Editor’s Top 10 List May 2012

1. Top Movie

 

"Man on a Ledge"

Plot: As a police psychologist works to talk down an ex-con who is threatening to jump from a Manhattan hotel rooftop, the biggest diamond heist ever committed is in motion...

2. Top TV Series

 

"Revenge"

Plot: Centers on a young woman who is welcomed into a community filled with people who don't know she's only there to exact revenge on those who had destroyed her family.

3. Top Song

 

"David Guetta - Titanium ft. Sia"

The music video for "Titanium" was directed by David Wilson.  

A 14-second preview of the video was uploaded to Guetta's official Youtube account on December 16, 2011. The preview showed a young boy (played by actor Ryan Lee) in the smoky woods running away from a SWAT team of men. The video then closes with the caption. The full video premiered online on December 21,2011.

4. Top Video

 

"Walk off the Earth - Somebody That I Used to Know"

 113,975,887 views

5. Top Book

"Rudyard Kipling - Captains Courageous"

Plot: Harvey Cheyne is the son of a wealthy railroad magnate raised (and quite thoroughly spoiled) by his over-indulgent parents. Washed overboard from a transatlantic steamship and rescued by fishermen on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, the young Harvey cannot persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince them of his wealth. However, the Captain of the We're Here, Disko Troop, offers him a job as part of the crew until they return to port. With no other choice, Harvey accepts.

6.Top Website

  "http://www.imdb.com"

Priceline is the parent company of the European organization Booking.com. Established in 1996, Booking.com is the world's leading online hotel reservations agency by room nights sold, attracting over 30 million unique visitors each month via the Internet from both leisure and business markets worldwide. Booking.com offers many types of property, ranging from small independent hotels to a five star luxury through Booking.com. The Booking.com website is available in 41 languages and offers over 180,000 hotels in 155 countries.

7. Top Pc Game

"Diablo 3"

The game takes place in Sanctuary, the dark fantasy world of the Diablo series, twenty years after the events of Diablo II. Deckard Cain and his niece Leah are in the Tristram Cathedral investigating ancient texts regarding an ominous prophecy. Suddenly, a mysterious star falling from the sky strikes the Cathedral, creating a deep crater into which Deckard Cain disappears.

8. Top Travel Destination

"Azores, Portugal"

The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about 1,500 km (930 mi) west of Lisbon and about 1,900 km (1,200 mi) southeast of Newfoundland. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the Azores, one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal. Its main industries are: agriculture, dairy farming (for cheese and butter products primarily), livestock ranching, fishing and tourism, which is becoming the major service activity in the region; added to which, the government of the Azores employs a large percentage of the population directly or indirectly in many aspects of the service and tertiary sectors.

9. Top Food

"Arancini"

 Coated in golden crumbs, each risotto ball holds a treasure of gooey mozzarella - no wonder they're a favorite Italian snack. 

Preparation Time
 
30 minutes
Cooking Time
45 minutes
Makes
28 balls

Ingredients 
  
1L (4 cups) chicken stock  
1 tbs olive oil  
1 brown onion, finely chopped  
  2 garlic cloves, crushed  
  330g (1 1/2 cup) arborio rice  
 40g (1/2 cup) shredded parmesan  
 4 eggs  
  180g (2 cups) dried (packaged) breadcrumbs  
 150g (1 cup) plain flour  
  100g mozzarella, cut into 1.5cm pieces  
  Vegetable oil, to deep-fry  
  Tomato relish or chutney, to serve  
  Bought marinated olives, to serve  
  Bought marinated feta, to serve

Method

1. Place the stock in a medium saucepan over high heat and bring just to the boil. Cover and reduce heat to low. Hold at a gentle simmer.
2. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until the onion is soft.
3. Add the rice to the onion mixture and cook, stirring, until the grains appear slightly glassy. Add a ladleful (about 125ml/1/2 cup) of the simmering stock to the rice mixture and stir constantly with a wooden spoon until the liquid is completely absorbed. Continue to add the stock, 1 ladleful at a time, stirring constantly and allowing the liquid to be absorbed before adding the next ladleful, for 20 minutes or until the rice is tender yet firm to the bite and the risotto is creamy. Stir in the parmesan. Set aside for 2-3 hours to cool completely. Add 2 eggs and stir until well combined.
4. Place the breadcrumbs on a large plate. Place the flour in a bowl. Crack the remaining eggs into a separate bowl and use a fork to lightly whisk. Use wet hands to shape 2 tablespoons of the risotto mixture into a ball. Press your thumbs into the centre of the ball to make an indent. Place a piece of mozzarella in the indent, then mould the risotto mixture around the mozzarella to enclose. Repeat with the remaining risotto mixture and mozzarella to make 28 balls.
5. Roll the risotto balls in the flour and shake off any excess. Dip in the egg, then in the breadcrumbs, pressing to coat. Place on a large plate. Place in the fridge for 30 minutes to chill.
6. Add enough oil in a large saucepan to reach a depth of 5cm. Heat to 190°C over medium-high heat (when the oil is ready a cube of bread will turn golden in 10 seconds). Add 7 risotto balls to the oil and cook, turning occasionally, for 4-5 minutes or until golden. Use a slotted spoon to transfer to a plate lined with paper towel. Repeat, in 3 more batches, with the remaining risotto balls, reheating the oil between batches.
7. Place the risotto balls on a serving plate and serve with tomato chutney and marinated olives and feta.

10. Top Drink

  "Watermelon Margarita"

Ingredients

  1 1/2 ounce(s) Don Julio Blanco Tequil
   1/2 ounce(s) lime juice
 1/4 ounce(s) agave syrup
 1 slice(s) watermelon

Directions

Muddle watermelon and agave syrup, add rest of ingredients, and shake well. Double strain into a frozen martini glass. Garnish with a watermelon slice.

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