Winter League, Balcony Work, Gas,

Bowling again today. Much better than yesterday. I have been helping the alley by calling all the bowlers who were in the Seniors' Winter League last year. We have lost a couple of them to death sadly, another says he has taken a part time job which is not schedule. He is going to be working for a cleaners so I asked him if his job was to cut the buttons off everything! Others have had operations or one woman had broken her femur. Ouch. Amazing what happens to people through the summer. However, I think there are plenty of us left plus there are one or two newbies who have already signed on.

I mentioned a week or so ago that they had brought in a large crane and were drilling holes in, what

we thought, were finished balcony floors It has been drivng me bonkers wondering what they were up to. I have finally found out. When they first started, they set up a gantry with a movable platform on it. The gantry was braced on some of the floors in a tier. To do this, they had to drill holes. These new holes are to basically cover the bracing holes which have made the balcony floor unstable and they will pour fresh concrete. Not all the floors have to be repaired like that as the bracing was on alternate floors the higher it got. I couldn't figure out how they were going to make formers for this concrete but friend said they would brace a piece of plywood or something, underneath the holes which is exactly what they have done.

The price of gas round here has been bouncing up and down. Hovering around $1 a litre. Dunno what it's like elsewhere. Our grocery store, the one that gives us all those points, also gives us vouchers for cents off a litre. We have two at 5 cents but Matt keeps forgetting to use them. Makes a difference when you are filling a tank.

I am a sucker for anything with a Puttanesca sauce. So when I came across this I had to share.

Bucatini Puttanesca

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
6 garlic cloves, minced
4 anchovy fillets
1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
3/4 tsp crushed red pepper
4 cups unsalted chicken stock
12 oz bucatini or thick spaghetti
3 pints multicolored cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
2 Tbs unsalted tomato paste
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
24 pitted kalamata olives, chopped
3 Tbs capers
1/8 tsp salt

Heat a large high-sided sauté pan over medium heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add garlic, anchovies, oregano, and red pepper; cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly to break up anchovies. Add stock and pasta to pan; bring to a boil. Cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add tomatoes and tomato paste. Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until pasta is done. Remove pan from heat; add remaining ingredients, tossing to combine.

Servings: 6

Source: Cooking Light

Have a great day