Africa, Bowling, Hurricanes,

Thursday morning I received an email suggesting I should go where the wild things are and including details of all kinds of trips. Look at the price of this one. It suddenly hit me that these people who go to Africa to shoot animals have to start off paying this kind of money to get there in the first place and they then pay a small fortune to legally shoot animals (I am not talking poachers here) but people like the dentist who shot Cecil the lion. I then proceeded to think why would anyone, however rich, want to spend all that money just to shoot a beautiful wild animal? What bugs me too, I couldn't even begin to think of getting there for financial reasons and yet they squander all this money to go on a killing spree. I must admit, thinking of the dentist, I didn't know they made that kind of money. I do know, from recent experience, that dentistry is expensive, but.....

Bowling went pretty well today even though I was beaten twice. Matt decided to bowl really well today too. I just hope I can keep this up when we start our league play next Monday. There was one point this afternoon that we were the only people in the alley apart from the owner. Seemed very odd. The Thursday league (which I call The Ladies from Ayr) doesn't start til next week. Sept. 14 which is the birthday of someone I know quite well.

Irma still seems to be heading for Miami or a bit south. I am so glad we are not there any more. It occurred to me that Matt's granddaughter who has been cruising up and down from New Jersey to the Bahamas (I think) must be pleased to be back in the UK right now. Things are really in a mess in that part of  the world with the Texas coast having been devastated and now the Florida coast  about to be ravaged. Nobody has even mentioned the hurricane which has just gone in to Mexico - this was Katia and I haven't really heard much it.

This recipe is from Mushrooms Canada and is well worth taking note of.

Caprese Baked Egg Cups

Butter, for greasing
12 eggs
½ cup button mushrooms, sliced
½ cup cherry tomatoes, sliced into quarters
½ cup bocconcini cheese pearls, cut in half
½ cup fresh chopped basil
Salt and pepper to taste

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. Prepare veggies, and grease muffin tins with a generous amount of butter so that egg cups don’t stick. Crack eggs into each muffin cup.

3. Divide veggies evenly among muffin tins, then season with salt and pepper.

4. Bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes, until yolks are just set. Cook closer to the 15 minute mark if you like your yolks semi-hard.

5. Serve and enjoy! To re-heat, microwave two at a time for 1 minute.

Author: The Girl on Bloor
Source: Mushrooms Canada

Have a great day
 

Cecil and Africa, Weekend, Celtic Thunder,

I came across this picture on Friday and I thought I would post it as a reminder. Everyone was in uproar about the shooting of Cecil a few months ago, now we hear little about the whole incident or the even more serious problem of African animals being killed to satisfy man's hunger to kill or to "cure" Asians.

African animals, and others in different countries, do need help. The black rhino has recently been pronounced extinct, In this day and age, that is unacceptable, we know better. At the rate elephants and rhinos are being killed, they too will soon be extinct.

Personally, I am having a delightful weekend. I had a problem with my shin last week which has now become continuous. I am pretty sure it's a shin splint which means I didn't go to exercise and I am not sure about bowling. Then Saturday the tooth I had repaired a few months ago decided to shed the addition made by the dentist.

As you will gather, I have been feeling a tad down this weekend. However, my cousin sent this to us with a Christmas Greeting. I have always enjoyed Celtic Thunder and this was the original group. It is great and full of life and fun. I hope you enjoy it too.



I love soups, I love Asian flavours and I really enjoy tofu. So......


Loaded Miso Soup

MARK BITTAN - New York Times
Time 20 minutes
Yield 1 serving


Many vegan dishes (like fruit salad and peanut butter and jelly) are already beloved, but the problem

faced by many of us is in imagining less-traditional dishes that are interesting and not challenging. Here are some more creative options to try.


1 strip kombu (dried kelp)
1 handful sliced shiitake mushrooms
½ cup miso
Carrots
Turnips
Ginger
1 handful cooked edamame
½ pound silken tofu
Scallions

Bring 6 cups of water to a bare simmer and add one strip kombu; let it soak 10 minutes, then remove it and chop; set aside.
Meanwhile, sauté a handful of sliced shiitakes in oil until crisp.
Whisk a cup of the water with 1/2 cup miso in a bowl until smooth.
Pour the miso mix into the water and add 1/2 pound silken tofu along with some shredded carrots, turnip and ginger, the chopped kombu and about a handful of cooked, shelled edamame.
Let stand long enough to heat the tofu through, about a minute. Add some chopped scallions and the crisp shiitakes and serve.

Have a great day