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The Regional News • The Reporter
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Southwest • Section 2, Page 7
BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS WOLFGANG PUCK’S KITCHEN Comedy improv
The No Limit Laughs Orland Park Comedy Improv Players will perform for a night of improvised comedy this Friday, from 8 to 10 p.m., at the Orland Park Cultural Center, 14760 Park Lane. Open to age 18 and older. Admission is $6 payable at the door. For more information, call 403-PARK.
Programs at The Center
• A Walk in Autumn Glory this Saturday, 9 a.m. This labyrinth walk will focus on the startling paradox of autumn. On one hand there is the profound and vibrant beauty of the changing color of the leaves. Those interested are invited to walk the labyrinth on the edge of The Center’s forest and find autumn metaphors that speak to life’s journey. The Center is at 12700 Southwest Hwy, Palos Park. 708-361-3650 • Art for All Ages: Fall Still Life Drawing Class Monday Oct. 24, 6 - 7 p.m. Art Director Heather Young will help students practice drawing skills and learn some new techniques during this fun class. Students will work with pastels to add color. Heather will have a lovely still life set up of colorful pumpkins, squash, gourds, Indian corn, and fall plants. The workshop fee is $10. The Log Cabin Center for the Arts, 12700 Southwest Hwy, Palos Park. 708-361-3650 • Womantalk! Tuesday Oct. 25, 10 - 11:30 a.m. A nurturing and supportive discussion group, focusing on Sarah Ban Breathnach’s “Simple Abundance” book, or any other inspirational resources that attendees would like to bring to share. The focus is on learning to live authentically, joyfully, simply, gracefully, and gratefully. Participants are asked to call to confirm attendance. • Spirituality 101: The Great Chain of Being: Simplifying our Lives Tuesday evenings, 6:30 - 8 p.m. or Thursday mornings, 10 - 11:30 a.m. beginning October 25 and 27. These meetings revolve around a DVD recording of a conference by the same name held in 2007. It features Richard Rohr, Paula Gonzalez, and Tiki Kurstenmacher. The group will explore the spiritual and ecological reasons for “living simply.” The cost for this five-week class is $25, or $5 per class. • Woodcarving - Six Wednesday mornings beginning Oct. 27, 9 - 11 a.m. Instructor Keith Miller will help students learn and practice the tools and techniques of woodcarving using a variety of types of wood. Participants will create beautiful animals, objects and faces. New students will make three to six projects such as a bird, a shoe, an egret,
and miniature people. Experienced students may design their own projects. Class fee: $95. Wood and bench knives are available for purchase in class (approximately $25 for wood and bench knives). • Creative Art Journaling Fridays, Oct. 28 and Nov. 25, noon - 3 p.m. (meets last Friday of the month) Instructor April Schabes will help participants create a colorful artistic record of days, thoughts, and experiences through words, collages, photos, poems, magazine images, drawings and watercolor. The class fee for the remainder of 2016’s Creative Art Journaling is $30. Call 708-361-3650 for more information.
The Bridge Teen Center programs
• NBA Trivia Night & High School After Hours - 7:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. this Friday, The Bridge Teen Center, 15555 S. 71st Court, Orland Park. The Bridge is celebrating the start of the NBA preseason with an NBA Trivia Night. Free food will be provided by Chipotle. High school students are invited to stay for extended hours from 10:30 p.m. until midnight. • DIY Coconut Body Butter - 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 25, Create your own coconut body butter or give it as a gift. • The Ecology of Coffee - 4:30 to 6 p.m. Oct. 26, Learn about the origin of the coffee bean and the processes it goes through to produce the smell and taste you love. Samples will be given. • Writing Cliffhangers - 5 to 6 p.m. Oct. 27, Twists, turns and surprise endings can be the strongest elements to any novel. Discover how to write cliffhangers that keep your readers on the edge of their seat. This is an advanced writing program. • Behind the Scenes: Funeral Home - 4 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 27, Funeral directors are health-care professionals who serve others during a time of loss, pain and grief. Delve into the funeral industry and learn about mortuary science. • Glow in the Dark Games/Karaoke Night - 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Oct. 28, a night of glow-in-the-dark games and karaoke. Free frozen yogurt provided by Sweet Frog. • Free FAFSA Clinic - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 29, Get all your questions answered about the financial aid process, getting scholarships, and support for first-generation students while enjoying free Chickfil-A breakfast. Then set up an appointment to sit down with an expert from ISAC who will help you make sure the FAFSA application is completed on time and with accuracy. For more information about any program, call (708) 532-0500.
