive oil and salt, bake, and cool.
Crouton fail.
(I broiled them and walked away. They were literally on fire at one point.)
Dinner instead consisted of a salad with Athenos feta, tomato, and sesame-seed covered almonds. With FRESH bread and Earth Balance.
And more almonds with a nectarine.
Back to the movie!
Have a wonderful Sunday. 
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I often burn croutons – you really have to watch!
They were just charbroiled
I actually really liked Hot Tub Time Machine – it was pretty much exactly what I expected from a movie called Hot Tub Time Machine
I make croutons all of the time. 425 degree oven, 30 minutes, lots of olive oil and seasoning and you’re good to go!
Love Ben and Jerry’s, sounds fun!
I’m working my way through all of the Ben & Jerry’s flavor, and so far, hands down, the Imagine Whirled Peace is my favorite, oh so good!
Don’t worry about the crutons, I’ve burnt and undercooked food so many times it’s shameful!! I like to think that it makes my time in the kitchen a little more exciting!
Making croutons is an art!
Where do you get sesame seed covered almonds? They look good!
Yeah, croutons are definitely a food you can’t walk away from! My husband did that yesterday! I will check out that movie. Another funny one we saw not too long ago was Black Dynamite! That movie was crazy! Have a great evening!
Ben and Jerry’s is the BEST!
You’ve done a great job with decorating…just look at how comfy everyone looks while they are hanging out? Thats the mark of a truly well planned home in my opinion!
Can’t wait to hear what you have to say about the movie, I have heard good and bad things.
Also Imagine Whirled Peace is my SECOND favorite Ben & Jerry’s flavor. I just discovered my first, Oatmeal Cookie Chunk. OMG YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT!!! It’s cinnamon ice cream (the best invention ever) with oatmeal cookies and chocolate chunks. It is honestly like heaven on earth.
that movie looked so funny. i love john cusack. He’s such a hunk
haha
I wanna see that movie! Dumb movies are just necessary sometimes. Oh omg, I just discovered that flavor of B&J’s the other day. SOOO good. Love the little chocolate peace signs
Hmmm . . trashy TV, Ben & Jerry’s, a movie that was surprisingly entertaining . . . you can come over to my house any time!
Your snack looks great,have’t tried those type of almonds.
Oh those croutons look yummy! Hehe. I’ve been known to light stuff on fire in the oven…multiple times. And make Pyrex dishes explode under the broiler. Oops.
Happy Sunday! Have fun!
I am notorious for burning things when broiling them!
i wish you’d gotten a picture of the fire-ball croutons…that would have been hilarious! when i was growing up i didn’t know that paper would catch on fire if you put it in the oven (i don’t know how i didn’t know that) and i tried to bake a quesadilla on a paper towel.
oops
I know it looks goofy- but that seems like the kind of humor I’d like when I’m needing a good laugh… if only Red Box wasn’t taking so long to get it!
My family ALWAYS burns the bread! We’ve been known to stand around in the kitchen, set the timer, and then when it beeps just turn it off and continue our conversations without realizing what we’re doing!
We’ve figured out that my brother-in-law is the only one with a good enough attention span to stand in front of the oven and actually WATCH the bread. So whether he likes it or not, at every holiday, this is his responsibility.
hahah that’s cute.
Lol. I’m not sure why, but the vision of your croutons on fire in your oven absolutely cracked me up lol.
Pea Daddy has been bugging me to see that movie. Grr… I hope he doesn’t read your blog
It’s hardly healthy, but the best way to make croutons is to cut them pretty large and sautee them on the stovetop in gobs and gobs and gobs of pure butter! It’s especially tasty with fresh bread, because then they’re kinda chewy. Mmmm. Great on homemade caesar.
might not be healthy but it sounds pretty epic!
Those almonds are so good- I’m not surprised that you went back for more! Welcome to Trader Joe’s obsession.
I’m pretty sure the employees of my TJ’s are starting to know me by name! (I’ve been there 3 times in the past week. It’s sick, I tell you, sick!)
