I'm sorry, but there is no other word for it, I am pissed off. All because some stupid woman is unable to look after her child properly, a beautiful silverback gorilla gets shot. I don't know if you saw the report over the weekend, but at the Cincinatti zoo, a young child (4 yrs) crawled under a fence and tumbled into the gorilla compound. Not surprisingly the child got hurt because the big gorilla named Harambe, dragged him around the compound. I understand none of the child's injuries are very serious. The gorilla did not actually attack the child apparently. In fact he was touching the child very gently but it's thought all the onlookers screaming may have disturbed him. Also, the child started screaming too which may also have confused the gorilla.
Needless to say, I am not the only person who is outraged and I gather the Twitter pages are full of the subject. Personally, I cannot imagine anyone allowing their 4 yr old child to be out of sight long enough to crawl under a fence. I heard the mother calling out to the child saying "Mommy's here" but where was mommy when it was happening? The zoo say that if they had tranquilized the animal it would not have happened quickly enough and the child could still have been hurt, whereas, shooting it prevented any further problems. Everyone said it was important to save the child's life even if the rare gorilla died.
Harambe was a western lowland gorilla and their species is endangered. Zoos do what the can to help preserve endangered animals, they do not need this kind of thing which forces them to take such drastic action.
Saturday night we usually have something special for supper, like a fillet steak which is what we had last Saturday. I also cooked snow peas and sautéed mushrooms. Matt had a baked potato too. When I sat down to eat, I just did not want to eat anything, very rare for me. I ate the mushrooms and some of the steak. Put the rest in a storage box in the fridge. Sunday night, we had some tomato soup and an open faced sandwich made with asparagus pesto spread on the bread and then thinly sliced fillet on top - I added a couple of pickles and for me some horseradish. We both thoroughly enjoyed it. Now I need to make some more pesto as I have none left in the freezer. I posted the recipe for it here a few days ago.
I came across this from the New York Times recipes I get regularly. Looks pretty good. Trouble is, horror of horrors, I am out of asparagus now too.
Wok-Fried Asparagus With Walnuts
Not all asparagus dishes are delicate and subtle. Try this stir-fry to see how well the sweetness of asparagus and spicy bold flavors go together
1 ½ lbs asparagus, pencil-size or medium
2 Tbs vegetable oil
Salt
½ tsp ground Sichuan peppercorns, or use black peppercorns
¼ tsp five-spice powder
1 tsp grated garlic
2 tsp grated ginger
1 Tbs palm sugar or dark brown sugar
1 to 2 bird’s-eye chiles, thinly sliced, or use serrano or Fresno chiles
2 tsp soy sauce
½ cup toasted walnut halves
1 tsp toasted sesame oil
3 green onions, slivered
Cilantro sprigs, for garnish
1. Snap off and discard bottoms of asparagus, then cut into 2-inch pieces. (Halve thicker pieces lengthwise first.)
2. Set a wok over high heat and add vegetable oil. When oil is hot, add asparagus and season lightly with salt. Stir-fry for a minute or so, then add Sichuan pepper, five-spice powder, garlic, ginger, sugar, chiles, soy sauce and walnuts. Continue cooking over high heat for 1 to 2 minutes, tossing to coat well, until asparagus is cooked but still firm and bright green. (It will continue to cook a bit off the heat.)
3. Transfer asparagus to a serving platter and drizzle with sesame oil. Sprinkle green onions over the top and garnish with cilantro sprigs.
Servings: 4
Tips
To make your own five-spice powder, combine ground Sichuan pepper, fennel, clove, star anise and cinnamon in equal parts.
Have a great day
Needless to say, I am not the only person who is outraged and I gather the Twitter pages are full of the subject. Personally, I cannot imagine anyone allowing their 4 yr old child to be out of sight long enough to crawl under a fence. I heard the mother calling out to the child saying "Mommy's here" but where was mommy when it was happening? The zoo say that if they had tranquilized the animal it would not have happened quickly enough and the child could still have been hurt, whereas, shooting it prevented any further problems. Everyone said it was important to save the child's life even if the rare gorilla died.
Harambe was a western lowland gorilla and their species is endangered. Zoos do what the can to help preserve endangered animals, they do not need this kind of thing which forces them to take such drastic action.
Saturday night we usually have something special for supper, like a fillet steak which is what we had last Saturday. I also cooked snow peas and sautéed mushrooms. Matt had a baked potato too. When I sat down to eat, I just did not want to eat anything, very rare for me. I ate the mushrooms and some of the steak. Put the rest in a storage box in the fridge. Sunday night, we had some tomato soup and an open faced sandwich made with asparagus pesto spread on the bread and then thinly sliced fillet on top - I added a couple of pickles and for me some horseradish. We both thoroughly enjoyed it. Now I need to make some more pesto as I have none left in the freezer. I posted the recipe for it here a few days ago.
I came across this from the New York Times recipes I get regularly. Looks pretty good. Trouble is, horror of horrors, I am out of asparagus now too.
Wok-Fried Asparagus With Walnuts
Not all asparagus dishes are delicate and subtle. Try this stir-fry to see how well the sweetness of asparagus and spicy bold flavors go together
1 ½ lbs asparagus, pencil-size or medium
2 Tbs vegetable oil
Salt
½ tsp ground Sichuan peppercorns, or use black peppercorns
¼ tsp five-spice powder
1 tsp grated garlic
2 tsp grated ginger
1 Tbs palm sugar or dark brown sugar
1 to 2 bird’s-eye chiles, thinly sliced, or use serrano or Fresno chiles
2 tsp soy sauce
½ cup toasted walnut halves
1 tsp toasted sesame oil
3 green onions, slivered
Cilantro sprigs, for garnish
1. Snap off and discard bottoms of asparagus, then cut into 2-inch pieces. (Halve thicker pieces lengthwise first.)
2. Set a wok over high heat and add vegetable oil. When oil is hot, add asparagus and season lightly with salt. Stir-fry for a minute or so, then add Sichuan pepper, five-spice powder, garlic, ginger, sugar, chiles, soy sauce and walnuts. Continue cooking over high heat for 1 to 2 minutes, tossing to coat well, until asparagus is cooked but still firm and bright green. (It will continue to cook a bit off the heat.)
3. Transfer asparagus to a serving platter and drizzle with sesame oil. Sprinkle green onions over the top and garnish with cilantro sprigs.
Servings: 4
Tips
To make your own five-spice powder, combine ground Sichuan pepper, fennel, clove, star anise and cinnamon in equal parts.
Have a great day