VIDEOVIEW BY JAY BOBBIN NOTICE: Ratings for each film begin with a ‘star’ rating — one star meaning ‘poor,’ four meaning ‘excellent’ — followed by the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and then by a family-viewing guide, the key for which appears below.
STARTING THIS WEEK:
“INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE”: Twenty years later, aliens invade Earth again — now equipped with even more lethal technology — in director Roland Emmerich’s sequel to his sci-fi classic. A number of familiar faces from the original also are back, including Judd Hirsch and Jeff Goldblum as a father and son, and Bill Pullman as the now-former U.S. president return (Sela Ward’s character holds that office here). Will Smith is absent, but Jessie T. Usher plays his stepson, now a similar maverick pilot along with an ally portrayed by Liam Hemsworth. Brent Spiner also returns, as does Robert Loggia, in one of his final performances before his passing. DVD extras: theatrical trailer and TV spot; two “making-of” documentaries; audio commentary by Emmerich; deleted scenes; outtakes; art gallery. *** (PG-13: P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS”: Alice (Mia Wasikowska) returns to Wonderland to help the depressed Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) in this mildly effective sequel to Disney’s live-action version of “Alice in Wonderland.” She hopes to help him reclaim his family, using a time-travel device called a Chronosphere, but an individual literally named Time (Sacha Baron Cohen) puts a damper on her plans. Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter are back as the White and Red Queens, with the voices of Michael Sheen, Stephen Fry, Timothy Spall, Matt Lucas and (in his last performance) Alan Rickman heard again as other classic Lewis Carroll characters. *** (PG: P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand) “CAFE SOCIETY”: Woody Allen’s engaging comedy-drama follows a 1930s East Coaster (Jesse Eisenberg, returning to the Allen fold after “To Rome With Love”) to Hollywood and back. He aims to get a job with his talent-agent uncle (Steve Carell), then falls for the man’s secretary
(Kristen Stewart, reunited with Eisenberg from “Adventureland” and “American Ultra”) ... only to find himself in an unexpected love triangle. Blake Lively, Corey Stoll (“House of Cards”), Parker Posey and Anna Camp (“Pitch Perfect”) also star. DVD extras: photo gallery; red-carpet footage. *** (PG-13: AS, P, V) “THE NIGHT OF”: The ultimate result of an idea that was intended to bring the late James Gandolfini (“The Sopranos”) back to HBO, this compelling drama series casts an excellent John Turturro as a defense lawyer who becomes immersed in the case of a young Pakistani-American murder suspect (Riz Ahmed). Through that plot, the program examines virtually all participants in the American criminal-justice system, from police to attorneys to prison guards. Gandolfini gets a posthumous executive-producer credit on the project, which was developed by noted writers Steven Zaillian (“Schindler’s List”) — who also directed most of the eight episodes — and Richard Price (“The Color of Money”) from the British series “Criminal Justice.” Among others in the ensemble cast are Glenne Headly, Ben Shenkman, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Paulo Costanzo and Jeannie Berlin. *** (Not rated: AS, P, V) “DOCTOR THORNE”: Adapted by “Downton Abbey” mentor Julian Fellowes, this British miniseries based on Anthony Trollope’s novel clearly shares elements of that globally popular show. Tom Hollander (“The Night Manager”) plays the title character, who resides with his niece (Stefanie Martini) in the same locale as a presumably privileged family. Others don’t know it, but the members of that clan are no longer wealthy, prompting the matriarch (Rebecca Front) to plot her son’s (Harry Richardson) marriage to an heiress ... but he’s fond of the doctor’s niece, thus stirring the “Downton” brand of problems. Alison Brie and Ian McShane also appear. *** (Not rated: AS) “OUR KIND OF TRAITOR”: The writing of master espionage author John le Carre continues to fuel films, as proven by recent adaptations of “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” and “A Most Wanted Man,” as well as this thriller casting Ewan McGregor and Naomie Harris (“Skyfall’) as