By the way, I made croutons the other day (http://braisetheroof.com/2010/06/28/t-minus-3-days/) with Ezekial bread and they turned out really, really great- check them out! (and I made them vegan, which the husband might appreciate!)
LOL – they were on fire!!! Hehe!! Love that. I can picture it.
Love the crouton fail
I once forgot about some tofu I was baking (for lunch the next day), and remembered it 5hrs after it went in….it was so black and tiny, it looked like rabbit droppings!!
I love that movie! It was one of the funniest movies I have seen of late
You are making me crave feta… which I am sure is their idea!!!
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So you are human after all! Glad to see other people have kitchen failures too!
I burn things in the broiler all the time.
I heard that movie was completely ridiculous! Hope you enjoyed it.
Imagine Whirled Peace is such a fun name for ice cream. I love Ben & Jerry’s!
That movie sounds crazy. And I would have found a way to burn my croutons too. I have such mad kitchen skills its crazy. LOL
haha I suck at using the broiler. I try to just turn the oven hot and set the timer at a minute at a time. haha
I rarely have enough patience to do a good “broil job,” so I’ve learned to make good croutons just using the oven or even toasting the bread on the stove.
P.S. I saw the jam you gave to Kath. Feel free to send any extra my way! (:
It’s gloppy! I over cooked it.
Don’t put non-stick foil on the grill with oil = INSTANT HUGE FIRE
Those almonds look so fun!
The movie was really funny! Much better than I would ever think it to be.
Oh yeah, broiling is tricky. There’s about one second between perfectly fine and totally burnt. Whenever I make croutons I just bake them at a high temp.
i never use the broiler because i always burn things! i make croutons with canola oil & seasonings (canola oil seems to not burn as fast on croutons), and then bake them for 10-15 min on 375. be sure to stir/flip them every 5 minutes to prevent burning. and don’t worry if they aren’t super hard when you take them out… they harden a little as they cool.
Ahh your poor croutons! Once I tried to make toast with melted cheese on top… and I ended up setting my toaster oven on fire. Whoops!
Good Morning~ do you have the blueberry jam recipe that Kath was eating yesterday it looked yummie!
I loved the way you described how you burnt your croutons. You’re awesome.
No, you’re awesome!
It must have been one of those weekends, I burned my tortilla on Saturday as well. It looks a whole lot worse than your croutons and the toaster STILL smells.
I’m not a fan of croutons, unfortunately. But our house often ends up with stale bread so I guess that’s one way of using it up! BTW Did you know that French Toast was really only supposed to be made with stale, leftover bread? I don’t know about hard bread, though. Maybe the egging and grilling makes hard bread softer?
Wei-Wei
huh, really? i bet it would taste good – i love crusty and hard bread.
I make homemade croutons every week! The best is to cube your bread in small cubes, spray with EVOO and salt. Bake for 20 mins at 325 degrees! Perfectly crispy and salty!
Haha, I love that picture with everyone on the couch. It definitely captures a “moment” haha Those almonds look great! I might have to pick some up next time I go to the store!
haha omg I laughed so hard that your croutons were on fire. I think I do that like once a week with some type of dish. Good times!
That was such a funny movie. Sorry about the crouton fail! Yikes. :/
I always find that the “easiest” things to make are also the “easiest” things to ruin. It never fails for me when I make a recipe that someone calls easy I walk away and burn it. I guess my lesson is I need to stop walking away from the kitchen when I am cooking;)
I saw you got exited on twitter….
my guess is it’s Oprah or some other big talk show or news show….if so (or whatever it is!) CONGRATS on your exciting thing!!!
bah thank youuuuu! it’s not oprah
but its good! VERY good. even better than o!
I wrote a quick recipe for homemade croutons http://simplyfitmama.blogspot.com/2010/06/grilled-balsamic-salmon-caesar-salad.html
Easy.. low heat no broil…or fire!
I’m adding the movie to my list..I love funny movies!