Laundry, Bowling, Balconies.Coupons.

Slap hand, I completely forgot to finish this on Tuesday night. Sorry.

The laundry saga turned out to be easy as pie. I went down to the money machine this morning, authorised the maximum deposit of $30 with my credit card for which I was charged 85¢. I will use my debit card in future. Pity I like using my credit card because I get money back, but I would lose on a charge like that. So then I went to wash some towels. You just shove your card in the slot and proceed as normal. It also tells you how much money you have left after the use of each machine.

Just got a call from the bowling alley that they still don't have the upstairs lanes available for play because of the dressing and whatever else they do to the lanes. I know the downstairs had more done

than upstairs this year. They have a birthday party going on downstairs so if we don't want to bowl in the dark we can come in later. I don't mind bowling in the strobe lights, it's rather fun, so we will see what time we go in. When we got there, no strobe lights. I gather half the birthday party went to the wrong alley. Wish they all had. There was one little kid who shrieked. I said I would smack the kid, Matt said he would smack the mother. It was awful. However, I had two good games and  one lousy. Mat just had one good game.

Today, Wednesday, they have brought in a new crane, bit like a fireman's, it carries people, so I am guessing they are going to start doing the walls. Hurrah. I know people were somewhat unhappy that they hadn't had a balcony this long. I have no idea what they are doing but they seem to have drilled a largish hole towards the back of the balcony, into the new concrete?? Damned if I know what that's all about. Will have to wait and see. Seems nuts to me but no doubt all will be revealed in the future. Tried to take a picture but wrong angle.

I forgot to mention, I wrote about getting coupons the other day. I received coupons from Frito Lay for the pork rinds I like as a snack. They sent me enough to buy two bags. Today I received a coupon from Hershey's - $1. A  bag of Kisses costs about $4. I felt like sending it back and saying they needed it more than I do. OK I didn't really lose out according to them, but I think sending $1 is somewhat short sighted. I mean really, what can you do with $1 these days.

I always enjoy salmon. I am particularly fond of smoked salmon. One of the owners at the bowling alley says he prefers his fish cooked LOL. I cannot convince him that smoked is the same as cooked.

Easy Teriyaki Salmon Rice Bowl

Ready to be bowled over? Check out this incredible Japanese-style Teriyaki Salmon Rice Bowl, an

easy, healthy and extremely tasty meal. The homemade teriyaki sauce (it's easy, we promise) is lustrous and lends a sweet and tangy glaze to the tender roasted salmon. Paired with sautéed spinach and creamy avocado, this hearty-yet-healthy salmon is superb.

Honey Teriyaki Sauce
6 Tbs soy sauce
6 Tbs mirin
6 Tbs sake
2 Tbs honey
1 Tbs cornstarch
2 Tbs water
4 (6oz) salmon fillets
2 tsp olive oil
10 oz baby spinach
½ tsp kosher salt
¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
4 cups cooked Jasmine or brown rice
1 large ripe avocado, thinly sliced, for garnish
Black sesame seeds, for garnish
Green onions, thinly sliced for garnish

1. For the teriyaki sauce, in a small bowl, whisk soy sauce, mirin, sake and honey. In another small bowl, combine cornstarch and water and mix until smooth. Set aside. Remove 3 tbsp of soy mixture for marinating salmon. Pour remaining soy mixture in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Whisk in cornstarch mixture and continuously whisk until desired thickness, about 2 minutes.

2. Place salmon fillets in a large reusable plastic bag and add reserved 3 tbsp of soy mixture. Set aside to marinate for 30 minutes.

3. Preheat oven to 400ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Remove salmon from marinade and place on prepared baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, remove from oven and brush the top of each salmon fillet with a generous amount of teriyaki sauce. Return to oven and bake 3-5 minutes more until fish flakes easily. Remove from oven.

4. While the fish cooks, in a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add spinach, salt and pepper and toss to coat with olive oil. Cover and cook for 1 minute, uncover, turn heat to high and cook 1 minute more while continuously stirring. Remove from heat.

5. To assemble bowls, place cooked rice in the bottom of each bowl. Divide sautéed spinach between the 4 bowls and lay salmon over spinach. Garnish each bowl with a few slices of avocado, a sprinkling of sesame seeds and green onions. Drizzle remaining teriyaki sauce over finished bowls.

Servings: 4

Source: ZoomerMedia Limited


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