vacationing spouses who make a dangerous new friendship. Their acquaintance (Stellan Skarsgard) launders money for the Mob, and he wants out ... which is easier desired than done, as a necessary escape across Europe proves. Damian Lewis (“Billions”) also stars. DVD extras: three “making-of” documentaries; deleted scenes. *** (R: AS, N, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand)
COMING SOON:
“LIGHTS OUT” (Oct. 25): A woman (Teresa Palmer) fears her younger brother is facing the same terror that made her question her sanity. (PG-13: AS, P, V) “BAD MOMS” (Nov. 1): Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn play said mothers, who decide to leave their responsibilities behind and cut loose. (R: AS, N, P) “NINE LIVES” (Nov. 1): After being transferred into the body of a cat, a billionaire (Kevin Spacey) tries to make amends to his neglected family. (PG: AS, P) “STAR TREK BEYOND” (Nov. 1): After an attack on the Enterprise, the crew faces challenges while stranded on a remote planet; Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto return. (PG-13: P, V) “THE WALKING DEAD: THE COMPLETE SEASON 6” (Nov. 1): A lot precedes it, but the arrival of villain Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) is a major highlight here. (Not rated: AS, P, GV) “BILLIONS: SEASON ONE” (Nov. 8): A federal attorney (Paul Giamatti) sets his sights on the hedge-fund king (Damian Lewis) who employs the lawyer’s wife (Maggie Siff). (Not rated: AS, N, P) “FINDING DORY” (Nov. 15): In the sequel to Disney-Pixar’s animated “Finding Nemo,” fish Dory (voice of Ellen DeGeneres) sets out to find her parents. (PG: AS) “GAME OF THRONES: THE COMPLETE SIXTH SEASON” (Nov. 15): The fate of Jon Snow (Kit Harington) is a major element of this most recent round of the hugely popular HBO series. (Not rated: AS, N, GV) FAMILY-VIEWING GUIDE KEY: AS, adult situations; N, nudity; P, profanity; V, violence; GV, particularly graphic violence.
Game Day grub, revamped By Wolfgang Puck Of course, chips and dips are a must when you’re watching weekend football on TV. A pot of homemade chili makes a great addition to the party. So do bratwursts or other favorite sausages. The list goes on and on of foods that are fun to eat while your eyes are on the action. But nothing compares to chicken wings, which simply offer the perfect combination of tender meat, crispy skin and finger-licking sauce. Each wing is just a bite or two, so there always seems to be room for just one more. America’s craze for chicken wings was already going strong when I first moved here back in 1973. It all started in 1964 with Buffalo wings, a specialty of the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, N.Y., where the specialty of the house was tossed in a spicy-hot sauce and served with a cool, blue-cheese dressing and celery sticks. While that version remains a classic, gradually chefs everywhere began adding their own personal spins, from wings bathed in barbecue sauce down South to those tossed with teriyaki sauce and pineapple in Hawaii. One of the most delicious versions I’ve ever tasted, though, is served at The Source, my restaurant next to the Newseum, just down the street from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. Under Chef Scott Drewno, we’ve gained a reputation for innovative Asian food firmly rooted in tradition but with exciting modern twists. That description certainly sums up what Drewno calls General Tso’s chicken wings, taking its name from a chicken dish popular in Chinese restaurants across the United States and loosely inspired by Hunanese cooking. The recipe begins by prepping the wings in a way you won’t normally find them back in upstate New York. It calls only for what some markets call the “drumette,” the largest bone of the wing, trimmed of both the smaller bone and the wing tip. (You can find markets that sell them this way; or do it yourself, saving the trimmings for your stockpot.) To make the wings even more appealing to eat, the skin and meat are loosened from the narrower end and pushed down to the opposite end, forming a plump lollipop shape with a handle. Marinated with garlic, ginger and scallions, the wings are then dipped in a cornstarch-and-water slurry before being deep-fried. The final touch: Tossing them with a delicious, sticky sauce made from sugar, rice vinegar, ginger, garlic,
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All these deep-fried chicken lollipops need is a quick toss or turn in a spicysweet chili-garlic sauce.
