The Ninth Gate

Well, I finally caved in and we watched one of Ben's picks for movie night this past week. The Ninth Gate, (directed by Roman Polanski and starring Johnny Depp) follows Dean Corso as the stony-hearted rare book dealer paid to seek and compare three copies of demonic texts thought to be co-authored by Lucifer himself. This movie, albeit strange and fairly predictable, was still very entertaining. I just wish Roman had spent just a smidgen of time researching how archivists would handle such documents. Ashing on them-really? To accompany this demonic film, we made Deviled Egg sammies (found via TasteSpotting.

Movie Still found here.

Movie Rating: 

Plot: 3.5 stars

Cinematography: 3 stars

Acting: 2.5 stars 

Average: 3 stars

DEVILed Egg Sandwiches

INGREDIENTS:

6 hard-cooked eggs

1/2 cup mayonaisse

1 tablespoon jalepeno mustard

1 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon curry powder

1 teaspoon mustard powder

2 tablespoons hot/sweet peppadews, minced

parsley

nutty wheat bread

lettuce

pickled onions (recipe below)

salt and pepper 

DIRECTIONS: 

Halve each hard-boiled egg lengthwise, scoop out yolks, and place in a bowl. Add mayo, jalepeno mustard, paprika, curry powder, salt and pepper, mustard powder, parsley, and peppadews. Mix until creamy. Chop the egg whites then stir into the mayonnaise mixture. Serve atop the toasted bread with pickled onion rings and lettuce.

Pickled Onions

INGREDIENTS: 

2 red onions, sliced

1 cup cider vinegar

1 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS:

Blanch 2 sliced red onions in a small saucepan of boiling water, cover for one minute, drain in a colander. Return them to the pan, add the vinegar and salt plus just enough cold water to cover the onions. Bring to a boil over high heat and simmer for one minute. Transfer onions to a bowl and chill.

Dinner Rating: 

Movie Relevance: 4 stars

Taste: 3 stars

Average: 3.5 stars