Shot Black Bear, Death by Lion, Bowling.

Bit of a hoo ha going on at the moment because police in Newmarket, quite a bit north of here, shot a black bear which people say wasn't necessary as the MNR (Ministry of Natural Resources) was on their way. The bear had been hanging around the area all weekend but couldn't be tranquilised untill it was stationary. It was up in a tree and then started to descend so the police shot it. Many people think more should have been done to relocate the animal. I read that 70% of similar occurrences end with the bear being shot. I wonder why they don't give the police tranquilisers in an area like that where bears are likely to be found in towns. If you are interested, there is video here. This was the bear 4 days ago. There are all kinds of protests taking place in Ontario right now.

A bowling friend told me about the bear first, I told her about the woman who was killed in a Safari

park in Africa because she was filming lions with the windows open, a lioness jumped through the window.. How incredibly stupid people are. Reminds me of the guy who got out of his car and approached a pride of lions to take pictures. Guess what, another lion jumped him from behind and his family had the delightful experience of watching him being mauled to death. I cannot believe these people are so stupid. It's not the animal's fault. The tour guide, who was driving, tried to save the woman and was badly mauled. She was an American tourist. This links to the Daily Mail report.

Of course we were bowling on Wednesday and Thursday -not terribly well, our averages went down by 2 points. Have to see if we can get them back up again.

Looking at this recipe, I wonder how many of us keep blocks of parmesan in our kitchens. We tried doing so but found we didn't use it often enough and it ended up being dry and mouldy. If you don't use a lot of parmesan, I recommend you get a good quality ground version and keep it in your freezer. Doesn't look as pretty as shaved parmesan, but..... I could never get really good shavings anyway LOL. Whilst writing this, it reminds me of a pet peeve. The word parmesan has an s in the middle not a g. If you must pronounce this the Italian way you should spell it Parmigiano. Why use the Italian word when the English word is perfectly good.


Asparagus with butter, balsamic and Capers

* 1 bunch asparagus about 250g, woody stems removed
* butter
* 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
* 1 tbsp capers
* 4 slices sourdough bread , toasted
* a few shavings parmesan

1. Steam the asparagus until just tender, about 3-4 minutes. toss with a knob of butter, the balsamic and capers and season well.

2. Pile onto sourdough toast and scatter with a few parmesan shavings.

Source: Olive Magazine

Have a great day