soy, chilies and sesame oil. Prepared in this way, chicken wings come out tangy, spicy, sweet and succulent. Be sure to serve them with lots of napkins, so you don’t get sauce on the remote. And have plenty of beer or another favorite beverage ready to refresh your palate before the next one! GENERAL TSO’S CHICKEN WINGS Serves 4 to 8 FOR THE CHICKEN WINGS: • 24 chicken wing drumettes • 1 bunch scallions, white and light green parts, thinly sliced, dark green parts reserved • 1 tablespoon minced garlic • 1 tablespoon grated ginger • 1/4 cup (60 mL) peanut oil • Pinch crushed red pepper flakes, optional • Kosher salt FOR THE SPICY-SWEET CHILI-GARLIC SAUCE: • 1/4 cup (60 mL) peanut oil • 2 or 3 Thai-style dried chili pods, broken into
pieces • 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) sugar • 2 cups (500 mL) unseasoned rice vinegar • 1/4 cup (60 mL) soy sauce • 1/4 cup (60 mL) sambal oelek (Indonesian chili paste) • 1 tablespoon grated ginger • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil FOR FRYING AND SERVING: • Peanut oil, for deep frying • 1/2 cup (125 mL) cornstarch, plus extra as needed • 1/2 cup (125 mL) cold water, plus extra as needed • Cilantro leaves, for garnish • Scallions cut on a bias, for garnish Starting at the narrower end of each drumette, carefully cut through the skin and meat all the way around to the bone. With your fingers, push the skin and meat down to the opposite end to form a plump lollipop shape. Put the prepped wings in a Continued on Page 8
OMARR’S WEEKLY ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST By Jeraldine Saunders ARIES (March 21-April 19): You can be a night owl or an early bird but you can’t be both. In the week ahead you may be a busy beaver and tempted to work so hard that you exhaust your inner resources. Be sure to plan ahead to get adequate rest. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Social events and business meetings might become indistinguishable from one another in the week ahead. Your instincts are on target for love and money, but it might not help you buy items that require taste and discrimination. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Back pedal when you arrive at a crossroads. Delay signing agreements until all the facts are in and be sure to get all promises in writing in the week to come. It isn’t honorable to take an unfair advantage even if you can. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You can be shrewd in business as this week unfolds. Rub your pennies together until they squeak. Although you can charm others with your brilliant oratory it might be difficult to make a romantic proposal. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Keep an ear to the ground. You could end up spinning your wheels if you try to initiate something important at work unless you listen carefully to someone’s advice. Find lasting pleasure from a job well done this week.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Make long term security a priority. In the week ahead your instincts about financial matters are better than usual. You can make your workplace or office more comfortable and eco-friendly, as well as more productive. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your generous gestures and tolerant attitude might put you in the leadership seat on the job. As this week unfolds you may find a solution for a health problem through a diet change or develop a sense of contentment. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the week ahead you might find that friendliness is next to godliness. Add a teaspoon of sympathy to a cup of knowledge and mix generously with common sense to solve a problem. You may receive helpful advice. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Slow down when you encounter the speed bumps of life. In the week ahead you may be fast
and furious when money making is the subject. At the same time unexpected bills and expenses can slow you down. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Where there is smoke there is fire. You may get a whiff of an opportunity or ideas that lead to forming successful concepts. Make presentations and showcase your ideas in the best possible light in the week ahead. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Avoid reacting emotionally to matters that require a cool head and logic. Use someone as a gobetween for crucial negotiations. Sound advice from a professional or a friend can improve financial conditions this week. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Attend to matters that need inspiration or a creative touch as this week unfolds. This may be a good week to launch a new health regimen or begin a diet. With very little effort you can mend some very essential fences.
Oak Lawn VFW
CRAFT & VENDOR FAIR Sunday, October 23rd 10:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
FOOD RAFFLE
FREE ION! ADMISS
9514 S. 52nd Ave., Oak Lawn