My first thought was the movie Pearl Harbor with Kate Beckinsale or Midway, a newly released movie which we own. Browsing at the library and also using Camilla's suggestions (see her site) I chose Kong: Skull Island. Yeah, don't ask me why I thought that was a good idea. Food references or scenes were basically non existent. But it was partially fimed in Hawaii.
The one food scene I noticed was a soldier eating a can of C-rations. It was either beans or beef stew. Oh right, there was a scene with a hotdog and a beer later on.
Activate creativity-mode for a representative dish!
I knew I didn't want beef stew so a black bean gnocchi soup was created. I don't have a recipe but I'll tell you what I did. I sauted an onion and several garlic cloves in olive oil. Once the onions were soft I added a can of black beans and chopped tomatoes. Mix this up well then add broth, salt, ground pepper, roasted garlic powder and basil. I used roughly 4 cups of broth as I like it soupy. Now add gnocchi and simmer.
Here is a cheeky little nod to the star of the movie - monkey bread. There was a scene with the helicopters flying deep into the jungle and suddenly a very irriated Kong arises and glares at the copters. A soldier asked, "Is that a big monkey?!" So....monkey bread.
It was more than we needed for a household of two - wish my son and his parmour were near us so we could share.
It went a treat with coffee. Mmmmmm...... cinnamon and sugar and hot bread.
Camilla's announcement post is HERE. Join in if you can, it's fun to see what the participants come up. Camilla lists numerous films to choose from.
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Black beans are surprisingly versatile! I made some recently to put into tortillas. Mostly like yours until you get to the broth.
ReplyDeletebe well... mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Mae, we love black beans, as you say they are so versatile. I use them in enchiladas too.
DeleteSuch a fun menu Tina - I love your inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Heather! That monkey bread is addictive, had to freeze some before we gobbled it all.
DeleteYour black bean creation sounds interesting! I haven't thought about monkey bread in a long time but it is delicious.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Judee!
DeleteI made monkey bread a couple of years ago. It was so delicious
ReplyDeleteMarg, it's too easy to eat too much of it though. I am baking more now that we are stayimg in. Again. Between the virus and the heat, yuck!
DeleteThis made me laugh! Love how you got the monkey bread idea. I have all the ingredients for the soup .... humm I may have to put this on my meal plan next week. (Never mind the 90F temps)
ReplyDeleteBFR, I make soup in any weather but I am usually inside with the AC when it gets very hot and humid. This soup was pretty good.
DeleteA+ for creativity! I love black beans AND monkey bread, but have black beans more often, unfortunately for my sweet tooth...
ReplyDeleteThank you, Laurie. You had to think hard about food inspiration for this movie. We also have black beans quite a bit. Mmmm
DeleteI did a black bean soup too this week. I love them too. I think they gnocchi addition is excellent and I like how you found inspiration from the movie! ;-) Thanks for sharing with Souper Sundays this week.
ReplyDeleteDeb, I like your black bean soup too, funny we were on the same page.
DeleteBlack Beans soup with gnocchi is an interesting combo, but i am admiring you cake mostly - looks good, i've never had monkey bread so intrigued.
ReplyDeleteMonkey bread is so good and I haven’t made it in years! Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteTerri, I had to freeze some, or we'd eat it all at once. Two people do not need that much dough in a few days, haha!
DeleteGreat idea and I love it when a recipe is thrown together only to become a keeper! Monkey bread looks delicious. Your creativity shines!
ReplyDeleteOkay, so I probably won't watch the movie, but I can't wait to try your monkey bread. Thanks for joining me.
ReplyDeleteCamilla, you'll love the monkey bread, it was fun sorting through the many movies set and filmed in Hawaii.
DeleteThanks for the chuckle. I have never seen Kong Skull Island and I probably never will but I am going to try that black bean stew.
ReplyDeleteWendy, I can recommend the stew but not the movie!
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