Buster the Dog, Water, Juicy Turkey, Bowling,

Apparently, in the UK, there are lots of ads using Buster the dog (actually a boxer called Biff) and this is their latest Christmas ad which I thought was so great I had to share.

Sort funny this morning (Thursday) I was sitting here using the computer, adding the clip above, messing with banking, etc. and hearing some drilling or something upstairs which I knew was nothing to do with the construction workers. It was around 8:55 and I thought, maybe it's the plumber, oh sh*t, the water is being turned off at 9. You have never seen Matt and I move so fast. We dashed into our two bathrooms: cleaned teeth, took showers, I even dared wash my hair although I had visions of being caught with shampoo and not being able to rinse it. I then dashed into the kitchen and made coffee plus filling up a large pan with water. We made it, phew.

I just came across a Justin Chapple Mad Genius tip for keeping turkey flavourful and juicy I couldn't get the video but the link is here. I thought it was an excellent idea.

Bowling again Thursday afternoon and my husband was still bowling up a storm. He'd better be doing that on Monday!!! I couldn't bowl worth a damn once again, not sure what is the matter with me. I seem to have got worse since my really bad bout with bursitis. Oh well, here's hoping I improve. At the bowling alley I dropped my tablet on the floor. Now it is reluctant to rotate the picture on the screen. If you have it on landscape that's where it wants to stay no matter how much you turn it. I have 3 Avon cheques to deposit and I am hoping I can do so with the tablet otherwise it means traipsing to the bank. Keep your fingers crossed for me pleased. Wonder what it would cost to repair?

Putting apples in a salad is not particularly unusual, but roasted apples ... maybe. Grapes are good in salads too.

Roasted Apple and Cheddar Salad

Roasted apples and Cheddar cheese turn an ordinary mixed green salad into something extra-special. You can use pears for this recipe as well.

3 Tbs red-wine vinegar
2 Tbs apple juice
1 Tbs extra-virgin olive oil
1 Tbs honey
2 Tbs Dijon mustard
1/8 tsp salt
2 apples, preferably Fuji, peeled and cut into wedges
2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus 1 tablespoon
4 sprigs fresh thyme, or 1/4 teaspoon dried
1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
3 cups baby spinach, or torn spinach leaves
3 cups Boston lettuce, torn
3 cups curly endive, torn
2/3 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
freshly ground pepper, to taste

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.

2. To prepare dressing: Whisk vinegar, apple juice, 1 tablespoon oil, honey, mustard, salt and pepper in a small bowl.

3. To roast apples & prepare salad: Toss apples with 2 teaspoons oil and thyme in a medium bowl; spread evenly on a baking sheet. Roast, turning once or twice, until the apples are soft and golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Discard fresh thyme, if using. Let cool.

4. While the apples are roasting, toast walnuts in a small baking pan until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Let cool.

5. Just before serving, combine spinach, lettuce and endive in a large bowl; toss gently to mix. Divide the greens among 6 plates, drizzle with dressing and top with cheese, roasted apples and walnuts. Serve immediately.

Servings: 6

Source
Source: WebMD Recipe from EatingWell.com


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Discounts, Murder, Charity, Trapple and Turkey.

Today we are going for our 50% off lunch at the Mandarin Chinese restaurant. Only available for people over 65 which we have to prove. They always give seniors a discount but this is particularly good. Maybe I’m wising up, Tuesday’s, seniors get 20% discount at the local pharmacy so yesterday we went to get some goodies. For some unknown reason, unknown to me anyway, the government pays for my glucometer (to read my blood sugar) it also pays for the strips (well some of them, insurance pays for the rest) but it will not pay anything for the lancets  (the things you prick yourself with) so I finally figured if I have got to pay for them, I will get a discount, which I did. I actually saved $7 on stuff from the  pharmacy yesterday. I am suitably pleased and will most certainly remember to do such shopping again. Our supermarket has a pharmacy dept. and we often just pick up toothpaste, etc. etc. when shopping, they don’t give us a discount so I won’t be doing that again.

I bet all the female realtors will be thinking twice and taking precautions after the murder of one of their number this week.  They are saying ensure someone knows where you are, the husband in this case did know where she was but it didn’t help.

Just seen a news report on Bill Gates. Apparently he gives the equivalent of $4 million a day to charity. He and his wife have just given a huge sum to help with the current ebola crisis. He and his wife have given away so much to charity. I think he is still the richest man in the world. I wouldn’t mind if he let me have some chump change!! Our rent just went up $20 a month, oy vey!!

I finally managed to get hold of the missing piece from our fruit fly trap (Trapple) so hopefully it will now start working. If it doesn’t I have things to fall back on. I also found a source for turkey breasts which I much prefer for the two of us. We really don’t need a whole bird. Will know what I can get later today.

I often put apple in salads, but this is a different way of doing it. From WebMD.

Roasted Apple and Cheddar Salad

EatingWell.com

Roasted apples and Cheddar cheese turn an ordinary mixed green salad into something extra-special. You can use pears for this recipe as well.

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons apple juice
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2  apples, preferably Fuji, peeled and cut into wedges
• 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus 1 tablespoon
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme, or 1/4 teaspoon dried
• 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
• 3 cups baby spinach, or torn spinach leaves
• 3 cups Boston lettuce, torn
• 3 cups curly endive, torn
• 2/3 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
• freshly ground pepper, to taste
  

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. To prepare dressing: Whisk vinegar, apple juice, 1 tablespoon oil, honey, mustard, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
3. To roast apples & prepare salad: Toss apples with 2 teaspoons oil and thyme in a medium bowl; spread evenly on a baking sheet. Roast, turning once or twice, until the apples are soft and golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Discard fresh thyme, if using. Let cool.
4. While the apples are roasting, toast walnuts in a small baking pan until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Let cool.
5. Just before serving, combine spinach, lettuce and endive in a large bowl; toss gently to mix. Divide the greens among 6 plates, drizzle with dressing and top with cheese, roasted apples and walnuts. Serve immediately.

Have a great day