Steel Cage Jake Match

Let's get ready to ruuuuuummmmmmmmbbbbbble........

It's The Informers vs. Mysteries of Pittsburgh

Both written by literary heavy hitters

Both set in 80's

Both have colorful characters

Both have actors with rocky pasts



Both have disjointed narratives

Both have bisexual relationship


Both have a wild blonde



Both have a threesome

Both have Jon Foster

Both open in April
(The Informers (April 24) - The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (April 11)

Both have gotten mixed reviews

Both star co-stars and people very close to Jake



Oh my! Check out the newest pictures of Austin in The Informers over at Spooky's
The Man in Black - I am without words.


Sweet Ending:

Maggie Gyllenhaal thinks if brother Jake's acting thing doesn't work out, he could be a chef. "Jake makes a mean chocolate zucchini bread." Cindy Adams - yesterday's column in the NY Post. And here's today with an "interview"with Peter.

Here's one to try:


Chocolate Zucchini Bread:

1 1/2 cups shredded raw zucchini (about 1/2 pound or 227 grams)

1 cup (140 grams) all-purpose flour

1/2 cup (45 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted (not Dutch-processed)

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground allspice

1/2 cup (120 ml) safflower or canola oil

1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated white sugar

1/2 cup (105 grams) light brown sugar

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

3/4 cup (125 grams) semi sweet chocolate chips


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) and place rack in the center of the oven. Grease (or spray with a nonstick vegetable spray) a 9 x 5 x 3 inch (23 x 13 x 8 cm) loaf pan. Set aside.

Grate the zucchini, using a medium sized grater. Set aside.

In a large bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, salt, ground cinnamon, and ground allspice. Set aside.

In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand mixer), beat the oil, sugars, eggs, and vanilla extract until well blended (about 2 minutes). Fold in the grated zucchini. Add the flour mixture, beating just until combined. Then fold in the chocolate chips. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake until the bread has risen and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 55 to 65 minutes. Place on a wire rack to cool for about 10 minutes, then remove the bread from the pan and cool completely.

Makes one - 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf.

Please excuse my forgetfulness:

To all of those gathering and celebrating

Here We Have a Story for the World
Here we have the story for the world,
A tale of justice served and freedom won,
Principles of goodness, universal,
Printed out on stone by God's own hand.
Yes, the past was bloody, and the old
Promise was by faithlessness undone.
And wonders ceased, memories turned brittle,
Shadows fell, and love turned into land.
Still, the story breathes the air of words
Old and new, a tale not writ in stone,
Vast as the hard history of a people
Ever changing, ever one, a grand
Recital running through time's glass like sand.

- Nicholas Gordon

Happy Passover!