September 03
Carlos Irwin Estevez's Birthday
 

Carlos Irwin Estevez, better known as Charlie Sheen, is Hollywood's best- known bad boy. His personal life has over shadowed his highly successful film and TV career. When he was fired from his long-running Two and a Half Men for which he was the highest paid actor on television, Charlie's hypo manic, machete-wielding, existential crisis appeared to many, especially health professionals, as a another in a series of typical manifestations of bipolar (manic-depressive) disorder. Charlie's first major role was in the teen war film Red Dawn (1984). His big break came in 1986 when he starred in Oliver Stone's Platoon (1986).  Stone then cast Charlie in Wall Street (1987) alongside his father, Martin Sheen. His film success led to excess in his personal life and Charlie began to develop a reputation as a hard-partying, womanizer. In 1995, he was called to testify at the trial of Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss. At the trial, while under oath he admitted to spending nearly $50,000 on 27 of Fleiss' $2,500-a-night prostitutes. An ex-girlfriend filed charges claiming that Charlie physically abused her. He was later charged with misdemeanor battery to which he pleaded no contest and was given a year's suspended sentence, two years' probation and a $2,800 fine. In 1998, Charlie  was hospitalized for an injected cocaine overdose.  After his discharge, his father issued a public appeal for fans to pray for him, and reported him for violation of parole. A warrant was issued for his arrest, and Charlie was sent to rehab. Charles also gain national attention as one of the celebrity 9/11 conspiracy theorists. In 1995, after a messy divorce from Donna Peele, Charlie  announced that he had become a born-again Christian.  He continued to make headlines with his relationships with a series of porno actresses. In 2006, Charlie had a nasty divorce from Denise Richards who accused him of addictions to drugs and gambling. This was followed a few years later by another nasty divorce from Brooke Mueller who alleged that Charlie said, “I will cut your head off, put it in a box and send it to your mom” when she submitted a declaration to the judge who temporarily stripped of Charlie’s custody of their twin sons. "My fangs are dripping tiger blood," Sheen told Radar Online Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/siriusxm_spotlights_sheen_on_tiger_SHji22sw0xu4teNmOkpbZP#ixzz1GQiA8cDr Hundreds of people were trying to cash in on Charlie's Radar Online rant when he said "My fangs are dripping tiger blood." Within hours tiger blood drinks and sherbets were flooding the internet. Rapper Diddy first tried to get in on the trend, tweeting the recipe for a tiger blood cocktail -- featuring his own CÎROC brand vodka.  Then Harcos Labs in California developed a "Tiger Blood" energy drink that they were selling for $4.00 a bottle. When the season of Two and a Half Men premiered on September 19, 2011 with Charlie replaced by Aston Kutcher, Charlie also headlined the highly-rated Charlie Sheen Roast on Comedy Central and his roasters got in a few memorable zingers. Amy Schumer  reminded everyone that , "You are similar to Bruce Willis. You know, you were big in the '80s and now your old slot's being packed with Ashton Kutcher." Although a tiger blood concoction might be appropriate for Charlie's birthday, we prefer to choose a recipe based on his sexual exploits. Charlie claims to have slept with more than 5000 women resulting in his being listed as #2 on Maxim's "Top 10 Living Legends of Sex".  In an Empire magazine interview, Sheen was asked what was the largest number of people Sheen had sex with at any one time. He replied: "...five girls at once. It was a pile-up...and it wasn't so much about going Caligula, it was very organized. Very ordered...all six people in that room came out of it pretty satisfied," So based on that claim, we suggest serving Pfeffernuesse on Charlie's birthday while remembering what a good actor he once was by watching Platoon.

 Pfeffernuesse
(Peppernuts)

Instructions

1. Stir together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, salt, pepper and mace; set aside.
2. In a large bowl beat eggs at medium speed of mixer until fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar. Continue beating for 15 minutes or until thick and fluffy.
3. Add flour mixture in thirds, adding lemon peel, orange peel, citron, and almonds to last third and blending thoroughly after each addition. Turn half the dough out onto lightly floured surface.
4. Roll out 1/2 inch thick. Cut with 1-inch round cutter (inside of doughnut cutter works well) and place 1 inch apart on greased cookie sheets. Reroll scraps. Let stand uncovered at room temperature overnight.
5. When ready to bake, turn cookies over so moist side is up. Bake in preheated 300° F oven 20 minutes  300° F (Break one in half; if not sticky, it's done.) Remove to racks to cool. Makes 90 cookies.
6. Store in tightly covered container. Add a piece of apple to container a few days before serving to soften them.

© 2011 Gordon Nary and Tyler Stokes