Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Asian Flooding, Bowling, Irma,

I am ashamed to say that I had completely missed the news about dreadful flooding in Asia and the loss of 1,000 lives. Apparently the major deaths occur in shanty towns which are not able to withstand such waters. There are many pictures if you follow the link I found. We tend to concentrate on the disasters at home and forget about the rest of the world.


Bowling went pretty well again today, not as great as the games I had at the other bowling alley, but our home alley has nice refinished floors so balls run well on them. We don't start our senior's league til next Monday of course, but we will, as usual, bowl on Thursday.

A friend lives in Florida, I think in the Keys, and I messaged him on Facebook to get the hell out of there. Irma is going to do a number on Florida I think Last I heard it was a Category 5 hurricane. NOT funny. I would certainly be running. Getting off the Keys at the last moment won't be a good idea either as there is only one road as I understand it. The world is certainly full of disasters at the moment.God help all those in Texas, India and Pakistan, and now Florida.

I love dishes like this - maybe there is some Slav in me or something. This is a Ukraine version but there are many other takes on this recipe.

Noodles with Cabbage (Lokshyna z Kapustiou)

Cabbage and noodle dishes are found all over Eastern Europe, and this is a common variation found
in Ukraine.

4 Tbs (60 ml) butter or vegetable oil
1 small head cabbage, cored and shredded
1 onion, chopped
1 cup (250 ml) drained sauerkraut (optional)
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1/2 lb (225 g) dried egg noodles, cooked according to
the package directions and drained
1/4 cup (60 ml) dry bread crumbs toasted in
1 Tbs (15 ml) butter

1. Heat the butter in a large skillet over moderate heat and sauté the cabbage and onion until tender but not brown, about 10 minutes. Add the optional sauerkraut and season with salt and pepper. Add the cooked noodles and stir to combine. Serve garnished with the toasted bread crumbs.

Servings: 4 to 6


Source: WW Recipes

Have a great day
 

12 comments:

  1. I just heard on the news that visitors are being ordered to evacuate the Keys today and residents tomorrow. This storm looks bad.

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    1. I feel so sorry for the islands Denise - they can't evacuate. Just seen pix. Looks terrible. I hope people, especially my friend, will evacuate.

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  2. It just seems like one disaster after another, doesn't it. I hope that Irma Isn't as severe as is being forecast.

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    1. Well it is already devastating the islands over which it is passing Helen. Seen some terrifying pix. Evacuation is taking place in the Florida Keys (dangerous place to be in such a storm) but a lot of residents tend to be fooling and "ride it out".

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  3. We've been overloaded with disasters lately. Irma is going to be catastrophic I'm afraid.

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    1. Hi Alex, missed you. You certainly have been overloaded. I have been seeing all the pictures of what Irma has done in the islands. I hope Mork has the sense to get out of it.

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  4. Those hurricanes seem worse than our cyclones. Mind you we have a lot of unpopulated coastline so I guess the cyclones tend to hit above or below towns here. Irma is scary. Prayers.

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    1. They certainly are very bad this year Pinky. As you say, populated coastlines make a big difference and the coasts of the States are certainly well populated.

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  5. It looks to me like the Keys might be OK, it appears to be taking a turn towards the Atlantic states. I have friends leaving the state though, or hunkering down as best they can.

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    1. Good thing for the Keys, not so good for the Atlantic States though. Haven't checked the track lately. Been bowling.

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