Friday, November 8, 2013

Cyclone, Fukushima, Bowling Butt,

philippines-typhoon-haiyanPoor Philippines. The world’s strongest cyclone (this year), Typhoon Haiyan, has slammed into them. Apparently they have sustained winds of 314 Km h (195.11 mph) with gusts up to 379 Km h (235.49 mph). That is terribly strong.  Lots of people have evacuated coastal villages and anywhere expected to be in the path of the storm, but typhoons (hurricanes) cut a large swath through an area. I have a friend there and am hoping she and her family will be OK. I think she is out of the danger area. Of course I hope everyone will be OK. We have been through a few of these things, but nothing this powerful. A U.S. Forecaster predicts there will be catastrophic damage.

Talking of this, the Fukushima reactor in Japan which was Fukushimadamaged a couple of years ago, is having work done on it to extract 1,534 nuclear fuel rods, which could be a long job and very dangerous if some of them have been damaged. There is a video with detailed information on the procedure. It all sounds extremely dangerous to me.

Bowling was so so yesterday, although we both had one very good game each. There was a guy bowling next to us with his girlfriend and I was offended at seeing his butt every time he bowled so I asked him, politely, to pull his pants up. He got very nasty with me but later apologised and fixed his belt. My husband and our friends said I shouldn’t have said anything. Why not, if I found it offensive? In fact I think the proprietors should say something.

This is a recipe from the Christmas edition of Food and Drink from our liquor board.


Horseradish and Smoked Trout Paté on Rye Croutons
Holiday 2013

By: Lucy Waverman

For a more luxurious dish, top the trout mixture with a little salmon caviar.


10 slices rye breadF&D_P069-074_Horseradish_v9.indd
3 tbsp (45 mL) melted butter
½ cup (125 mL) sour cream
¼ cup (60 mL) unsalted butter, softened
3 tbsp (45 mL) prepared horseradish, drained
2 tbsp (30 mL) finely chopped red onions
Salt and freshly ground pepper
8 oz (250 g) smoked trout, skin removed
½ English cucumber, thinly sliced
GARNISH
½ cup (125 mL) radish sprouts

1 Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
2 Cut crusts off bread. Brush both sides with butter. Cut into triangles or squares. Bake for 8 minutes, flipping once halfway through, until golden and toasted. Reserve.
3 In a bowl, stir together sour cream, butter, horseradish and onions. Season with salt and pepper.
4 Flake trout into sour cream mixture and stir gently.
5 Place a slice of cucumber on toast. Top with about 2 tsp (10 mL) trout mixture and garnish with radish sprouts.

Serves 6 to 8

Have a great day.
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16 comments:

  1. They look tasty, anything with horseradish gets my vote but not sure how easy it will be to find smoked trout here .... might have to substitute another fish.

    Well done you re. the offensive butt (builders bum as we call them here) .. when we used to tenpin bowl regularly I often challenged bowlers who didn't wear bowling shoes, took drinks onto the approach etc., seems management at some centres are too scared of losing customers, or simply can't be bothered. When you bowl competitively you want to maintain standards I think!

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    1. Would have thought you could get smoked trout there.

      Here you wouldn't be allowed to wear anything but bowling shoes. Drinks on the approach are dangerous, if you have wet shoes you can really get hurt.

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  2. Tasty recipe today!
    The wind force of that typhoon is frightening. A lot of structures will be destroyed.

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    1. I guess, like me, you have encountered a few hurricanes, but I have never come across one that strong. I feel so sorry for the people there.

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  3. I always say something of I see someone's butt. Especially if I have my kids. I really got on one guy. He couldn't figure out why me and other people around us were yelling at him. What a dullard.

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    1. I'm glad someone agrees with me. He did end up saying sorry but before that he put me in such a rage as I have never felt before. However, the people with me thought it was silly of me as I might have been ploughed.

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  4. Can you imagine a hurricane of that strength hitting the East Coast? There goes Wilmington.

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    1. Not just Wilmington I think. I imagine one would have to run quite a distance with that storm. The trouble is, the Philippines aren't that big.

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  5. I certainly would have said something - I'm not a shy person! But I'm wondering: don't the men whose butt crack is showing KNOW that it's showing? I mean, I'm losing some weight and my jeans are sliding down and I can TELL that they're sliding down. So I started wearing a belt. I would NEVER let them slide so far that anything was showing...
    Tina @ Life is Good

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    1. His first answer was his T shirt covered it, I assured him it didn't. He then said "well don't look" as though I could help it. Later he did tighten his belt and I said thanks and he apologised.

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  6. First you made me feel bad for the people in the Philippines, then you made me laugh with the bowling butt, and then you made me hungry. And it's bedtime. Can't wait to see what I'll be dreaming tonight.

    Lee
    Can dreams predict the future?
    A Faraway View

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    1. Wonder what you did dream Lee?

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    2. No hurricanes and nothing about bowling, but I did dream about food--Mexican food. I had fixed a grand breakfast feast of delicious looking Mexican food and had a rather unique assemblage to whom to serve it, including my father who passed away over twenty years ago. He seemed very happy.

      Lee
      Can dreams predict the future?
      A Faraway View

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    3. That sounds like a good dream. Not big on Mexican food, and I don't think I would want it for breakfast anyway.

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  7. I just found out that that Typhoon Haiyan is Typhoon Yolanda - I'd prefer that a flower be named after me not a destructive storm - especially one this scary!
    I say good on you for speaking up about the exposed butt! I'm glad he apologized, but I wouldn't have had the courage - some folks would turn it back on you and for me that kind of attention is dreadful.

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    1. Yes, tickled me the name is Yolanda. There was a Josephine in the Atlantic a few years ago, did some damage on the Carolina coast. Everyone blamed me.

      It made me very angry when he was so rude at first. But then he fixed it and apologised so it was OK.

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