Tree of Life

movie stills found here and here

I dont think I will spend too much time reliving this movie.

To describe it, here is some loose word association:
Brad Pitt; amoebas; volcanoes; Brad Pitt; Sean Penn; dinosaurs; cosmos; Brad Pitt's kid is angry.

What? Did that make any sense to you? It didn't make any sense to us either.
Although this movie was VERY beautiful, we were so close to turning the movie off half-way through–which would have been a Movie Night and Dinner Too! first... but we stayed the course to make sure we would give it an accurate review. And here it is: Dont watch this movie it was TERRIBLE. 

Movie Rating: 

Plot: 0 stars

Cinematography: 3 stars

Acting: 2.5 stars 

Average: 2.75 stars

However, the dinner was AMAZING! Must make soup for the holidays.

Celery Root Bisque

INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
1 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup coarsely chopped shallots (about 3 large)
2 pounds celery roots (celeriac), peeled, woody parts trimmed and discarded, cut into 1/2" cubes (about 5 1/2 cups)
1 10-ounce russet potato, peeled, cut into 1-inch pieces
5 cups low-salt chicken broth
1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme

1/4 cup whipping cream
Additional chopped fresh thyme

DIRECTIONS:
Melt butter in a heavy large pot over medium heat. Add celery; cover and cook until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Add shallots; sauté uncovered 3 minutes. Stir in celery root cubes and potato, then broth and 1 1/2 teaspoons thyme. Increase heat to high; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until vegetables are very tender, about 40 minutes. Cool slightly.
Working in batched, transfer soup to blender and puree until smooth. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cool slightly. Cover and refrigerate.)
Stir cream into soup and bring to simmer. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with additional chopped thyme and serve.

Dinner Rating: 

Movie Relevance: 3.5 stars

Taste: 5 stars

Average: 4.25 stars